Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective, Third Edition (AIAA Education) - Hardcover

Steven A. Brandt; Randall J. Stiles; John J. Bertin; Ray Whitford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1624103278 ISBN 13: 9781624103278

Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Steven A. Brandt, PhD, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.), is a professor of aeronautics, an engineer, and a pilot with over 3000 hours' flying time in jet fighter and training aircraft and over 30 years' experience as a platform instructor. He has taught the capstone aircraft design course at USAFA for 25 years and was a pioneer in the use of design/build/fly as an instructional method. He is currently leading aircraft design projects for a number of government agencies and private corporations.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624103278
• ISBN 13: 9781624103278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 661