Chapter 1 Rich History

1.1 From Wheels to Stars

1.2 Myths and Legends

1.3 Early Scientific Research

1.4 Flight in Balloons

1.5 The Era of the Dirigible

1.6 Heavier-Than-Air Aircraft Development

1.7 Wright Brothers' Flyer Ⅰ

1.8 The Adolescence of Airplane

1.9 The Golden Age of Aviation

1.10 Airplanes in the World War Ⅱ

1.11 Jet Airplane

1.12 Advances in Aeronautics

Chapter 2 Basic Aerodynamics

2.1 The Atmosphere

2.2 Atmospheric Regions

2.3 Continuity Equation

2.4 Bernoulli's Principle

2.5 About Viscous Flow

2.6 About Compressibility

2.7 Wind Tunnels

Chapter 3 Airfoil，Wing and Airplane

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Airfoil Lift

3.3 Wing Lift

3.4 Airplane Lift

3.5 High Lift Devices

3.6 Wing and Airplane Drag

3.7 Mach Number Effects

Chapter 4 Elements of Airplane Performance

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Equations of Motion

4.3 Drag Curves

4.4 Power Curves

4.5 Range and Endurance

4.6 Gliding Flight

4.7 Climbs

4.8 Takeoff and Landing

4.9 Turning Flight

4.10 V-n Diagram

Chapter 5 Airplanes' Stability and Control

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Coordinate System

5.3 Control Surfaces

5.4 Stability Definition

5.5 Longitudinal Control Analysis

5.6 Longitudinal Stability

5.7 Directional Stability and Control

5.8 Lateral Stability and Control

Chapter 6 Aircraft Propulsion

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Airplane Propellers

6.3 Piston Engines

6.4 Turbojet Engines

6.5 Afterburners

6.6 Turbofan Engines

6.7 Turboprop Engines

6.8 Turboshaft Engines

6.9 Ramjets

Chapter 7 Airplane Structure

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Mechanics Conception

7.3 An Airplane's Loads

7.4 Structural Layout

7.5 Component Sizing

Chapter 8 Airplane Instruments

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Early Airplane Instruments

8.3 Instrument Classification

8.4 Typical Instruments

8.5 Navigation Conception

Appendix Classification of Aircraft

References