Summary

A text for a final year undergraduate or first year graduate course. The volume is relatively self-contained (although some prior elementary knowledge of aerodynamics is assumed) and aims to develop a base of knowledge which allows readers to appraise the contemporary literature. It covers the role, application, and importance of automatic flight control systems, but their detailed design based on the Laplace transform and conventional transfer functions is not included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.