Aerospace Engineering Desk Reference - Hardcover

Curtis Ph.D. Purdue University Professor, Howard D.; Filippone, Antonio; Cook, Michael V.; Megson, T.H.G.; Tooley BA; Advanced Technological And Higher National Certificates Kingston University, Mike; Wyatt, David; Jenkinson, Lloyd R.; Marchman Dr., Jim; De Florio, Filippo; Watkinson, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856175758 ISBN 13: 9781856175753

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009

Synopsis

A one-stop desk reference, for engineers involved in all aspects of aerospace, this book will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material covers a broad topic range from structural components of aircraft, design and airworthiness to aerodynamics and modeling.

* A hard-working desk reference, providing all the essential material needed by aerospace engineers on a day-to-day basis
* Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference sourcebook
* Definitive content by the leading authors in the field, including Howard Curtis, Antonio Filippone, Michael Cook and T.H.G. Megson

About this title

Review:

The go-to information source for aerospace engineers: the latest information written by the leading experts

About the Author:

Professor Curtis is former professor and department chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is a licensed professional engineer and is the author of two textbooks (Orbital Mechanics 3e, Elsevier 2013, and Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis, McGraw Hill 1997). His research specialties include continuum mechanics, structures, dynamics, and orbital mechanics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1856175758
• ISBN 13: 9781856175753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704