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Chapter 1: Introduction
1 nmi to m1 nmi to ft1 m to ft1 k...,
Power
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Chapter 2: Air, Atmosphere and Airspeed
Ias,
Ias to tas,
Tas equationtas relation to ias
3
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Chapter 3: Describing and Understanding Airflow
Vortex,
Continuity,
Bernoullis theorem
5
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Chapter 4: Aerodynamic Force
Aerofoil characteristics 7,
Angle of attack,
Wing types 4
4
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Chapter 5: Airfoil Pressure Distribution
Pressure distribution dependence 4,
Symmetric airfoilcp stagnation po...,
Camber airfoilcp stagnation point...
4
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Chapter 6: Introduction to Lift
Lift and drag direction,
Stall,
Coefficient of lift dependence 3
8
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Chapter 7: Introduction to Drag
Total drag components,
Drag coefficient,
Boundary layer
6
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Chapter 8: Aircraft Axes and the Aircraft Wing
Axes,
Taper ratioaspect ratiorigging angle,
Mac
3
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Chapter 9: 3 Dimensional Flow
Spanwise flowwhere is it strongest,
Vortex,
Downwash
4
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Chapter 10: Designing a Wing
Ideal wing criteria 2,
High aspect ratio disadvantage,
4 basic wing designs
4
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Chapter 11: Aircraft Drag
Drag tree,
Drag relationship to v and aoa,
Form drag dependence 4
5
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Chapter 12: Total Drag and the Drag Polar
Drag coefficientobtain vmd signif...,
Speed stability 3,
Cd curveincrease tas with constan...
5
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Chapter 13: Stall
Stall reason 2,
Largest 3d stall aoa glider fight...,
Tapered swept wings stall charact...
10
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Chapter 14: Spin
Spin basic requirement 1 spin sta...,
Autorotation synonimautorotation ...,
Affects stall recoveryinertial fo...
4
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Chapter 15: Stall Warning, Recovery and Regulations
Natural stall warnings 5,
Artificial stall warnings 3,
Aoa measurement devices 4
9
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Chapter 16: Lift Augmentation
Te flap types,
Plain te flapclmax aoas cp,
Split te flapclmax aoas dragwhy i...
17
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Chapter 17: Ground Effect
Ground effect rangewhen does it s...,
Ground effect effects 5
2
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Chapter 18: Controls
Control column good design criter...,
Aerodynamic balances 7 info,
Flutter improvement
13
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Chapter 19: Climb
Climb angles 3,
Fligh path angle calculation,
Climb load factor
8
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Chapter 20: Descent & Glide
Descent load factor,
Descent flight path gradient,
Glidinggradient range
6
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Chapter 21: Turn
Centripetal force equation,
Load factor equation,
Turn radius equation
6
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Chapter 22: Introduction to Stability and Control
Static dynamic stability tablesta...,
Aerodynamic center definition pos...,
Moment coefficientsmoment symbol ...
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Chapter 23: Longitudinal Stability
Pitch coefficient equation,
Pitch stability stabilizing desta...,
Cm vs aoaa graphstability neutral...
12
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Chapter 24: Directional and Lateral Stability
Positive or negative,
Yawing moment coefficient equation,
Directional static stabilitywhat ...
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Chapter 25: Propellers
Definitions4 elements of prop whe...,
Blade angles 3 around what does i...,
Blade pitch range 2
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Chapter 26: Propeller Design and Effects
Prop designblade design to absorb...,
Contra rotating propellers,
Propeller effects for rhp right h...
6
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CHapter 27: Asymmetric Flight
1 2 prop losswhat direction do yo...,
Oei asymmetry correction method i...,
Wings level methodwhat is advanta...
12
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Chapter 28: Introduction to High Speed Flight
Speed of soundformula how does it...,
Compressibilitywhen does it start...,
Mach numberformula types of mach 2
13
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Chapter 29: Effects of High Speed Flight
Transonic flightsteps 5,
Clmax as function of mvary with m...,
Cdvary with mach
11
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Chapter 30: Aircraft Contamination & Deformation
Contamination 4 info,
Worst case for contaminationjet o...,
Tem 7
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Chapter 31: Limitations
Limit loadac types 3 and ll,
Vawhat is how much faster to reac...,
Vawhat affects va 3
10
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