Introduction to Flight
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Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Introduction to Flight blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective.This edition covers new developments in flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles, uninhabited combat aerial vehicles, and applications of CFD in aircraft design. Many new and revised problems have been added in this edition. Chapter learning features help readers follow the text discussion while hig...
Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Introduction to Flight blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective.This edition covers new developments in flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles, uninhabited combat aerial vehicles, and applications of CFD in aircraft design. Many new and revised problems have been added in this edition. Chapter learning features help readers follow the text discussion while highlighting key engineering and industry applications. A new Book Website includes problem solutions and PowerPoint slides of selected illustrations for class presentation.
Table of contents:
1 The First Aeronautical Engineers 2 Fundamental Thoughts 3 The Standard Atmosphere 4 Basic Aerodynamics 5 Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamics Shapes 6 Elements of Airplane Performance 7 Principles of Stability and Control 8 Space Flight (Astronautics) 9 Propulsion 10 Flight Vehicle Structures and Materials 11 Hypersonic Vehicles Appendix A Standard Atmosphere, SI Units Appendix B Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units Appendix C Symbols and Conversion Factors Appendix D Airfoil Data
Table of contents:
1 The First Aeronautical Engineers 2 Fundamental Thoughts 3 The Standard Atmosphere 4 Basic Aerodynamics 5 Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamics Shapes 6 Elements of Airplane Performance 7 Principles of Stability and Control 8 Space Flight (Astronautics) 9 Propulsion 10 Flight Vehicle Structures and Materials 11 Hypersonic Vehicles Appendix A Standard Atmosphere, SI Units Appendix B Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units Appendix C Symbols and Conversion Factors Appendix D Airfoil Data