Flight Times Cruising Altitude

Random Deviations from Cruise Altitudes of a Turbojet Transport Transport at Altitudes Between 20,000 and 41,000 Feet

Aircraft Performance

Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach, Second Edition introduces flight performance analysis techniques of fixed-wing air vehicles, particularly heavier-than-aircraft. It covers maximum speed, absolute ceiling, rate of climb, range, endurance, turn performance, and takeoff run. Enabling the reader to analyze the performance and flight capabilities of an aircraft by utilizing only the aircraft weight data, geometry, and engine characteristics, this book covers the flight performance analysis for both propeller-driven and jet aircraft. The second edition features new content on vertical takeoff and landing, UAV launch, UAV recovery, use of rocket engine as the main engine, range for electric aircraft, electric engine, endurance for electric aircraft, gliding flight, pull-up, and climb-turn. In addition, this book includes end-of-chapter problems, MATLAB® code and examples, and case studies to enhance and reinforce student understanding. This book is intended for senior undergraduate aerospace students taking courses in Aircraft Performance, Flight Dynamics, and Flight Mechanics. Instructors will be able to utilize an updated Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their course.

Civil Airliner Flight Guidance Technology for Four-Dimensional Trajectory-Based Operation

This book focuses on achieving precision guidance and timely arrival in flight. The content comprehensively describes the civil aircraft flight guidance technology for four-dimensional trajectory-based operation. The main content of this book is the summary of the author's team's research work on flight management systems and flight guidance technology over the past decade, including flight plan analysis and transition path construction, four-dimensional trajectory planning and re-planning, high-precision flight guidance commands calculation, FMS landing system, etc. The theoretical methods described in the book have been verified by pre-research and practical engineering projects, which are of great theoretical significance and engineering application value. This book is used as a reference for engineers engaged in flight control, flight guidance, and flight management research, as well as Masters and Ph.Ds. in related disciplines.