Aircraft performance and design / John D. Anderson, Jr.
Digitised Book 52.15.174.200 (0)
1999
Information About
On one hand, this book gives a presentation of airplane performance at the college level. It covers both static and accelerated performance topics. On the other hand, this book also gives a presentation of airplane design, with an emphasis on the philosophy and methodology of design. Some emphasis is also placed on historical material and design case studies in order to illustrate this philosophy and methodology.
Subjects
Airplanes--Performance Airplanes--Design and constructionCategories
Science and technologyAdditional Details
- Creators
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- Anderson, John David
- Subject
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- Airplanes--Performance
- Airplanes--Design and construction
- Publisher
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- McGraw-Hill, 1999
- National Library Board Singapore, 1999
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Preface -- pt.1 Preliminary considerations. ch.1 The evolution of the airplane and its performance: a short history. ch.2 Aerodynamics of the airplane: the drag polar. ch.3 Some propulsion characteristics -- pt.2 Airplane performance. ch.4 The equations of motion. ch.5 Airplane performance: steady flight. ch.6 Airplane performance: accelerated flight -- pt.3 Airplane design. ch.7 The philosophy of airplane design.
- Edition
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- International ed.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.