Aircraft Performance and Design: An Introduction to Principles and Practice

By Ambar K. Mitra

This book is an introduction to the principles of flight, such as, aerodynamics, propulsion, and static stability. Furthermore, the book introduces the analysis of various aspects of an airplane's mission, such as, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent and landing, and bank turn.Readers with first year, college level proficiency in calculus and physics will fully appreciate the contents.The purpose is to keep the students, in an Aeronautical Engineering program, anchored to the basic figures of merit and preliminary design of an airplane without overwhelming mathematical analysis. Even the graduating seniors will find this book as a practical guide for their Capstone Design projects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999746618
• ISBN13: 9780999746615
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Ambar K. Mitra
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"