List of eBooks for Aerospace Engineering

Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics of Turbojet Aircraft

by T.I. Ligum - NASA , 1969
This book presents the physical bases of practical high-speed aerodynamics, and the influence
of air compressibility on the aerodynamic characteristics of wings and aircraft. Primary
attention is turned to passenger jets.
Helicopter Aerodynamics
by D. I. Bazov - NASA , 1972
Principles of helicopter flight under various conditions are reviewed, giving special attention to
the operation of the main rotor. Brief history of helicopter development is presented, together
with a summary of the main components of a helicopter.
Flight without Formulae: Simple Discussions on the Mechanics of the Aeroplane
by Emile Auguste Duchene - Longmans, Green and co., 1916
The book is written in the simplest possible language, and contains not a single formula. It
treats the principles of flight and the problems involved in the mechanics of the aeroplane,
demanding only the most elementary knowledge of arithmetic.
Modeling Flight
by Joseph R. Chambers - NASA, 2010
NASA has made many contributions to a broad range of aircraft including general aviation,
fighters, and supersonic transports. This book describes the issues that must be considered
when transferring subscale results to full-scale application.
Wind Tunnels
by Satoru Okamoto - InTech , 2011
This book collects original research studies on recent applications in wind tunnel tests,
exhibiting various investigation directions and providing a bird's eye view on this broad subject
area. Addressed to researchers and professional engineers.
Natural Aerodynamics
by R.S. Scorer - Pergamon Press , 1958
The air is so free that it finds a great variety of ways in which to move. These lectures were
given to audiences composed of aviators, engineers, geographers, meteorologists,
mathematicians, and some with no advanced scientific training at all.
Applied Aerodynamics
by Leonard Bairstow - Longmans, Green , 1920
The work aims at the extraction of principles of flight from, and the illustration of the use of,
detailed information on aeronautics now available from many sources. The subject of
aerodynamics is almost wholly based on experiment.
Aerodynamics
by N. A. V. Piercy - English University Press , 1947
This book presents the modern science of Aerodynamics and its immediate application to
aircraft. The present edition is enlarged to provide an introduction to the mathematical and
experimental study of compressible flow, subsonic and supersonic.
Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultra light Flight Testing Handbook
- US Government Printing Office , 1995
The purpose of this advisory circular is to make amateur-built/ultralight aircraft pilots aware
that test flying an aircraft is a critical undertaking, which should be approached with thorough
planning, skill, and common sense.
Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook
- Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
Weight and balance, two of the most important factors affecting flight safety, are thoroughly
discussed in this handbook. Indispensable for those responsible for aircraft weight distribution -
the engineers, designers, and pilots.
Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership
by David N. Spires - AU Press , 1998
This book tells the story of the origins and development of the United States Air Force's space
program from its earliest beginnings in the post Second World War period to its emergence as a
critical operational presence in the Persian Gulf War.
Aerospace Technologies Advancements
by Thawar T. Arif - InTech, 2010
Space technology has become increasingly important after the great development and rapid
progress in information and communication technology. This book deals with the latest and
most prominent research in space technology.
Space Handbook
by Robert W. Buchheim - RAND Corporation, 2007
Written as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, this book discusses
astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles,
propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, etc.
The Secret of Flight
by Johan Hoffman, Johan Jansson, Claes Johnson , 2008
A theory of subsonic flight based on a combination of analysis and computation. We uncover a
mechanism for the generation of substantial lift at the expense of small drag of a wing, which is
fundamentally different from the classical theories.
Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft
by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr. - United States Government Printing , 1985
This volume traces the technical development of the airplane from a curiosity at the beginning
of World War I to the highly useful machine of today. Included are significant aircraft that
incorporated important technical innovations.
Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight
by Theodore A. Talay - NASA History Division , 1975
This book is an introductory course in aerodynamics. It provides more than a layman's
treatment of the subject but not the detail as taught in many individual courses on the college
level. The result is a highly qualitative, illustrated set of notes.
Basics of Space Flight
by Dave Doody - NASA, 2009
This tutorial is designed to help operations people identify the range of concepts associated
with deep space missions, and grasp the relationships among them. It also enjoys popularity
with people interested in interplanetary space flight.
Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonic
by T. A. Heppenheimer - NASA, 2007
Hypersonic is the study of flight at speeds where aerodynamic heating dominates the physics of
the problem. Typically this is Mach 5 and higher. Hypersonic is an engineering science with
close links to supersonics and engine design.
Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story
by R. Dale Reed - NASA History Office, 2005
A stories of the most unusual flying machines ever flown, the lifting bodies. It is a story about
the engineers who committed a significant part of their lives to prove that the concept was a
viable one for use in spacecraft of the future.
The Smell Of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey
by Donald L. Mallick - University Press of the Pacific , 2005
The book tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours
in more than 125 types of aircraft. Mallick gives the reader fascinating first-hand descriptions of
his carrier operations and his research flying career.
NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo
by Sylvia Doughty Fries - NASA History Office , 1992
This is the story less of heroes than of a generation of engineers who made Apollo possible. It is
thus the story of the men and women who stood where the shadow was deepest. Their story is
told largely in their own words.
Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference
by Richard W. Orloff - NASA History Division, 2004
with the passage of time there are opportunities to reconsider Project Apollo anew. This book
draws out the statistical information about each of the flights that have been long buried in
numerous technical memoranda and historical studies.
The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology
by Ivan D. Ertel, at al. - NASA, 2007
The chronology of the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar mission provides documented
information covering a wide range of happenings directly and indirectly related to the program.
Written for historians and others interested in the great adventure.
Societal Impact of Spaceflight
- NASA, 2007
has the Space Age had a significant effect on society? This volume is to examine the effects of
spaceflight on society through scholarly research, making use especially of the tools of the
historian and the broader social sciences and humanities.
Remembering the Space Age
by Steven J. Dick - NASA, 2009
Thought-provoking ideas, views, and speculative reasoning. The book itself is divided into three
parts: National and Global Dimensions of the Space Age; Remembrance and Cultural
Representation of the Space Age; and Reflections of the Space Age.
Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990
by Roger E. Bilstein - United States Government Printing, 1989
This is a concise history of NACA and its successor agency, NASA. This edition not only updates
the historical record, but restores aeronautics to its due place in the history of the agency and
of mankind's most fascinating and continuing voyage.
The Wind and Beyond
by James R. Hansen, - NASA History Office , 2003
A documentary journey into the history of aerodynamics in America. How ideas about
aerodynamics first developed and how the technology evolved to forge the airplane into the
revolutionary machine is the epic story told in this book.
Aerial Vehicles
by Thanh Mung Lam - InTech , 2009
The book on aerial vehicles: design and development, UAV trajectory generation, unmanned
helicopters, flight control system optimization, intelligent aerial vehicles, autonomous
formation flight, asymmetric hovering flapping flight, and much more.
Spacecraft Dynamics
by Thomas R. Kane - McGraw Hill, 1983
This book is an outgrowth of courses taught at Stanford University and at UCLA. It is intended
for use as a textbook in courses of instruction at the graduate level and as a reference work for
engineers engaged in research in this field.