Introduction to Flight
by Anderson, JohnEdition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-10-25
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of thisbestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering.Introduction to Flightblends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts,and shows the development of flight through this perspective.Anderson 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.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Flight 6e | |
| The First Aeronautical Engineers | |
| Fundamental Thoughts | |
| The Standard Atmosphere | |
| Basic Aerodynamics | |
| Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamics Shapes | |
| Elements of Airplane Performance | |
| Principles of Stability and Control | |
| Space Flight (Astronautics) | |
| Propulsion | |
| Flight Vehicle Structures and Materials | |
| Hypersonic Vehicles | |
| Standard Atmosphere, SI Units | |
| Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units | |
| Symbols and Conversion Factors | |
| Airfoil Data | |
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