Aircraft Flight

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AIRCRAF
FLIGHT
An accurate 'physical', rather than mathematical, description of aircraft flight has long been lacking in the literature available to those in the aviation industry. This book has been designed to fill this gap and to provide a clear description of the principles of aerodynamics, mechanics and propulsion, especially in the light of modern developments and new technology.
Topics covered include means of generating lift, including some less conventional ones; the boundary layer and its control; drag; propulsion systems; factors affecting performance; stability and control, including naturally unstable aircraft and unconventional methods of control; design features of transonic, supersonic and hypersonic aircraft; and the influence of structural design and materials on aerodynamic design. As well as being a 'how if works' book. Aircraft Flight looks at the range of compromises and choices that face the aircraft designer and the various influences that can affect... Tovább

Fülszöveg

AIRCRAF
FLIGHT
An accurate 'physical', rather than mathematical, description of aircraft flight has long been lacking in the literature available to those in the aviation industry. This book has been designed to fill this gap and to provide a clear description of the principles of aerodynamics, mechanics and propulsion, especially in the light of modern developments and new technology.
Topics covered include means of generating lift, including some less conventional ones; the boundary layer and its control; drag; propulsion systems; factors affecting performance; stability and control, including naturally unstable aircraft and unconventional methods of control; design features of transonic, supersonic and hypersonic aircraft; and the influence of structural design and materials on aerodynamic design. As well as being a 'how if works' book. Aircraft Flight looks at the range of compromises and choices that face the aircraft designer and the various influences that can affect design decisions. Significant developments in the field have been put into their historical perspective to give the reader a complete overview of the subject.
Highly illustrated with diagrams and photographs, this accessible guide will prove invaluable to anyone working or planning a career in the aircraft industry. For students of aeronautical engineering, it contains all of the descriptive material necessary for courses from technician to degree level, and background reading to the more mathematical texts. For trainee pilots, private, military or commercial, it gives an understanding of the fundamental principles of flight. For new entrants to the aviation and aerospace related industries, it provides a basic understanding of the technical principles of aeroplanes and for aviation enthusiasts it gives a non-mathematical treatment they can readily comprehend.
Cover photograph: Experimental Aircraft Project (EAP) Reproduced by kind permission of Arthur Gibson Vissza