Flight Mechanics

Flight Mechanics is the branch of aerospace engineering concerned with analyzing the motion and control of aircraft and spacecraft under aerodynamic, propulsive, and gravitational forces.

16.7K

Publications

653.2K

Citations

27.6K

Authors

3.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.6K

Parents

Aerospace Engineering

Children

Aircraft ControlAircraft PerformanceAircraft StabilityAtmospheric Effects On FlightClimb PerformanceControl Surface EffectsCruise PerformanceEquations Of MotionFlight EnvelopeFlight Path Optimization

Publications

16.7K

Aircraft Control and Simulation

Brian Stevens, Frank L. Lewis · Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology · 2004 · 3.1K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

SNOPT: An SQP Algorithm for Large-Scale Constrained Optimization

Philip E. Gill, Walter Murray, Michael A. Saunders · SIAM Review · 2005 · 2.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science +15

Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight

Michael H. Dickinson, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann, Sanjay P. Sane · Science · 1999 · 2.6K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +14

A Platform with Six Degrees of Freedom

Daxton R. Stewart · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers · 1965 · 2.6K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering +15

Survey of Numerical Methods for Trajectory Optimization

John T. Betts · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 1998 · 2.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

1–5 of 16.7K

Authors

27.6K

AC
Anthony Calise
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
88 publications · 5K citations
35
h-index
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Min-Jea Tahk
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
53 publications · 3.8K citations
28
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TS
Tal Shima
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
44 publications · 2.9K citations
28
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PL
Ping Lu
Iowa State University, United States
42 publications · 3K citations
27
h-index
BX
Bin Xu
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
33 publications · 3K citations
26
h-index

1–5 of 27.6K

Institutions

3.4K

1–8 of 3.4K

Venues

Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
1.3K publications · 72.8K citations
126
h-index
Journal of Experimental Biology
180 publications · 20.5K citations
85
h-index
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
340 publications · 19.5K citations
72
h-index
Aerospace Science and Technology
AST · 575 publications · 24K citations
68
h-index
Journal of Aircraft
737 publications · 24.3K citations
67
h-index

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See also Flight Mechanics
Stability Analysis	Handling Qualities Longitudinal Static Margin Linearization Theory Qr Decomposition Bifurcation Analysis Stability Derivatives Phugoid Mode Short-period Mode Spiral Mode Dutch Roll Mode Root Locus
Control Systems	Flight Dynamics Flight Control Systems Adaptive Control Pitch Control Feedback Control Path Following Model Reference Adaptive Control
Trajectory Modeling	Trajectory Planning Spline-based Trajectory Generation Six-degree-of-freedom Equations Inverse Dynamic Simulation
Performance Metrics	Column Space Endurance Hover Performance Climb Performance Specific Energy Minimum Turn Radius Best Rate Of Climb
Simulation Tools	Flight Simulation Co-simulation Training Simulations Hardware-in-the-loop Testing Software-in-the-loop Simulation Processor-in-the-loop Testing Model-in-the-loop Simulation