
| ~~~ Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics By David G. Hull * Publisher: Springer * Number Of Pages: 298 * Publication Date: 2007-03 * ISBN / ASIN: 3540465715 ~~~ Flight Control Systems: Practical Issues in Design and Implementation (I E E Control Engineering Series) Author: Publisher: Institution of Electrical Engineers Publication Date: 2000-03-03 Number Of Pages: 416 ISBN: 0852967667 ~~~ Civil Jet Aircraft Design Author: Lloyd R. Jenkinson Paul Simpkin Darren Rhodes Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Publication Date: 1999-07-30 Number Of Pages: 432 ISBN: 034074152X This book represents a comprehensive introduction to the modern process of designing transport aircraft from the preliminary stages of conceptual design to detail design of major aircraft components, including cost analysis and optimization. The three authors ensure a balanced presentation, with viewpoints from an educator, a practicing engineer/designer, and an official from the Civil Aviation Authority, U.K. One of the main objectives of this text is to introduce students to the procedures and practices of civil aircraft design involving conflicting requirements of performance, quality, safety, and environmental issues. The first part of the text deals with the main elements of the preliminary design process for principal aircraft components of a civil transport, including the parametric methods used to define the baseline design configuration. The second part describes the use of spreadsheet methods in aircraft design on four separate design studies Size: 16.5 MB ~~~ Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Author: John David Anderson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Publication Date: 1984-12 Number Of Pages: 563 ISBN: 0070016569 * Offers a readable, thorough overview of basic aerodynamics, with numerous discussions of aviation history and development * Includes new coverage of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and illustrations to help explain the material * More than a dozen "design boxes" draw the reader's attention and illustrate the practical applications ~~~ Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers Author: Mark Davies Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publication Date: 2002-10-10 Number Of Pages: 1360 ISBN: 0071362290 Topics discussed include: new vision for future aerospace vehicles and systems, engineering mathematics, units, symbols, and constants, and physical and chemical constants. Covers SI units. The first comprehensive resource expressly for aerospace engineers ~~~ Relativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel: A Primer for Students, Engineers and Scientists (Synthesis Lectures on Engineering Series) By Richard F. Tinder * Publisher: Morgan and Claypool Publishers * Number Of Pages: 140 * Publication Date: 2006-12-29 * ISBN / ASIN: 1598291300 Relativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel is about the fascinating prospect of future human space travel. Its purpose is to demonstrate that such ventures may not be as difficult as one might believe and are certainly not impossible. The foundations for relativistic flight mechanics are provided in a clear and instructive manner by using well established principles which are used to explore space flight possibilities within and beyond our galaxy. ~~~ Investigation of Aeronautical and Engineering Component Failures By A. Venugopal Reddy * Publisher: CRC * Number Of Pages: 304 * Publication Date: 2004-05-28 * ISBN / ASIN: 0849323142 Book Description: Investigation of Aeronautical and Engineering Component Failures will be valuable to the entire aeronautical community. It presents a study of the failure analysis of metallic components with an emphasis on aerospace/aeronautical components-topics on which there has previously been very little available data. The author pays special attention to the methodology of failure analysis, the various tools and techniques employed for identifying the cause of failure, as well as the presentation of real-world case studies. It includes 37 case histories for examination, complimented by photo micrographs and fractographs that help readers acquire a better grasp of microstructural anomalies and fracture features Size: 76.51 MB ~~~ Aircraft Engine Design (AIAA Education Series) (Aiaa Education Series) By Jack D. Mattingly, William H. Heiser, David T. Pratt, * Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast * Number Of Pages: 692 * Publication Date: 2002-12 * ISBN / ASIN: 1563475383 ~~~ Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines By K. C., Hall Publisher: Springer Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: 2006-04-01 ISBN / ASIN: 1402042671 This textbook is a collection of technical papers that were presented at the 10th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics, and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines held September 8-11, 2003 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The papers represent the latest in state of the art research in the areas of aeroacoustics, aerothermodynamics, computational methods, experimental testing related to flow instabilities, flutter, forced response, multistage, and rotor-stator effects for turbomachinery ~~~ Jet Engines and Propulsion Systems for Engineers The purpose of this book and the companion course is to present to engineers the knowledge that has been gained about jet engines and propulsion systems over the past half century. The book and the course are not meant to present ideas at the highest quantitative level, but are rather to convey fundamental principles from the experts in one area to engineers in other domains. By doing this each can understand to some degree the problems encountered and approaches taken across the entire propulsion system. An increased level of insight and cooperation might come about toward developing even more refined engines and systems. ~~~ Compressible Fluid Flow 1997 Author: Patrick H. Oosthuizen William Carscallen Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Publication Date: 1997-01-01 Number Of Pages: 576 ISBN: 0070481970 This new text provides clear explanations of the physical phenomena encountered in compressible fluid flow by providing more practical applications, more worked examples, and more detail about the underlying assumptions than other texts. Its broad topic coverage includes a thorough review of the fundamentals, a wide array of applications, and unique coverage of hypersonic flow. This is the ideal text for compressible fluid flow or gas dynamics courses found in mechanical or aerospace engineering programs ~~~ Title: Airport Research Needs: Cooperative Solutions (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board)) Author: Transportation Research Board National Research Council Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Resear Publication Date: 2003-05 Number Of Pages: 102 ISBN: 0309077494 ~~~ Topics in Hyposonic Flow Theory (Lecture Notes in Physics) Author: R.K. Zeytounian Publisher: Springer ; 1 edition (December 31, 1899) Publication Date: 1899-12-31 Number Of Pages: 285 ISBN: 3540255494 Hyposonic fluid flows, characterized by a low Mach number, are mainly linked with geophysical and environmental fluid flows. In addition they are relevant to engineers because of their connection with aerodynamics. The books brings together insights derived from mathematically rigorous results and combines them with a number of realistic fluid flow situations. Asymptotic analytic solutions for the low-Mach number cases are developed to provide both insights into the underlying physics as well as benchmarks for numerical computations ~~~ Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, 2001-01 Author: John D. Anderson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math ISBN: 0072373350 * Offers a readable, thorough overview of basic aerodynamics, with numerous discussions of aviation history and development * Includes new coverage of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and illustrations to help explain the material * More than a dozen "design boxes" draw the reader's attention and illustrate the practical applications ~~~ ISBN: 007057913X Title: Radar Handbook Author: Merrill I. Skolnik Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publication Date: 1990-01-01 Number Of Pages: 1200 The Standard Reference on Radar Technology—Completely Revised and Updated RADAR HANDBOOK Second Edition Thoroughly revised to reflect advances made in radar technology over the past two decades,this second edition of the Radar Handbook will be welcomed by radar engineers,designers, and technicians the world over. Growth in radar capability and applications has been-and continues to be—prodigious,and the new material (nearly 75 percent) in this volume reflects that. The handbook covers all the new developments in radar,as well as the fundamentals,making it the standard reference. Each of the 25 chapters is written by an expert or experts in the field; more than half of the authors are new to this edition. A sampling of the many new radar advances includes: Systems such as HF over-the-horizon radar for long-range detection,space-based radar for global coverage,doppler weather radar for improved weather forecasting,radar guidance of missiles,and 3D air surveillance radar. Technology such as solid-state transmitters,digital signal processing for implementing doppler filters for moving-target indiction,CFAR,and automatic detection and tracking. Target and clutter cross-section characteristics, prediction,and measurement. Antenna technology ranging from modern reflector antennas to electronically steered phased arrays,low-sidelobe antennas, and adaptive antennas. Airborne pulse doppler,AMTI,and MTI radar methods for the detection of aircraft in the midst of much larger clutter echoes. With all this and much,much more,including discussions of modern radar transmitters and receivers not available elsewhere,the Radar Handbook belongs on the bookshelf of everyradarengineer ~~~ Title: Low-Angle Radar Land Clutter Author: J. Barrie Billingsley Publisher: SciTech Publishing Publication Date: 2002-04-12 Number Of Pages: 700 ISBN: 1891121162 The result of 20 years of research at MIT Lincoln Lab, this book is of the most significant technological consequence for the industry. It actually solves the problem of low angle radar land clutter by showing the reader how to design and predict the performance of radars that operate in situations where land clutter is prevalent. Radar land clutter constitutes the unwanted radar echoes returned from the earth’s surface that compete against and interfere with the desired echoes returned by targets such as aircraft and other moving and stationary targets. The ability to accurately predict the effects of land clutter in surface radar has been an unsolved problem for many years. This book is comprehensive in addressing the topic, containing many interrelated results, each important in its own right. It unifies and integrates all the results so as to create a comprehensive, innovative, and unequaled work. The results of this book directly enables the reader to predict land clutter effects in surface radar. Modern military aircraft deliberately fly low to hide their presence from radars that are also dealing with land clutter. Depending on the terrain, the performance of the radar varies greatly from very good to very poor. This book helps radar engineers provide accurate assessments of ground clutter, thus bringing their ability to detect and operate against low flying aircraft to a much higher and much more consistent level ~~~ ISBN: 0309102642 Title: Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a Workshop Author: Ad Hoc Committee on the Solar System Radiation Environment and NASA s Vision for Space Exploration: A Workshop, National Research Council Publisher: Natl Academy Pr Publication Date: 2006-10-30 Number Of Pages: 104 Fulfilling the President s Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) will require overcoming many challenges. Among these are the hazards of space radiation to crews traveling to the Moon and Mars. To explore these challenges in some depth and to examine ways to marshal research efforts to address them, NASA, NSF, and the NRC sponsored a workshop bringing together members of the space and planetary science, radiation physics, operations, and exploration engineering communities. The goals of the workshop were to increase understanding of the solar and space physics in the environment of Earth, the Moon, and Mars; to identify compelling relevant research goals; and discuss directions this research should take over the coming decade. This workshop report presents a discussion of radiation risks for the VSE, an assessment of specifying and predicting the space radiation environment, an analysis of operational strategies for space weather support, and a summary and conclusions of the workshop ~~~ Aerodynamics Author: Theodore von Karman Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 1963 ISBN: B000JORIKW Long out of print, this gem of a book is once again available thanks to Dover Publications. The text corresponds to the author's Messenger Lectures at Cornell University in the spring of 1953. An overview of the history of aerodynamic thought, aimed at the non-specialist as well as students of aeronautics, the book conveys the essential ideas in our understanding of the science of flight. Written at a time when supersonic flight was but six years old and orbital spaceflight was four years in the future, the book remains remarkably fresh. The text is enlivened by von Karman's wit and reminiscences of many of the greats of twentieth century aerodynamics. The references at the end of each of the six chapters, many extending into the nineteenth century, are a delightful bonus, underlining how our present aerodynamic theory has roots that extend well before the advent of heavier-than-air flight. Only the author's speculation on the potential of spaceflight is dated. Yet even this provides a fascinating window into the mind of one of the masters of aeronautics. Highly recommended ~~~ Title: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Author: John D. Anderson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Publication Date: 2001-01-02 Number Of Pages: 912 Average Amazon Rating: 5.0 ISBN: 0072373350 Editorial Description * Offers a readable, thorough overview of basic aerodynamics, with numerous discussions of aviation history and development * Includes new coverage of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and illustrations to help explain the material * More than a dozen "design boxes" draw the reader's attention and illustrate the practical applications ~~~ Title: Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space Author: Committee on Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press Publication Date: 1997-08 Number Of Pages: 138 ISBN: 0309057442 ~~~ Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics An Account of the First Principles in the Fluid Mechanics and Flight Dynamics of the Single Rotor Helicopter By J. Seddon PhD * Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc * Number Of Pages: 154 * Publication Date: 1990-01 * ISBN / ASIN: 0632020326 ~~~ Rolls Royce,The Jet Engine.5th Edition Rolls Royce | ISBN 0902121235 | 1996 Year | PDF | 19,1 Mb | 292 Pages full color illustrations ~~~ Title: Scale Aircraft Modelling Author: Mark Stanton Publisher: The Crowood Press Publication Date: 2003-07 Number Of Pages: 176 Average Amazon Rating: 5.0 Starting with the very basics, the author guides you through the essential skills and techniques needed to build a scale model aircraft to be proud of. Concentrating on the construction of plastic kits in the popular scales, Scale Aircraft Modelling also looks at how to improve your model or create a different version by using specially manufactured components in plastic, resin and metal. Topics include: Tools; Construction tips; Painting tips; Biplane rigging; Detailing; Airliner modeling; Weat |