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Aeronautical Engineer's Data Book

  • 1st Edition - October 17, 2001
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Cliff Matthews
  • Language: English

Aeronautical Engineer's Data Bookis an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer. Covering all aspect… Read more

Description

Aeronautical Engineer's Data Bookis an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer. Covering all aspects of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary craft, this pocket book provides quick access to useful aeronautical engineering data and sources of information for further in-depth information.

Key features

  • Quick reference to essential data
  • Most up to date information available

Readership

All aeronautical engineers, professionals and students

Table of contents

Important Regulations and DirectivesFundamental dimensions and unitsSymbols and notationsAeronautical definitionsBasic fluid mechanicsBasic aerodynamicsPrinciples of flight dynamicsPrinciples of propulsionAircraft performanceAircraft design and constructionAirportsBasic mechanical designReference sources

AppendicesA Aerodynamics stability and control derivativesB Aircraft response transfer functionsC Approximate expressions for dimensionless aerodynamic stability and control derivativesD Compressible flow tablesE Shock wave data

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 30, 2001
  • Language: English

About the author

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Cliff Matthews

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Engineer, UK

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