Introduction to Aeronautics (Hardback)

The most exciting moment for an aeronautical engineer is when his or her design becomes a working aircraft, the endpoint of a journey that begins in the classroom. Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective shows students the methods and thought processes involved in designing aircraft. They learn by using specific analytical principles, practical examples, and case studies, with corresponding problems to solve. At the U.S. Air Force Academy, Chapters 1–6 are taught to the entire student body in a threesemester-hour course. Chapters 7–10 are taught to aeronautical engineering majors.

Third Edition New and Revised Material Includes
Designing for stealth
Shaping for supersonic cruise
Boundary-layer equations
Maximum trimmable lift coefficient
Drag curves
Kinetic theory of gases
High angle-of-attack aerodynamics
Analysis and sizing of electric and solar-powered aircraft
Flight test
Aircraft cost estimation
Aircraft mechanisms and kinematics
New examples and homework problems

The material in this textbook and the AeroDYNAMIC software (available for separate purchase at arc.aiaa.org) are sufficient to support a university-level course of three to six semester hours. AeroDYNAMIC provides a single integrated package with one universal user interface that allows access to virtual laboratories, simulations, and design synthesis and analysis software based on the methods presented in the text.