Aircraft Performance

Mohammad H. Sadraey is an Associate Professor in the Engineering School at Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire, USA. Dr. Sadraey’s main research interests are in aircraft design techniques, Aircraft Performa, Flight Dynamics, and design and automatic control of unmanned aircraft. He received his MSc. in Aerospace Engineering in 1995 from RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, and his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas, Kansas, USA. Dr. Sadraey is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He has over 20 years of professional experience in academia and industry. He is the author of three books including "Aircraft Design; A system Engineering Approach" published by Wiley publications in 2012.

Atmosphere. Equations of Motion. Drag Force and Drag Coefficient. Thrust Force. Straight Level Flight – Jet Aircraft. Straight Level Flight - Prop-Driven Aircraft. Climb and Descent. Take-Off and Landing. Flight Maneuvers. Aircraft Performance Simulation Using Numerical Methods. Appendix.