Dr. Jan Roskam has authored eleven textbooks on airplane flight dynamics and airplane design. He is the author
of more than 160 papers on these topics. He is the Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at The
University of Kansas, where he teaches airplane design, stability and control. He has actively participated in
more than 36 major airplane programs. Dr. Roskam is president of DARcorporation (Design, Analysis and Research
Corporation), which develops and markets airplane design and analysis software, and is a successful private and
government consulting firm.
Summary
In Airplane Flight Dynamics & Automatic Flight Controls, Part II, exhaustive coverage is provided of the
methods for analysis and synthesis of automatic flight control systems using classical control theory. This widely
used book has been updated with the latest software methods. Throughout this text, the practical (design) applications
of the theory are stressed with many examples and illustrations. Aircraft stability and control characteristics
are all heavily regulated by civil as well as by military airworthiness authorities for safety reasons. The role
of the these safety regulations in the application of the theory is therefore stressed throughout.
Airplane Flight Dynamics & Automatic Flight Controls, Part II, is an essential reference for all aeronautical
engineers working in the area of stability and control, regardless of experience levels. The book minimizes reader
confusion through a systematic progression of fundamentals:
Elastic airplane stability and control coefficients and derivatives
Method for determining the equilibrium and manufacturing shape of an elastic airplane
Subsonic and supersonic numerical examples of aeroelasticity effects on stability & control derivatives
Bode and root-locus plots with open and closed loop airplane applications, and coverage of inverse applications
Stability augmentation systems: pitch dampers, yaw dampers and roll dampers
Synthesis concepts of automatic flight control modes: control-stick steering, auto-pilot hold, speed control,
navigation and automatic landing
Digital control systems using classical control theory applications with Z-transforms
Applications of classical control theory
Human pilot transfer functions
The design methodology used in the development of the Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA) software program is based
on Airplane Design, Parts I - VIII, Airplane Flight Dynamics & Automatic Flight Controls, Parts I & II,
and Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance. AAA incorporates and coordinates the methods, statistical databases,
formulas, and relevant illustrations and drawings from these references.
