Aerobasics — An introduction to aeronautics

• DOI: 10.1007/s12045-009-0087-4
• Publication Date: 2009-11-05T06:14:06Z
• Authors: S. P. Govinda Raju
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0503 education

Performance of an airplane defines its usefulness and is the primary reason for designing and manufacturing aircrafts. In this article we present simple methods for approximately evaluating the performance of an airplane in normal and accelerated flight conditions. Methods are presented for calculating maximum and minimum flight speed, maximum flight altitude, endurance range, etc. Some flight conditions involving acceleration like take-off, landing, pull-ups and turns are also considered.