Strategic air command
Edited by Norman Polmar, Strategic Air Command: People, aircraft, and missiles
Nautical and Aviation Pub. Co. of America | 1979 | ISBN: 0933852029 | PDF | 27mb
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Military Aircraft Markings
Barry C. Wheeler,
Chancellor Press | 1994 | ISBN: 1851525823 | PDF | 10mb
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aircraft design projects
Written with students of aerospace or aeronautical engineering firmly in mind, this is a practical and wide-ranging book that draws together the various
theoretical elements of aircraft design – structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, control and others – and guides the reader in applying them in practice. Based on
a range of detailed real-life aircraft design projects, including military training, commercial and concept aircraft, the experienced UK and US based authors
present engineering students with an essential toolkit and reference to support their own project work.
All aircraft projects are unique and it is impossible to provide a template for the work involved in the design process. However, with the knowledge of the steps in
the initial design process and of previous experience from similar projects, students will be freer to concentrate on the innovative and analytical aspects of their
course project.
The authors bring a unique combination of perspectives and experience to this text. It reflects both British and American academic practices in teaching aircraft
design. Lloyd Jenkinson has taught aircraft design at both Loughborough and Southampton universities in the UK and Jim Marchman has taught both aircraft
and spacecraft design at Virginia Tech in the US
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Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, Fifth Edition
Already established as the leading course text on aerodynamics, Aerodynamics for Engineering Students has been revised to include the latest developments in
flow control and boundary layers, and their influence on modern wing design, as well as introducing recent advances in the understanding of fundamental fluid
dynamics. Computational methods have been expanded and updated to reflect the modern approaches to aerodynamic design and research in the
aeronautical industry and elsewhere, and the structure of the text has been developed to reflect current course requirements
The book is designed to be accessible and practical. Theory is developed logically within each chapter with notation, symbols and units well defined
throughout, and the text is fully illustrated with worked examples and exercises
The classic text, expanded and updated
Includes latest developments in flow control, boundary layers and fluid dynamics
Fully illustrated throughout with illustrations, worked examples and exercises
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Aeronautical Engineer's Data Book
Summary
This is an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer
Covering all aspects of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary craft, this pocket book provides quick access to useful aeronautical engineering data and sources of
information for further in-depth information.
Quick reference to essential data
Most up to date information available
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Introduction to aircrafts performance , selection and design
Book Description
A self-contained in-depth treatment of aircraft performance, designed for a first course in aeronautical or aerospace engineering for undergraduate engineers.
Provides an understanding of why conventional aircraft look and fly the way they do. This well written text covers turbofan and turboprop propulsion, subjects
often avoided in other texts. New to the text is the treatment of wind effects on aircraft. Includes illustrative examples and references to practical piloting
procedures and the significance of parameters.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
A self-contained in-depth treatment of aircraft performance, designed for a first course in aeronautical or aerospace engineering for undergraduate engineers.
Provides an understanding of why conventional aircraft look and fly the way they do. This well written text covers turbofan and turboprop propulsion, subjects
often avoided in other texts. New to the text is the treatment of wind effects on aircraft. Includes illustrative examples and references to practical piloting
procedures and the significance of parameters
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Air and Spaceborne Radar Systems
An Introduction
(Spie Press Monograph)
The book examines radar's role within the system when carrying out is assigned missions, showing the possibilities of radar as well as its limitations. Finally, given
the changing operational requirements and the potential opened up by modern technological developments.
Book Info
A tool for engineers and technicians working in industry and radar research and developing, reviewing the status of airborne and spaceborne radar systems.
Includes the history, main principles, functions, modes and properties of airborne and spaceborne radar. Features extensive illustrations, including drawings,
photos, charts and SAR images
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WWII AIRCRAFT
Author: Francois Verlinden
Publisher: Verlinden Productions, Inc.
URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=so ngstech-20&path=ASIN%2F1930607407
Summary:
Soft cover 48 pages 125 full color photographs
This volume initiated a new modeling series by Verlinden Publications to deal with todays high standards of scale modeling. This book is divided into six
sections, each dealing with a different model of an aircraft from the second world war. With one exception, the models were made by the professional staff at
Verlinden Productions Studios using the highly detailed Verlinden Productions resin and photo-etched model aircraft detail sets. They were each photographed
and documented at various stages of development, and finally incorporated into attractive diorama settings. Each article describes in-depth the construction,
detailing, painting, and weathering of each model in such a way as to guide the reader through the process so that he may benefit from the professional tips and
techniques revealed therein. One of the articles, which is of a beautifully detailed 1:32 scale P-51D Mustang, was built and photographed by the very
accomplished Spanish modeler, J.M. Villalba. Amo! ng the other models described are a famous German fighter, a Messerschmitt Me-109G2 in 1:48 scale,
displayed in a North African desert setting undergoing engine maintenance, a very highly detailed 1:48 He-219 UHU German nightfighter being inspected by U.
S. Troops on a captured German airfield, and a 1:48 scale TBF Avenger crew bailing out after ditching in the high seas. Another 1:48 scale German airplane,
the Focke Wulf FW-190 D-9, is depicted undergoing general maintenance in a workshop, revealing details like the engine and guns, and finally, a beautifully
weathered 1:48 PBY-5A Catalina seaplane, which is attractively displayed rescuing downed fliers on the high seas. Following the Verlinden hallmark, this book is
full of beautiful full color photographs of extremely attractive scale models, and promises to please with more books in the series to follow. An excellent book for
anyone who has ever built a scale model airplane, as well as anyone who is fascinated with av! iation history
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Encyclopedia of Space
Science & Technology 2 Volume Set
Author: Hans Mark / Maureen Salkin / Ahmed Yousef
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Edition: 1st edition
(March 17, 2003)
Hardcover: 1864 pages
Summary
A comprehensive resource on the past, present, and future of space technology
Researchers in optics, materials processing, and telecommunications require a reference that can provide a quick study of a number of basic topics in space
science. The two-volume Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology represents an ambitious collection of the underlying physical principles of rockets,
satellites, and space stations; what is known by astronomers about the sun, planets, galaxy, and universe; and the effect of the space environment on human and
other biological systems. The Encyclopedia covers a variety of fundamental topics, including:
A state-of-the-art summary of the engineering involved in launching a rocket or satellite
The control systems involved on the ground, in orbit, or in deep space
Manufacturing in space from planetary and other resources
Physicists, astronomers, engineers, and materials and computer scientists, as well as professionals in the aircraft, telecommunication, satellite, optical, and
computer industries and the government agencies, will find the Encyclopedia to be an indispensable resource
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Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance
Author: Jan Roskam C. T. Lan
Publisher: Darcorporation
Publication Date: 2000-12
Number Of Pages: 547
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Aircraft Design Projects: For Engineering Students
Written with students of aerospace or aeronautical engineering firmly in mind, this is a practical and wide-ranging book that draws together the various
theoretical elements of aircraft design structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, control and others and guides the reader in applying them in practice. Based on a
range of detailed real-life aircraft design projects, including military training, commercial and concept aircraft, the experienced UK and US based authors
present engineeri
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Aircraft Handbook
Beechcraft, Bell, Boeing, Cessna, etc
Format: PDF, 118 pages
Size: 1.6 Mb
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The Avionics Handbook
Summary
Avionics provide crews and passengers with an array of capabilities. Cockpit crews can operate with fewer pilots, greater efficiency, and immediate critical
information. Passengers can enjoy the ultimate in inflight entertainment: live television and audio broadcasts and access to the Internet and e-mail.Since
avionics are the among most expensive items on an aircraft, designers are continually challenged to produce cost-effective, highly reliable hardware. Whether
you are a working engineer or a manager, you need a source you can refer to for the latest information on any aspect of avionics.The Avionics Handbook
presents complete coverage of the field, from the building blocks of a typical system through the process used in designing, building, and testing modern military
and civil aircraft avionics systems. It includes examples from emerging technologies, such as pilot-aircraft speech interaction and synthetic vision. With
contributions from top practitioners in the field, this volume presents a complete overview of avionics to give you the knowledge you need to approach any
problem
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Air  and Spaceborne Radar Systems
Hardcover: 504 pages
Publisher: Institution of Electrical Engineers (May 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN: 0852969813
Book Description
This introduction to the field of radar is intended for actual users of radar. It focuses on the history, main principles, functions, modes, properties and specific
nature of modern airborne radar. The book examines radar's role within the system when carrying out its assigned missions, showing the possibilities of radar as
well as its limitations. Finally, given the changing operational requirements and the potential opened up by modern technological developments, a concluding
section describes how radar may evolve in the future.
The authors review the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems, designed for specific missions as well as for the global
environment of their host aircraft or satellites. They include numerous examples of the parameters of these radars. The emphasis in the book is not only on a
particular radar technique, but equally on the main radar functions and missions. Even if a wide range of techniques are described in the book, the focus is on
those which are connected to practical applications.
Users and other non-specialists will use the book to communicate better with suppliers, whereas engineers will find design examples and algorithms that actually
work in such areas as air-to-air detection and tracking, air-to-ground, air-to-sea, and imaging from aircraft or from space. The authors give an original and
independent view of the subject, based technical experience gained from their own close involvement with all the key development in airborne radar systems in
France for the last 40 years
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Jet Engines
Fundamentals of Theory, Design and Operation
By: Klaus Hunecke
ISBN: 0760304599
Publisher: Zenith Press - 1997-12-21
Hardcover | 256 Pages | List Price: $29.95 (USD) | Sales Rank: 80691
Broaden your knowledge of jet engine technology and its associated subjects. This is a technically comprehensive study of the components that constitute a gas
turbine aero-engine and examines each part's design and function in practice. Concentrates on turbojet, turboprop and turbofan designs, and is applicable to
civilian and military usage. Contains an overview of the main design types and fundamentals, and looks at air intakes, compressors, turbines and exhaust systems
in great detail
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space flight
This one-volume encyclopedia divides its coverage of space flight into three areas: biographies of astronauts, rocket scientists, etc.; histories of manned and
unmanned space missions; and the science and technology related to space flight. Darling, who has a Ph.D. in astronomy, has written several books on
extraterrestrial life and cosmology. Although this volume offers a single source for comprehensive space flight information, its added value may be limited, as
many libraries likely already own biographical resources (such as Michael Cassutt's Who's Who in Space), space-mission histories (such as Tim Furniss's The
History of Space Vehicles), and science and technology references (such as the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology). In addition, readers will
find the cross references lacking. Many entries, such as "MECO," are entered under their acronym or initials, but there is no cross reference from the fun form, in
this case "Main Engine Cut Off". In addition, entries for scientific terms are often inadequate. For example, "weightlessness" is a mere one paragraph, though
one would expect much fuller treatment of such a major aspect of space flight. Despite these flaws, Darling's is the most current work available on this subject,
and the detail it provides on satellite missions is notable. Wherever it doesn't duplicate existing references, this book is recommended for large academic and
public libraries
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Theoretical Aerodynamics
Author: Louis Melveille Milne-Thomson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 1973-06-01
Number Of Pages: 430
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The International Directory
of Military Aircraft: 2000/01
The thoroughly updated third edition of the world's only biennial directory of the world's military aircraft features more than 400 individual aircraft types currently
in service or under development worldwide, as well as a fleet inventory of the world's air arms. From the North American T-6 Texan first flown in 1935 to the F-22
Raptor stealth fighter, from trainers to helicopters and special missions aircraft, this directory features a color photograph of each aircraft and such essential
information as country of origin, powerplant and performance specs, armaments, key dimensions, and operators, as well as development, production and service
histories
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SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk.1
Aeroguide 2
Linewrights Ltd. | 1983 | ISBN: 0918805015
English | PDF | 36 pages | 30 525 491 byte |
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Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students
Summary:
'Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students' provides a completely self contained course in aircraft structures, which includes discussion on the fundamentals of
elasticity and aircraft structural analysis, as well as the associated topics of airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Although much of the basic material is timeless, the
author has updated the text throughout, including new material on areas that have developed since the last edition - in both educational and technological
terms. As well as extensive revisions, the new edition includes a solutions manual for all end of chapter problems to accompany the text
The expansion of aviation makes aircraft structures an increasingly important topic at undergraduate level. Since its original publication in 1972, this book has
become the 'bible' for aircraft structures
Extra worked examples and problems. Latest materials in aircraft construction. Airframe loads produced by manoeuvring
Download Details 19.5MB
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Computer Simulation of Aerial Target Radar Scattering, Recognition, Detection, & Tracking
by Yakov Davidovich Shirman
Book Info
Ground-breaking book that provides you with the knowledge you need to perform effective computer simulation of scattering for the real targets and conditions of
radio wave propagation
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Radar Technology Encyclopedia
Author(s): D.K. Barton, S.A. Leonov (Eds.)
ISBN: 0890068933
Publisher: Artech House Publishers (February, 1997)
Pages: 511
Description
Covers the entire field of radar fundamentals, design, engineering, systems, subsystems, and major components. Gives for each entry definition, standard
notation, description, evaluation formulas, block diagrams and performance summary.
This is a single-source reference to thousands of terms and concepts related to radar, antenna, and microwave technology. Prepared by four recognized leaders
in the field, the Radar Technology Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the technology, including systems, components, targets, performance features,
environmental effects, and more.
More than 5,000 alphabetically arranged entries provide: clearly written, concise descriptions; listings of related terms; detailed equations and crystal-clear
illustrations; and accurate, up-to-date references for more advanced research
Packed with data compiled over the entire 50-year span of radar technology, the reference also offers valuable information developed in Russia that has been
virtually unavailable outside the country until now. Including 650 equations and over 800 line drawings, this is a much-needed fingertip reference
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Theory and Design of Air Cushion Craft
ISBN: 0340676507
Author: Liang Yun / Alan Bliault
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Edition: (May 26, 2000)
Hardcover: 632 pages
This definitive text describes the theory and design both of Air Cushion Vehicles (ACV) and Surface Effect Ships (SES). It begins by introducing hovercraft types
and their development and application throughout the world in the last three decades, before going on to discuss the theoretical aspects of ACV and SES craft
covering their hovering performance, dynamic trim over calm water, resistance, stability, manoeuvrability, skirt configuration and analysis of forces acting on the
skirts, ACV and SES seakeeping, and the methodology of scaling aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces acting on the ACV/SES from model test data.
The latter chapters describe a design methodology, including design criteria and standard methods for estimating craft performance, lift system design, skirt
design, hull structure, propulsion systems and power unit selection. Much technical information, data, and references to further work on hovercraft and SES
design is provided. The book will be a useful reference to engineers, technicians, teachers, students (both undergraduate and postgraduate), operators etc. who
are involved in ACV/SES research, design, construction and operation.
Guides the reader on how to perform machinery and systems selection within ACV and SES overall design
For teachers, students (both at under- and post-graduate level), engineers and technicians involved in ACV/SES
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge : FAA-H-8083-25, December 2003
(FAA Handbooks series)
Summary
Required reading for pilots for more than 25 years, this handbook is used extensively as a reference source for the FAA Knowledge Exams and provides
information for training and guiding student pilots. Including basic knowledge that is essential for all pilots, from beginning students to those pursuing more
advanced pilot certificates, it introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress through their pilot training. Principles of
flight, aircraft and engine structures and systems, weight/balance and performance calculations, charts and navigation, weather theory, reports, forecasts, and
flight manuals are among the subjects covered. Formerly published as an Advisory Circular (AC 61-23C), this new edition is now listed as an official FAA
Handbook (#FAA-H-8083-25).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Flight Standards Service 2003
PDF, 353 pages, 19 megabytes
Chapter 1—Aircraft Structure
Chapter 2—Principles of Flight
Chapter 3—Aerodynamics of Flight
Chapter 4—Flight Controls
Chapter 5—Aircraft Systems
Chapter 6—Flight Instruments
Chapter 7—Flight Manuals and Other Documents
Chapter 8—Weight and Balance
Chapter 9—Aircraft Performance
Chapter 10—Weather Theory
Chapter 11—Weather Reports, Forecasts, and Charts
Chapter 12—Airport Operations
Chapter 13—Airspace
Chapter 14—Navigation
Chapter 15—Aeromedical Factors
Chapter 16—Aeronautical Decision Making
Glossary
Index
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Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2004-2005
PDF (RAR) NO OCR  | 625 + 611 Mb | English | 860 Pages
Edited by Paul Jackson MRAeS
ISBN: 0 7106 2614 2
(c) 2004, Jane's Information Group Limited
Jane's All the World's Aircraft sets the standard in aviation reference, providing exhaustive technical detail on over 950 civil and military aircraft currently being
produced or under development by more than 550 companies. Complete with photographs and line drawings to aid recognition and comparison, this
authoritative resource provides you with the ability to evaluate competitors, identify potential buyers, and business partners, and examine aircraft equipment.
Each entry enables you to check key specifications for any aircraft including dimensions, performance, structure, landing gear, power plants, and armaments.
Plus, with details of the world's aircraft manufacturers and their programmes, you can identify key contracts and customers.
Key contents include:
Fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft
Lighter than air
Air-launched missiles
Aero-engines
First flights
Aerospace Calendar
Official records
International aircraft registration prefixes
Propeller technology
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