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Flight Mechanics and Control
1. Introduction to Flight Mechanics
2. Aerodynamic Forces and Moments
3. Coordinate Systems and Transformations
4. Aircraft Performance Analysis
5. Static Stability Principles
6. Longitudinal Control Analysis
7. Lateral-Directional Control Analysis
8. Aircraft Equations of Motion
9. Dynamic Stability Analysis
10. Flight Control System Fundamentals
11. Mechanical Flight Control Systems
12. Stability Augmentation Systems
13. Autopilot Systems
14. Fly-by-Wire Control Systems
3.
Coordinate Systems and Transformations
3.1.
Reference Frame Definitions
3.1.1.
Inertial Reference Frame
3.1.1.1.
Earth-Centered Inertial Frame
3.1.1.2.
Local Level Frame
3.1.1.3.
Navigation Applications
3.1.2.
Earth-Fixed Frame
3.1.2.1.
Geographic Coordinate System
3.1.2.2.
Local Tangent Plane
3.1.2.3.
Geodetic Coordinates
3.1.3.
Aircraft-Fixed Frames
3.1.3.1.
Body-Fixed Coordinate System
3.1.3.2.
Stability-Axis System
3.1.3.3.
Wind-Axis System
3.1.3.4.
Principal Axis System
3.2.
Angular Orientation Description
3.2.1.
Euler Angle Sequences
3.2.1.1.
Roll Angle Definition
3.2.1.2.
Pitch Angle Definition
3.2.1.3.
Yaw Angle Definition
3.2.1.4.
Rotation Sequence Importance
3.2.1.5.
Gimbal Lock Issues
3.2.2.
Direction Cosine Matrices
3.2.2.1.
Rotation Matrix Properties
3.2.2.2.
Transformation Sequences
3.2.2.3.
Matrix Multiplication Rules
3.2.3.
Quaternion Representation
3.2.3.1.
Quaternion Advantages
3.2.3.2.
Quaternion Operations
3.2.3.3.
Singularity Avoidance
3.3.
Coordinate Transformations
3.3.1.
Body to Wind Axis Transformation
3.3.1.1.
Angle of Attack Effects
3.3.1.2.
Sideslip Angle Effects
3.3.2.
Wind to Stability Axis Transformation
3.3.2.1.
Bank Angle Considerations
3.3.3.
Velocity Transformations
3.3.3.1.
Airspeed Components
3.3.3.2.
Ground Speed Components
3.3.4.
Force and Moment Transformations
3.3.4.1.
Force Resolution
3.3.4.2.
Moment Transfer
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