Tewari A. Basic Flight Mechanics. A Simple Approach Without Equations

Heidelberg: Springer, 2016. — 144 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-30020-7.This book presents flight mechanics of aircraft, spacecraft, and rockets to technical and non-technical readers in simple terms and based purely on physical principles. Adapting an accessible and lucid writing style, the book retains the scientific authority and conceptual substance of an engineering textbook without requiring a background in physics or engineering mathematics. Professor Tewari explains relevant physical principles of flight by straightforward examples and meticulous diagrams and figures. Important aspects of both atmospheric and space flight mechanics are covered, including performance, stability and control, aeroelasticity, orbital mechanics, and altitude control. The book describes airplanes, gliders, rotary wing and flapping wing flight vehicles, rockets, and spacecraft and visualizes the essential principles using detailed illustration. It is an ideal resource for managers and technicians in the aerospace industry without engineering degrees, pilots, and anyone interested in the mechanics of flight.Classification of Flight.
Basic Definitions.
Archimedes Principle and Balloon Flight.
Aerodynamic Flight.
Basic Laws of Motion.
Translation in a Curve.
Coriolis Acceleration.
Rigid-Body Dynamics.
Flight Stability and Control.
Aerodynamics.
Relative Air Flow.
Lift and Drag.
How Is Lift Created?
Vorticity and Circulation.
Flight of Airplanes and Gliders: Vertical Plane.
Flight of Airplanes and Gliders: Horizontal Plane.
Flapping and Rotary Wing Flight.
Space Flight.
Rocket Flight.
Introduction.
Launch Vehicle Staging.
Gravity-Turn Trajectory.
Attitude Stability and Control.
Appendix: Standard Atmosphere.