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Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Overview of Aerodynamics 1
1.1. Introduction and Notation 1
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1.2. Fluid Statics and the Atmosphere 10
1.3. The Boundary Layer Concept 14
1.4. Inviscid Aerodynamics 16
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1.5. Review of Elementary Potential Flows 20
1.6. Incompressible Flow over Airfoils 26
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1.7. Trailing-Edge Flaps and Section Flap Effectiveness 39
1.8. Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings 46
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1.9. Flow over Multiple Lifting Surfaces 94
1.10. Wing Stall and Maximum Lift Coefficient 108
1.11. Wing Aerodynamic Center and Pitching Moment 120
1.12. Inviscid Compressible Aerodynamics 131
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Bibliography 1069
Appendixes 1080
A Standard Atmosphere, SI Units 1080
B Standard Atmosphere, English Units 1081
C Aircraft Moments of Inertia 1082
Nomenclature 1086
Index 1113