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Foundations of Circulation Control Based Small-Scale Unmanned Aircraft pp 7–12Cite as

Aircraft Performance and Design

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Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering ((ISCA,volume 91))

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This Chapter reviews the fundamental principles of aerodynamics and flight dynamics of fixed-wing aircraft.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill

—Orville Wright

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, D. F. Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, DU Unmanned Systems Research Institute, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA

    Konstantinos Kanistras & Kimon P. Valavanis

  2. Department of Computer Science, D. F. Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, DU Unmanned Systems Research Institute, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA

    Matthew J. Rutherford

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Kanistras, K., Valavanis, K.P., Rutherford, M.J. (2018). Aircraft Performance and Design. In: Foundations of Circulation Control Based Small-Scale Unmanned Aircraft. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67852-8_2

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