Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.

Provides those interested in aerospace and related issues with insights into the ways policy is developed and carried through by looking at a set of case studies. Draws upon the personal experiences of those involved, prominent in the US aerospace sector, institutional aspects of the aerospace policy and the aerospace industry, insights gathered from the NASA and other programs.