Textbook in PDF format
Now in a revised fourth edition, this course-tested textbook explains the basic principles and underlying theory of the core avionic systems in modern civil and military aircraft. The new edition includes extensive revisions on the latest developments in helmet-mounted displays (HMDs), the use of helmet-mounted rate gyros for helmet tracking, HUD/HMD optical waveguide system technology, and the latest advances on replacing CRTs with solid state displays in HUDs.
Introduction
Displays and Man–Machine Interaction
Aerodynamics and Aircraft Control
Fly-By-Wire
Inertial Sensors and Attitude Derivation
Navigation Systems
Air Data and Air Data Systems
Autopilots and Flight Management Systems
Avionics Systems Integration
Unmanned Air Vehicles