Automatic Flight Control – Pallett & Coyle

Preface to First Edition; Preface to Fourth Edition; Principles of flight – fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters; Servomechanisms and automatic control fundamentals; Sensing of attitude changes; Command signal detection; Command signal processing; Outer loop control; Conversion of command signals to powered control; Automatic control of helicopters; Flight director systems; Automatic landing and auto-throttle systems; Fly-by-wire (FBW) Control Systems; Appendix – Fixed-wing aircraft/AFCS combinations; Helicopter/ AFCS combinations; Acronyms and abbreviations associated with AFCS equipment and controlling signal functions; Logic circuits; Solutions to multi-choice questions; Index

E. H. J. Pallett was formerly a Surveyor with the CAA Airworthiness Division. Shawn Coyle is a highly experience helicopter test pilot instructor.

* established text with no direct competitor * text can be used internationally * “an excellent handbook that serves admirably to introduce complex principles” Royal Air Force News