Understanding Performance Flight Testing: Kitplanes and Production Aircraft

Hubert C. "Skip" Smith (University Park, PA) is Associate Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's The illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics, Second Edition.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Effects of Atmosphere. Chapter 2: General Flight Test Procedures. Chapter 3: Airspeed Calibration. Chapter 4: Stall Speed. Chapter 5: Takeoff Performance. Chapter 6: Climb Performance. Chapter 7: Cruise Performance. Chapter 8: Descent and Landing Performance. Chapter 9: Computer Methods. Chapter 10: Evaluating Modification Effects. Appendix A: Symbols, Conversion Factors, Data Sheet Appendix B: Performance Data Examples Bibliography Index