Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Basic Principles of Flight

By Ethirajan Rathakrishnan

Provides? a broad and accessible introduction to the field of aerospace engineering, ideal for semester-long courses? ?

Aerospace? engineering, the field of engineering focused? on the development of aircraft and spacecraft, is taught at? universities? in both? dedicated aerospace engineering? programs as well as in? wider? mechanical? engineering? curriculums? around the world?yet? accessible? introductory textbooks covering all essential areas of the subject are rare. Filling this significant gap in the market, ? Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Basic Principles of Flight? provides? beginning? students with a strong foundational knowledge of the? key? concepts they will further explore as they advance through their studies.? ?

Designed to align with the curriculum of a single-semester course, this comprehensive textbook offers a? student-friendly? presentation? that combines? the theoretical and? practical? aspects? of? aerospace? engineering. Clear and concise chapters cover the laws of aerodynamics, pressure, and atmospheric modeling, aircraft configurations, the forces of flight, stability and control, rockets, propulsion, and more.? Detailed illustrations, ? well-defined equations, ? end-of-chapter summaries, and ample review questions? throughout the text? ensure students understand the core topics of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight mechanics, and aircraft performance.? Drawn? from? the author?s? thirty years?? experience teaching the subject to countless? numbers of university? students, this much-needed textbook: ? ?

Explains basic vocabulary and fundamental aerodynamic concepts? ? Describes aircraft configurations, low-speed aerofoils, high-lift devices, and rockets? ? Covers essential topics including thrust, propulsion, performance, maneuvers, and? stability and control? Introduces each topic? in? a concise and straightforward manner? as students are guided through progressively more advanced material? Includes access to companion website containing a solutions manual and lecture slides for instructors?

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Basic Principles of Flight? is the perfect ?one stop? textbook for? instructors, undergraduates, ? and graduate? students in Introduction to Aerospace Engineering or Introduction to Flight courses in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering programs.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119807158
• ISBN13: 9781119807155
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 10.0"