INTERACTIVE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN - Engineering and design fundamentals

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Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design presents an integrated overview of aerospace engineering topics spanning flight history, engineering foundations, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, structural engineering, propulsion, stability and control, space environment perspective, orbital mechanics, satellite systems, and human space exploration. The book is organized with numbered chapters and sections, supported by featured icons and extensive references, and includes appendices on unit systems and physical constants for applied engineering calculations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages374

Reading Time15 h 42 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

A Brief History of Flight

Balloons and Dirigibles

Heavier-Than-Air Flight

Introduction to Engineering

The Big Picture

What is (Aerospace) Engineering?

Aerodynamics

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Aircraft Performance

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Introduction to Structural Engineering

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Aircraft Propulsion

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Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control

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The Space Environment: An Engineering Perspective

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Orbital Mechanics

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Satellite Systems Engineering

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Human Space Exploration

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Design: Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Vehicle Module

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Appendix A Unit Systems and Unit Conversion Factors

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Appendix B Physical Constants and Miscellaneous Values

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Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design John D. Anderson Jr., University of Maryland, Consulting Editor Anderson Aircraft Performance and Design Anderson Computational Fluid Dynamics Anderson Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Anderson Introduction to Flight Anderson Modern Compressible Fluid Flow Barber Intermediate Mechanics of Materials Baruh Analytical Dynamics Borman Combustion Engineering Budynas Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis Curtis Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis D’Azzo and Houpis Linear Control System Analysis and Design Donaldson Analysis of Aircraft Structures Gibson Principles of Composite Material Mechanics Humble Space Propulsion Analysis and Design Hyer Stress Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials Kelly Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibrations Mattingly Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion Meirovitch Elements of Vibration Meirovitch Fundamentals of Vibrations Nelson Flight Stability and Automatic Control Oosthuizen Compressible Fluid Flow Raven Automatic Control Engineering Schlichting Boundary Layer Theory Shames Mechanics of Fluids Turns An Introduction to Combustion Ugural Stresses in Plates and Shells Vu Dynamics Systems: Modeling and Analysis White Fluid Mechanics White Viscous Fluid Flow Wiesel Spaceflight Dynamics Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design Dava Newman Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, WI New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogotá Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto McGraw-Hill Higher Education A Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies INTERACTIVE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0–07–234820–8 ISBN 0–07–112254–0 (ISE) General manager: Thomas E. Casson Publisher: Elizabeth A. Jones Sponsoring editor: Jonathan Plant Marketing manager: Ann Caven Project manager: Christine Walker Senior production supervisor: Sandy Ludovissy Designer: K. Wayne Harms Cover image: NASA Senior photo research coordinator: Carrie K. Burger Photo research: Nicholas Communications Digital content specialist: Candy M. Kuster Media technology senior producer: Phillip Meek Compositor: Lachina Publishing Services Typeface: 10.5/12 Times Roman Printer: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company/Crawfordsville, IN The credits section for this book begins on page 331 and is considered an extension of the copyright page. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Newman, Dava J. Interactive aerospace engineering and design / Dava J. Newman.—1st ed. [p. cm](p. cm).—(McGraw-Hill series in aeronautical and aerospace engineering) Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0–07–234820–8 1. Aerospace engineering. I. Title. II. Series. TL546 .N48 2002 629. 1—dc21 2001018722 CIP INTERNATIONAL EDITION ISBN 0–07–112254–0 Copyright © 2002 . Exclusive rights by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., for manufacture and export. This book cannot be re-exported from the country to which it is sold by McGraw-Hill. The Internation

FAQs

What topics are covered in Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design?

The book covers a progression from flight history and engineering fundamentals to aerodynamics, aircraft performance, structural engineering, propulsion, stability and control, and extends into space environment perspective, orbital mechanics, satellite systems, and human space exploration.

How is the material organized in the book?

It uses a numbered chapter structure with section subparts (e.g., Chapter 1 section 1.1, 1.2, etc.), followed by appendices on unit systems and physical constants.

Does the book include reference materials for engineering calculations?

Yes. Appendix A provides unit systems and unit conversion factors, and Appendix B lists physical constants and miscellaneous values used for engineering work.

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