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Author:   Hugh H.-T. Liu (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009399920

ISBN 10:   1009399926
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   19 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Aircraft Mechanics: 1. Atmospheric flight; 2. Vectorial flight kinematics; 3. Rigid-body flight dynamics; Part II. Aircraft Performance: 4. Powered flight performance; 5. Steady flight performance; 6. Accelerated flight performance; Part III. Aircraft Stability and Control: 7. Static flight stability and control; 8. Dynamic flight modes and responses; 9. Feedback flight control; Part IV. Advanced Aircraft Control: 10. Placement in flight control; 11. Linear quadratic flight control; 12. Estimation and sensitivity in flight control; Part V. Aircraft Systems and Simulation: 13. Flight systems simulation; Appendix A. Commonly Used Charts and Tables; Appendix B. Aircraft Case Studies; Appendix C. Vectors and Vectorial Questions; Appendix D. Linear Feedback Control Systems: A Brief Overview; Index.

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'With crystal-clear derivations, rich examples, and executable code to help build genuine intuition across dynamics, performance, stability, and control, this text shows how flight-dynamics formulae become real performance and control.' Ran Dai, Purdue University

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Hugh H.-T. Liu is a Professor in Aerospace Studies at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers, and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a recipient of the CASI (Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute) McCurdy Award, presented for his outstanding achievement in the science and creative aspects of engineering relating to aeronautics and space research.

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