Vectored Propulsion, Supermaneuverability and Robot Aircraft Book

Contents: Forword.- Preface.- Acknowldgements.- Glossary and Notation.- Introduction.- Fundamental Concepts Revisited and Redefined.- Vectored Aircraft and Supermaneuverability.- The Matrix of Unknown Variables of Vectored Aircraft.- Vectored Aircraft as R&D Tools, or as Super Agile Robotic Flying Systems.- Partially Vectored Aircraft.- The Pros and Cons of Internal Thrust Vectoring.- Appendix A: A Brief Historical Survey.- Appendix B: Pow- erplant Technology Limits.- Appendix C: Nozzle Performance (Data Base 1).- Appendix DNozzle Synergetic Effects (Data Base 2).- Appendix E: Temperature Distribution Test Facility.- Appendix F: Limiting Engine-Inlet Envelopes and IFPC.- Appendix G: On Some Other Vectored/Stealth Aircraft Considerations.- Appendix H: Thought-Provoking and Thought-Depressing Quotations.