EDUCATION SERIES
Joseph A. Schetz
Series Editor-in-Chief
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston, Virginia

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kimberlin, Ralph D., 1940-Flight testing of fixed-wing aircraft / Ralph D. Kimberlin.p. cm. -- (AIAA education series)Includes bibliographical references and index.

TL671.7.K54 2003

629.134'53--dc21

2003008178

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AIAA Education Series

Editor-in-Chief
Joseph A. Schetz
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Editorial Advisory Board

Takahira Aoki
University of Tokyo

Robert H. Bishop
University of Texas at Austin

Aaron R. Byerley
U.S. Air Force Academy

Richard Colgren
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Kajal K. Gupta
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Albert D. Helfrick
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

David K. Holger
Iowa State...