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by Peter J. Swatton

Author:

Peter J. Swatton

ISBN13:

978-0470773130

ISBN:

0470773138

Language:

English

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (October 13, 2008)

Category:

Engineers

Subcategory:

Transportation

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by Peter J. Swatton (Author). Squadron Leader Swatton joined the Royal Air Force in 1952.

by Peter J. ISBN-13: 978-0470773130. He qualified as an instructor in 1961 and taught, among other subjects, the then new subject of Scheduled Performance for Group A aeroplanes at the Argosy Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) as one of his duties. He was posted to the Andover OCU in 1964 as the senior navigation instructor and examiner, where he continued teaching and examining aircrew in scheduled performance until 1975.

It will also be of interest to commercial pilots for their annual standardization test and to flight planners, operations staff and airport operators. Format Paperback 532 pages.

The subject of aircraft performance is an important part of the JAA Flight Crew Licensing syllabus for the examinations for commercial and airline transport licences, and this book provides a clear and authoritative text on a difficult topic. It will also be of interest to commercial pilots for their annual standardization test and to flight planners, operations staff and airport operators.

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The subject of aircraft performance forms an important part of all JAR Flight Crew Licensing examinations for commercial and airline transport pilot licences, and this book provides a clear but authoritative text on a difficult topic. It will also be of interest to commercial pilots needing to upgrade their annual ground test to JAR standards, and to flight planners, operations controllers and airport operators.

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Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots,2ndEditionaddresses both European aircraft performancerequirements (CS-23 and CS-25) and the Joint Aviation RegulationsOperations rules (JAR-OPS 1) and so provides comprehensive and upto date coverage of the complex conditions within which allEuropean public transport aeroplanes must operate today.

It will also be of interest to commercial pilots for theirannual standardization test and to flight planners, operationsstaff and airport operators.

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Having just received the book, I'm greatly disturbed to discover that the author considers mass to be a vector quantity. He constantly refers to lift opposing mass or something incurring kilograms of drag. He even explicity refers to the "mass vector". This sort of misconception would fail high school physics, rightly so. Mass, of course, is a scalar quantity. This tells me two things about this book:

1) The author is not an engineer, and
2) It wasn't peer reviewed.

This criticism and other lesser problems cripple, in my view, the first half of the book, which is dedicated to basic aircraft performance theory. The second half focuses more on how aircraft performance is compared against the requirements in the regulations. I gather from the author's bio that he is an expert in the latter, rather than the former, and I'll have to give him the benefit of the doubt regarding that portion of the book.

If you're looking for an introductory book about aircraft performance, there are better choices, but if you specifically are only looking for information about aircraft conformance with certification requirements, this book might be a good choice.

Gaiauaco

as expected

Rgia

Excellent book!!

Qwne

Another reviewer mentions the incorrect use of mass as a vector as opposed to scalar quantity, which indeed is incorrect. However in defence of the author the previous edition of this work definitely does use the concept of weight. Hence originally the correct terms were used. I suspect the reasons behind this change are related to a change of regulatory oversight from CAA/JAA to EASA and the associated obsession with the use of the word mass instead of weight (amongst much other bizarre terminology this unfortunate change has spawned)

This leads me on to the purpose behind the book, which again the other reviewer correctly perceives. Namely this is a book for pilots, not engineers/aerodynamicists. Those looking for an introductory text for an engineering student studying principles of flight/aerodynamics have a very wide range of better books to chose from.

However, what this book does give is excellent guidance and explanation into the scheduling of public transport aircraft in performance category A. All prospective candidates for an ATPL will have to pass the exam for said subject and those who have had the pleasure of to taking this exam will attest that a thorough explanation behind the concepts and techniques used in this particular field are very welcome. And that is what this book gives. It is designed specifically for this purpose, as the titles suggest.

Those looking for an introductory work into practical aerodynamics pitched at a level somewhere between high-school physics and undergraduate engineer might also consider Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, which is dated but excellent.

But like I say, if you are studying for ATPLs I would definitely recommend

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