This collection contains scholarly articles, reports and other publications authored by faculty and staff members in the Aviation Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Books from 2024

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Introduction to Theory of Flight, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2022

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Advanced Altimetry, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Mathematical Model and Simulation of Free Balloon Liftoff in the Presence of Surface Winds, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Newton versus Bernoulli: How is Lift Created?, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Pro Tips for CFIs: The Secret Life of Stalls, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Unified Theory of Unsteady Planar Laminar Flow in the Presence of Arbitrary Pressure Gradients and Boundary Movement, Nihad E. Daidzic

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When Engine(s) Go Silent: Speed-To-Fly for Airplane and Glider Pilots, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Estimation of Transport-Category Jet Airplane Maximum Range and Airspeed in the Presence of Transonic Wave Drag, Jan Wislicenus and Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2021

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Mastering Uncoordinated Flight: Slips and Skids, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Mathematical Model of Hot-Air Balloon Steady-State Vertical Flight Performance, Nihad E. Daidzic

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The Secret Life of Stalls, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2020

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Advanced Concepts for Multiengine Airplane Flying, Nihad E. Daidzic

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AVIA 201 Project 1 Windtunnel Lab Form Ver 1.20 20200323, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flying after Diving: Decompressions and Barotraumas., Nihad E. Daidzic

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Nothing But a Number: A Closer Look at Stall Speed, Nihad E. Daidzic

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The Shape of Earth and Pressure Altimetry, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2019

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Aircraft-Runway Total Energy Measurement, Monitoring, Managing, Safety, and Control System and Method, Nihad E. Daidzic,

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A New Model for Lifting Condensation Levels Estimation, Nihad E. Daidzic

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The Nature of Stalls: Not all Stalls are Created Equal, Nihad E. Daidzic

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W&B Problems for FAR/CS 25 Airplanes Tutorial, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Aircraft Hydraulic Systems - Fundamentals, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Control Failures and How to Deal with It, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Keeping Your Distance: The Science of Turns-Around-A-Point and Ground Reference Maneuvers, Nihad E. Daidzic

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On Atmospheric Lapse Rates, Nihad E. Daidzic

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On Most Air and Dew Points, Nihad E. Daidzic

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W&B for FAR 23 Airplanes Tutorial, Nihad E. Daidzic

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When Engines Go Silent: Speed-To-Fly for Airplane Pilots, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Wind Tunnel Measurements and Data Analysis Tutorial, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2018

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Specific Air Range (SAR) and How to Estimate It, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Air Temperatures Tutorial, Nihad E. Daidzic

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An Airplane-Helicopter Hybrid called RACER is a New Convertiplane Design from Airbus, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flight Simulation – What You Need to Know, Nihad E. Daidzic

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The Science and Practice of Ground Reference Maneuvers, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2017

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Method and Shear-Driven Micro-Fluidic Pump, Nihad E. Daidzic

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VTOL Hybrids: Tiltrotors are Gaining Acceptance, Nihad E. Daidzic

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An Algebraic Model of High-Altitude Aircraft Decompression and Emergency Descent, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Determination of Taxiing Resistances for Transport Category Airplane Tractive Propulsion, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Expanding Aeronautical Experience: Obtaining Additional Aircraft Categories, Classes, and Type Certificates and Ratings, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Find Your Center, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flight Dynamics: Flying Qualities of Handling Factors are Engineered into the Aircraft Design, Nihad E. Daidzic

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How Aircraft Stability Affects Handling Characteristics and Piloting Techniques, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Long and Short-Range Air Navigation on Spherical Earth, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Modelling and Computation of the Maximum Braking Energy Speed for Transport Category Airplanes, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Powered-Lift Aircraft Category: What is It?, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Shear Driven Micro-Fluidic Pump for Cardiovascular Applications, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Design of DC-Link VSCF AC Electrical Power System for Embraer 190/195 Aircraft, Eduardo Francis Carvalho Freitas and Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2016

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Shear Driven Micro-Fluidic Pump, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Aircraft Decelerating and Stopping Systems, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Brakes, Thrust Reversers, Beta Props, Spoilers and Life Dumps All Help in Deceleration of Jets and Turboprops, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Climb Performance of Business Jets, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Computational Fluid Dynamics is Key to Better Flying Aircraft, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Determination of Rejected Landing Roll Runway Point-of-No-Return and Go-Around in Transport Category Airplanes, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Determining the Runway Point-of-no-Return for Landing Roll Go-Around in Transport Category Airplanes, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Estimation of Performance Airspeeds for High-Bypass Turbofans Equipped Transport-Category Airplanes, Nihad E. Daidzic

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General Solution of the Wind Triangle Problem and the Critical Tailwind Angle, Nihad E. Daidzic

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High-Elevation Equatorial Catapult-Launched RBCC SSTO Space-Plane for Manned Economic Access to LEO, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Optimization of Takeoffs on Unbalanced Fields Using Takeoff Performance Tool, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Quantum Computers are Coming and Will Be Able to Solve Complex Aviation and Aerospace Problems, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Utilization of TRSS to Assist Pilot’s Decision Making Process During Critical Runway Operations., Nihad E. Daidzic

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Windswept: Tailwinds, Headwinds, Crosswinds - Oh My!, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2015

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Extending GR While Moving Up to Supersonic Speeds Poses Challenges Requiring Innovations, Nihad E. Daidzic

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A Contribution Toward Better Understanding of Overbanking Tendency in Fixed-Wing Aircraft, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Efficient General Computational Method for Estimation of Standard Atmosphere Parameters, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Global Optimized Isothermal and Nonlinear Models of Earth’s Standard Atmosphere, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Tailwinds Can Reduce Groundspeed Too, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2014

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Improving Airplane Touchdown Control by Utilizing the Adverse Elevator Effect, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Achieving Global Range in Future Subsonic and Supersonic Airplanes, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Application of Womersley Model to Reconstruct Pulsatile Flow from Doppler Ultrasound Measurements, Nihad E. Daidzic

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A Total-Energy Based Model of Airplane Overspeed Takeoffs, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Could We Colonize Venus?, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Diesel Aero-Engines for Light-to-Medium Helicopters and Airplanes (Editorial), Nihad Daidzic, Luca Piancastelli, and Andrea Cattini

Submissions from 2013

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Adopting a Kinetic Energy Recovery System for Helicopters, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Aircraft Tests Arrive at Numbers Pilots Need for Safe Operations, Nihad E. Daidzic

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T/O Overruns and Veer-Offs on Slippery Runways with Crosswinds, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Analysis of Automotive Diesel Conversions with KERS for Future Aerospace Applications, Luca Piancastelli, Nihad E. Daidzic, L. Frizziero, and I. Rocchi

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The “C Triplex” approach for CFRP airliners bodies., Luca Piancastelli, L. Frizziero, I. Rocchi, G. Zanuccoli, and Nihad E. Daidzic

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A Comparison Between CFRP and 2195-FSW Materials for Aircraft Structural Designs, Luca Piancastelli, L. Frizziero, G. Zanuccoli, Nihad E. Daidzic, and I. Rocchi

Submissions from 2012

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FADEC Advances Allow Better Engine Performance, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Jet Engine Thrust Ratings, Nihad E. Daidzic

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The Shear-Driven Fluid Motion Using Oscillating Boundaries, Md. Shakhawath Hossain and Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2011

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Airplane Landing Flare-The Last 5 Seconds, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Dealing with Contaminated Runways, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Designing Propulsion Systems for Future Aerospace Applications, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Some Considerations for Regional Airline Operations on Contaminated Runways., Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2010

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Adding Precision: Incorporating Constant-Rate Descents into Non-Precision Approaches, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Adverse Elevator Effect in Landing Flare, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Heat and Moisture Transport in 2-D Porous Plate for Space Applications, Nihad E. Daidzic, Rakesh Chandra Pyaram, and Subramanian Sankaran

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Aircraft Decompression with Installed Cockpit Security Door, Nihad E. Daidzic and Matthew P. Simones

Submissions from 2009

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Aircraft Landing Operations on Contaminated Runways, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Avoiding Aircraft Icing Accidents, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Avoiding Overrun Accidents on Contaminated Runways, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Avoiding Veer-off Accidents on Contaminated Runways, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Chilling Out In The Sim: The Need For Icing Training., Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flying Non-Precision Approaches Precisely, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flying Precision Approaches Precisely, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Nonlinear Variable-Diffusivity Moisture Transport in Zero Gravity Porous Media Space Applications, Nihad E. Daidzic

Submissions from 2008

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Time-Distance-Speed-Angle Problem, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Flying DME Arcs, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Raising the Dead, Nihad E. Daidzic

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Zone of Influence of Porous Suction Tubes in Condensing Heat Exchanger for Space Systems., Nihad E. Daidzic