Page 3 - Aeronautical Engineer Data Book
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Preface ix
Disclaimer x
1 Important Regulations and Directives 1
2 Fundamental Dimensions and Units 6
2.1 The Greek alphabet 6
2.2 Units systems 7
2.3 Conversions 8
2.4 Consistency of units 20
2.5 Foolproof conversions: using unity
brackets 21
2.6 Imperial–metric conversions 22
2.7 Dimensional analysis 22
2.8 Essential mathematics 25
2.9 Useful references and standards 47
3 Symbols and Notations 49
3.1 Parameters and constants 49
3.2 Weights of gases 49
3.3 Densities of liquids at 0°C 50
3.4 Notation: aerodynamics and fluid
mechanics 50
3.5 The International Standard
Atmosphere (ISA) 56
4 Aeronautical Definitions 66
4.1 Forces and moments 66
4.2 Basic aircraft terminology 70
4.3 Helicopter terminology 71
4.4 Common aviation terms 72
4.5 Airspace terms 75
5 Basic Fluid Mechanics 76
5.1 Basic properties 76
5.2 Flow equations 79
