Airplane Stability and Control

A History of the Technologies that Made Aviation Possible

Malcolm J Abzug author E Eugene Larrabee author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Oct '05

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Airplane Stability and Control cover

An informal history of the personalities and events surrounding the development of airplane stability and control.

From early machines to today's sophisticated aircraft, stability and control have always been crucial considerations in aircraft design. This new edition includes new insights of those active in the field, from pre-Wright airplane builders through to contemporary aircraft designers. Professionals, students, and enthusiasts will appreciate this history of the field.From the early machines to today's sophisticated aircraft, stability and control have always been crucial considerations. In this second edition, Abzug and Larrabee again forge through the history of aviation technologies to present an informal history of the personalities and the events, the art and the science of airplane stability and control. The book includes never-before-available impressions of those active in the field, from pre-Wright brothers airplane and glider builders through to contemporary aircraft designers. Arranged thematically, the book deals with early developments, research centers, the effects of power on stability and control, the discovery of inertial coupling, the challenge of stealth aerodynamics, a look toward the future, and much more. It is profusely illustrated with photographs and figures, and includes brief biographies of noted stability and control figures along with a core bibliography. Professionals, students, and aviation enthusiasts alike will appreciate this readable history of airplane stability and control.

'This is a splendid book. The authors try to tell the whole story, starting with Cayley. With their immense background, practical as well as academic, the maths are all there but so are countless often fascinating references to actual aircraft … How often do you find an erudite treatise that is truly un-put-downable?' Bill Gunston, Aerospace Magazine

ISBN: 9780521021289

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 23mm

Weight: 662g

416 pages

2nd Revised edition