Detailed and comprehensive treatment of performance analysis techniques for commercial jet aircraft including technical, operational and regulatory considerations
Based on the author’s industrial experience, together with flying and teaching experience, Performance of the Jet Airplane provides a detailed study of the mechanics of flight of aeroplanes with turbojet engines, providing students and engineering professionals with information and data to analyse the performance of these aeroplanes taking into account realistic operational conditions.
Topics include: rigid body dynamics; aerodynamic fundamentals; atmospheric models (including standard and non-standard atmospheres); height scales and altimetry; distance and speed measurement; lift and drag models; jet engine performance (including thrust and specific fuel consumption models); takeoff and landing performance (with airfield and operational constraints); level, climbing and descending flight (including accelerated climb/descent); cruise and range (including solutions by numerical integration); payload – range; endurance and holding; manoeuvring flight (including turning and pitching manoeuvres); total energy concepts; trip fuel planning and estimation (including regulatory fuel reserves); en route operations and limitations (e.g. climb-speed schedules, ETOPS); cost considerations (e.g. cost index, energy cost, fuel tankering); weight, balance and trim; flight envelopes and limitations (including V–n diagrams); environmental considerations (viz. noise and emissions); aeroplane systems and aircraft performance (e.g. cabin pressurisation and fuel); and performance-related regulatory documentation.
- Detailed and comprehensive treatment of performance analysis techniques for commercial jet aircraft including technical, operational and regulatory considerations.
- Uniquely, all equations are presented in a way that enables either Imperial or SI units to be used (i.e. in a dimensionally consistent form).
- Includes illustrative data deduced from manufacturer’s information on actual aircraft (viz. Airbus A320, Boeing B757-200, Airbus A330-200).
- Derivations of all equations are presented in a complete manner from first principles (i.e. without missing steps), which will enable readers to fully understand the underlying mathematics.
- Accompanied by a website hosting data and worked examples.
- Suitable for courses on Flight Mechanics and Airplane Performance.
