Airplane stability and control : a history of the technologies that made aviation possible / Malcolm J. Abzug, E. Eugene Larrabee.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index.

Early developments in stability and control -- Research centers and texts -- Flying qualities becomes a science -- Power effects on stability and control -- Managing control forces -- Stability and control at the design stage -- The jets at an awkward age -- The discovery of inertial coupling -- Spinning and recovery -- Tactical airplane maneuverability -- High mach number difficulties -- Naval aircraft problems -- Ultra-light and human-powered airplanes -- Fuel slosh, deep stall, and more -- Safe personal airplanes -- Stability and control issues with variable sweep -- Modern canard configurations Evolution of the equations of motion -- The elastic airplane -- Stability augmentation -- Flying qualities research moves with the times -- Challenge of stealth aerodynamics -- Very large aircraft -- Work still to be done.