TY - BOOK AU - Nelson,Robert C. TI - Flight stability and automatic control SN - 0070462739 AV - TL574.S7 N45 1998 PY - 1998///] CY - Boston, Mass. PB - WCB/McGraw Hill KW - Stability of airplanes KW - Airplanes KW - Control systems KW - Automatic control N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; Preface ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Static Stability and Control ; 3 Aircraft Equations of Motion ; 4 Longitudinal Motion (Stick Fixed) ; 5 Lateral Motion (Stick Fixed) ; 6 Aircraft Response to Control or Atmospheric Inputs ; 7 Automatic Control Theory - The Classical Approach ; 8 Application of Classical Control Theory to Aircraft Autopilot Design ; 9 Modern Control Theory ; 10 Application of Modern Control Theory to Aircraft Autopilot Design ; App. A Atmospheric Tables (ICAO Standard Atmosphere) ; App. B Geometric, Mass, and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Selected Airplanes ; App. C Mathematical Review of Laplace Transforms and Matrix Algebra ; App. D Review of Control System Analysis Techniques ; Index ER -