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Aircraft: Powerplants, Student Study Guide

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  Aircraft: Powerplants, Student Study Guide Aircraft: Powerplants, Student Study Guide OTHER ARTICLES Aircraft Powerplants, Seventh Edition, part of the Glencoe Aviation Technology Series (formerly the Northrop Series), is the most comprehensive up-to-date powerplant book on the market today. It has been revised to reflect the latest changes in FAR Part 147 and changing industry needs. The new edition features expanded coverage of turbine engine theory and nomenclature. It also includes additional current models of turbofan, turboprop, and turboshaft engines. Information on turbine engine fuel, oil, ignition systems has been expanded and divided into separate chapters. And the remainder of the turbine engine material is updated and presented apart from reciprocating engines, allowing for the flexibility of teaching this materials separately or together. New material added to the propeller section deals with composite propellers, dynamic propeller blancing, and auxiliary propeller sys
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Aerodynamics: Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)

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  Aerodynamics: Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) Aerodynamics: Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) OTHER ARTICLES Charming, reader-friendly chronicle by a famous pioneer in aerodynamic research traces the development of dynamic flight from the time of Newton through the 20th century. It recounts struggles of engineers and physicists with problems associated with lift, drag, stability, aeroelasticity, and the sound barrier. 72 figures. 1957 edition.
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Dynamics and Simulation of Flexible Rockets

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  Dynamics and Simulation of Flexible Rockets Dynamics and Simulation of Flexible Rockets OTHER ARTICLES Dynamics and Simulation of Flexible Rockets provides a full state, multiaxis treatment of launch vehicle flight mechanics and provides the state equations in a format that can be readily coded into a simulation environment. Various forms of the mass matrix for the vehicle dynamics are presented. The book also discusses important forms of coupling, such as between the nozzle motions and the flexible body.This book is designed to help practicing aerospace engineers create simulations that can accurately verify that a space launch vehicle will successfully perform its mission. Much of the open literature on rocket dynamics is based on analysis techniques developed during the Apollo program of the 1960s. Since that time, large-scale computational analysis techniques and improved methods for generating Finite Element Models (FEMs) have been developed. The art of the problem is to combine
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Rockets and Missiles of Vandenberg AFB: 1957-2017

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  Rockets and Missiles of Vandenberg AFB: 1957-2017 Rockets and Missiles of Vandenberg AFB: 1957-2017 OTHER ARTICLES On December 16, 1958, a Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile became the first rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB, California. Established from the remnants of a WWII and Korean War training base named Camp Cooke, the USAF selected the location to operationally test intercontinental-range ballistic missiles over the Pacific Ocean. Over the decades, Vandenberg has seen over 1,900 launches of more than 70 varieties of rockets and missiles. This book chronicles the launches by rocket/missile, launchpad location, and payload. Many never-before-seen photographs illustrate the variety of space launch vehicles used to lift national-security satellites into orbit, as well as the operational testing of the missiles used by United States nuclear-alert forces. The launches at Vandenberg helped drive the technological innovation and deterrence that helped the US win the Cold War.
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Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series, Series Number 12)

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  Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series, Series Number 12) Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series, Series Number 12) OTHER ARTICLES An internationally recognized expert explains the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and other rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft. Besides the history of helicopter flight, basic methods of analysis, and performance and design issues, Leishman covers airfoil flows, unsteady aerodynamics, dynamic stall, and rotor wakes. Each chapter includes homework problems.
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Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition

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  Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen: 13th edition OTHER ARTICLES The 13th edition of this bestselling book is proof of the success of Mary Blewitt's concise and clear style in explaining a particularly difficult skill, and it has been the bible for many generations of ocean navigators. Since this book was first published, the huge advances in electronic navigation have transported most offshore navigators to a world of press-button convenience. However, there is still a vital need for traditional skills when things go wrong: batteries can fail, aerials go overboard, and electronics have been known to get wet.A bestseller for over 65 years, Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen is a model of simplicity and clarity. The worked examples require only straightforward addition and subtraction, which explains why this book has truly earned its reputation for admirable conciseness and for making a tricky subject easy to understand.This edition
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If You Decide To Go To The Moon

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  If You Decide To Go To The Moon If You Decide To Go To The Moon OTHER ARTICLES Two artists at the height of their powers have created a beautiful book with an unforgettable message about the moon and an even more important message about the earth. A publishing event!If you decide to go to the moon, writes Faith McNulty, read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home.Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing (don't forget your diary and plenty of food) to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy don't worry) to traveling through space (where the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing.
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