Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design

Francis J. Hale is a Professor of Mechanical &Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.He received his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,his SM in controls and instrumentation, and ScD in aeronautics andastronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology He isan Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics, a member of the Order of Daedalians, and holdsmemberships in many other professional and honor societies. Beforejoining North Carolina State University in 1965, Professor Hale hadan active career in the Army and Air Force where he worked inengineering, research, and development, tested aircraft weaponsystems, served as Deputy Director of the Thor and Minuteman WeaponSystems, and was a rated pilot.

• Aircraft Forces and Subsystems. Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets. Other Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets. Turning Flight in the Horizontal Plane: Turbojets. Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Piston-Props. Other Flight: Piston-Props. Turboprops, Turbofans, and Other Things. Figures of Merit for Selection and Design. Effects of Wind on Performance. Stability and Control Considerations. Some Design Examples. Appendixes.