Commercial Aviation in the Jet Era and the Systems That Make It Possible

By Thomas Filburn

Discusses the "behind the scenes" systems that keep commercial aircraft operating to designed specification, including materials of construction, nominal as well as severe requirements, normal, off-normal and emergency operation

Describes the high loads and large movements necessary to reconfigure an airplane from low-drag, Mach 0.87 flight to high lift low speed take-off and landing speeds

Explains the importance and operation of the various, aviation sub-systems by describing what happens when failures occur in this equipment

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030201104
• ISBN13: 9783030201104
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"