In this two-part textbook, methods are presented for analysis and synthesis of the steady state
and perturbed state (open and closed loop) stability and control of fixed wing aircraft.
Part I contains Chapters 1-6 and Appendices A-D. Part Ð contains Chapters 7-12 as well
as Appendix E.
The book is aimed at junior, senior and first level graduate students of aeronautical engineer
ing. Aeronautical engineers working in the aircraft industry will also find this book useful.
Throughout this text the practical (design) applications of the theory are stressed with many
examples. Aircraft stability and control characteristics are all heavily regulated by civil as well as
by military airworthiness authorities for reasons of safety. The role of these safety regulations in
the application of the theory is therefore stressed throughout
Many of the examples used to illustrate the application of the theory were generated with
the help of a computer program called: AAA (Advanced Aircraft Analysis). This program is com
patible with most Apollo, Sun, Silicon Graphics, IBM and DEC work-stations as well as with certain
types of personal computers. The AAA program can be purchased from DARCorporation, 120 East
Ninth Street, Suite 2, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, USA.
