Aircraft Performance and Sizing, Volume I

This book is a concise practical treatise for the student or experienced professional aircraft designer.This volume comprises key fundamental subjects for aerodynamic performance analysis: the basics of flight mechanics bridging both engineering and piloting perspectives, propulsion system performance attributes, practical drag prediction methods, aircraft "e;up and away"e; flight performance and aircraft mission performance.This book may serve as a textbook for an undergraduate aircraft performance course or as a reference for the classically trained practicing engineer.