Mechanics of Flight

by Alfred Cotterill Kermode and A.C. Kermode

Book Overview

Mechanics of Flight is an ideal introduction to the basic principles of flight for students embarking on courses in aerospace engineering, student pilots, apprentices in the industry and anyone who is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582237408
• ISBN13: 9780582237407
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book on Mechanics of Flight

"Mechanics of Flight" is an excellent book on the introduction to the principles of flight. The book gives a comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics on mechanics and principles of flight including air and airflow characteristics, aerofoils, thrust for flight, level flight, gliding, take-off and landing, aircraft performance, manoeuvres, stability and control, subsonic, transonic and supersonic flight, missiles, satellites and spacecraft. The author did a good job of taking the otherwise complex subject of flight into a clearly explained and illustrated subject making it interesting and easy to follow by anyone with a high school level of knowledge of physics and mathematics. The book is well written with easy to follow explanations and worked examples. The beauty of the book is that one can learn principles of flight and aeronautical engineering without having to go through complicated formula. The reader will find the book easy to follow due to the author's generous use of diagrams and graphs. The book is recommended reading for aeronautical engineering students, flight enthusiasts and pilots.

Relevance to pilots

With easy to follow explanations and numerical examples, the Mechanics of Flight 10 th Edn is an excellent book for pilots wanting to further understand the theoretical principles of flight. For aspiring pilots with a good grasp of mechanics (high-school level Physics in Australia) or trainee pilots with a grasp of basic aerodynamics, this book will be immediately relevant and useable. For those without that prior understanding this book may be too much too soon-in which case an emperical study of aerodynamics as presented in books like 'Flight Without Formulae' AC Kermode or 'Aircraft Flight' Barnard & Philpott may be more suitable.

Not only for ESL/EFL students

This dictionary is an excellent resource for both learners of English and native English speakers. I do a lot of proofreading in my job, and often need to check correct usage of words including which preposition to use. The inclusion of American and British spelling and pronunciation differences is also invaluable.What is especially useful for learners of English in addition to the example sentences are: the notes on whether certain words are formal, informal, colloquial or offensive; the tips on politness; and the frequency of use of certain words in spoken or written English.

Bravo! I found the book!

I am currently a senior technician in the Air Force and am sitting for Liscenced Aircraft Engineers examination. Never have I seen a book that explains its content in details yet easily digestable. All I can say is that Mechanics of Flight is a diificult subject but not anymore after reading this book. An extra BONUS...all questions from the examinations are actually covered extensively.

The Best

The Best book for Budding Aeronautical engineering Students and proffesional pilots. Easy to read, all the information you need.