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. 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 8eChapter 1: The First Aeronautical EngineersChapter 2: Fundamental ThoughtsChapter 3: The Standard AtmosphereChapter 4: Basic AerodynamicsChapter 5: Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamics ShapesChapter 6: Elements of Airplane PerformanceChapter 7: Principles of Stability and ControlChapter 8: Space Flight (Astronautics)Chapter 9: PropulsionChapter 10: Hypersonic VehiclesAppendix A Standard Atmosphere, SI UnitsAppendix B Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering UnitsAppendix C Symbols and Conversion FactorsAppendix D Airfoil Data
- ISBN: 9789814636186
- Editorial: Mcgraw-Hill Education
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- Fecha Publicación: 19/02/2015
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