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• Airplanes -- Performance -- Computer simulation
• Airplanes -- Performance -- Data processing
• Airplanes -- Performance -- Mathematical models
• Airplanes -- Performance -- Rating of
• Airplanes -- Performance -- Statistics
• Aerodynamics -- Performance
• Ailerons -- Performance
• Air pilots -- Performance
• Flaps (Airplanes) -- Performance
• Jet engines -- Performance
• Jet planes -- Performance
• Propellers, Aerial -- Performance
• Short take-off and landing aircraft -- Performance
• Spoilers (Airplanes) -- Performance
• Supersonic planes -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Brakes -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Motors -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Ramjet engines -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Turbofan engines -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Turbojet engines -- Performance
• Airplanes -- Wings -- Performance

• Performance of airplanes

• A study of the factors affecting the range of airplanes (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1937), by David Beirmann and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• International operations of the trunks, calendar 1965-1979 (The Division, 1980), by United States. Civil Aeronautics Board. Financial and Cost Analysis Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parametric study of variation in cargo-airplane performance related to progression from current to spanloader designs (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ;, 1980), by Thomas A. Toll, Langley Research Center, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ground-based and in-flight simulator studies of flight characteristics of a twin-fuselage passenger transport airplane during approach and landing (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1985), by William D. Grantham and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Flutter clearance of the horizontal tail of the Bellanca Skyrocket II airplane (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1982), by Rodney H. Ricketts, Moses G. Farmer, F. W. Cazier, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Application of a performance modeling technique to an airplane with variable sweep wings (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1981), by Paul C. Redin, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch, and Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Experimental investigation of active loads control for aircraft landing gear (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1982), by John R. MeGehee, Robert C. Dreher, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effect of nozzle and vertical-tail variables on the performance of a three-surface F-15 model at transonic Mach numbers (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1982), by Odis C. Pendergraft, E. Ann Bare, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Applications of the calculus of variations to aircraft performance (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966), by T. L. Vincent, T. Ishihara, and F. Lutze (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Flight test data for a Cessna Cardinal (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by David L. Kohlman, Langley Research Center, and University of Kansas. Center for Research (page images at HathiTrust)
• Light aircraft lift, drag, and moment prediction : a review and analysis (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975), by Frederick O. Smetana, Langley Research Center, and North Carolina State University (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of NACA and NASA published information of pertinence in the design of light aircraft. Volume III, Propulsion subsystems, performance, stability and control, propellers, and flight safety (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1970), by Clifford J. Moore, Dennis M. Phillips, Langley Research Center, and North Carolina State University. Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (page images at HathiTrust)
• Assessment of flying-quality criteria for air-breathing aerospacecraft (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Program, 1992), by Duane T. McRuer, Dryden Flight Research Facility, and inc Systems Technology (page images at HathiTrust)
• A systematic kernel function procedure for determining aerodynamic forces on oscillating or steady finite wings at subsonic speeds (Langley Research Center ;, 1959), by Charles E. Watkins, Herbert J. Cunningham, Donald S. Wooston, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrust and wing loading requirements for short haul aircraft constrained by engine noise and field length (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1976), by Jeffrey V. Bowles, Thomas L. Galloway, Mark H. Waters, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Simulator evaluation of the low-speed flying qualities of an experimental STOL configuration with an externally blown flap wing or an augmentor wing (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by Bruce G. Powers, David A. Kier, and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic performance and static stability at mach number 3.3 of an aircraft configuration employing three triangular wing panels and a body equal length (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1960), by Carlton S. James and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Studies in far-field acoustic propagation. Richard N. Tedrick, Roy Peterson, T. Kleffman, Wade D. Dorland, R. Ewing, and D. Church. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1961), by Richard N. Tedrick, D. Church, R. Ewing, Wade D. Dorland, T. Kleffman, Roy Peterson, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theoretical and experimental investigation of the performance of a fan-in-wing VTOL configuration (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by Harry H. Heyson and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The effect of wind-tunnel wall interference on the performance of a fan-in-wing VTOL model (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by Harry H. Heyson and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Takeoff certification considerations for large subsonic and supersonic transport airplanes using the Ames Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by C. Thomas Snyder, United States Federal Aviation Administration, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effect of canard location and size on canard-wing interference and aerodynamic-center shift related to maneuvering aircraft at transonic speeds (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by Blair B. Gloss and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statistical loads data for the Airbus A-320 aircraft in commercial operations (Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Research ;, 2002), by John W. Rustenburg, Daniel O. Tipps, Donald A. Skinn, University of Dayton. Research Institute. Structural Integrity Division, William J. Hughes Technical Center (U.S.), and United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of the effects of boundary-layer control on the take-off performance characteristics of a liaison-type airplane (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1948), by Elmer A. Horton, John H. Quinn, and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Flight and analytical study of roll requirements of a fighter airplane (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1956), by James J. Adams and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of ram-jet engine performance including effects of component changes (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1956), by Richard J. Weber, Roger W. Luidens, and United States. National Adviosry Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• NACA Wartime Reports. Series L. (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1942), by George P. Wood, D. E. Brimley, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamics for naval aviators (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Aviation Training Division, 1965), by Hugh H. Hurt and United States Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aircraft performance : reciprocating and turboprop engine aircraft. (The Dept., 1961), by United States Department of the Air Force (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study to determine the feasibility of a self-optimizing automatic flight control system (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Wright Air Development Division, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force, 1960., 1960), by Aeronutronic Ford Corporation, United States. Wright Air Development Division, and United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command (page images at HathiTrust)
• Post stall maneuvers and thrust vectoring performance analysis (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1984., 1984), by L. Earl Miller, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, and Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Technique development for predicting external store aerodynamic effects on aircraft performance. (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1972., 1972), by R. Dale Gallagher, Guillermo Jimenez, United States. Air Force. Systems Command, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.), and LTV Aerospace Corporation (page images at HathiTrust)

• A controls engineering approach for analyzing airplane input-output characteristics (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division ;, 1991), by P. Douglas Arbuckle and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Point and path performance of light aircraft : a review and analysis (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by Frederick O. Smetana, W. Donald Johnson, Delbert C. Summey, Langley Research Center, and North Carolina State University (page images at HathiTrust)
• Modeling of airplane performance from flight-test results and validation with an F-104G airplane (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1973), by Robert T. Marshall, William G. Schweikhard, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Theory for computing the size and shape of a region of influence associated with a maneuvering vehicle (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1980), by Raymond L. Barger, Langley Research Center, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Compatibility check of measured aircraft responses using Kinematic equations and extended Kalman filter (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1977), by Vladislav Klein, James R. Scheiss, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)

• Theory for computing the size and shape of a region of influence associated with a maneuvering vehicle (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1980), by Raymond L. Barger, Langley Research Center, and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch (page images at HathiTrust)
• Real-time optimal control and differential game aircraft control algorithms for one-on-one combat (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1982., 1982), by Gerald M. Anderson, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.), and Orincon Corporation (page images at HathiTrust)

• The use of pilot rating in the evaluation of aircraft handling qualities (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969), by George E. Cooper, Robert P. Harper, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)

• Effect of under-wing aft-mounted nacelles on the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a high-wing transport airplane (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1985), by William Kelly Abeyounis, James C. Patterson, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• A review of the NASA V-G/VGH General Aviation Program (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1975), by Joseph W. Jewel, Garland J. Morris, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lateral aerodynamic parameters extracted from light data for the F-8C airplane in maneuvering flight (Natural Aeronautics and Space Administration :, 1977), by William T. Suit and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extraction from flight data of lateral aerodynamic coefficients for F-8 aircraft with supercritical wing (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by James L. Williams, William T. Suit, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extraction from flight data of longitudinal aerodynamic coefficients for F-8 aircraft with supercritical wing (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by James L. Williams, William T. Suit, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lateral static and dynamic aerodynamic parameters of the Kestrel aircraft (XV-6A) extracted from flight data (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1974), by William T. Suit, James L. Williams, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extraction of longitudinal aerodynamic coefficients from forward-flight conditions of a tilt wing V/STOL airplane (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1972), by James L. Williams, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)

• Theoretical study of ducted fan performance (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1970), by M. R. Mendenhall, Selden B. Spangler, Ames Research Center, and Nielsen Engineering & Research (page images at HathiTrust)
• A computer program for the prediction of ducted fan performance (National Aeronautics and Space Administration ;, 1970), by M. R. Mendenhall, Selden B. Spangler, Ames Research Center, and Nielsen Engineering & Research (page images at HathiTrust)

• Flight investigation of an aileron and a spoiler on a wing of the X-3 airplane plan form at Mach numbers from 0.5 to 1.6 (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1954., 1954), by Roland D. English, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effect of a wing leading-edge flap and chord-extension on the high subsonic control characteristics of an aileron located at two spanwise positions (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1955., 1955), by Robert F. Thompson, Robert T. Taylor, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Investigation at transonic speeds of the hinge-moment characteristics of a 1/8-scale model of the X-1E aileron (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1955., 1955), by William C. Moseley, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)

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