Constant altitude-constant Mach number cruise range of transport aircraft with compressibility effects

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-131

  Cavcar, Aydan ^a,b  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b School of Civil Aviation   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; AVIATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FUEL CONSUMPTION;

MACH NUMBER; TURBOJET/FAN AIRCRAFT;

TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33644635797     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.14252     Document Type: Article

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