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Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1993
ISBN 10: 1563470616ISBN 13: 9781563470615
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In this first volume in the Space Biology and Medicine series, contributors describe the current status of their understanding of space, highlighting physical and ecological conditions as well as heavenly bodies, and provide general information that will prove useful in the later volumes. The book is divided into four parts: Part I, Historical Perspective; Part II, The Space Environment; Part III, Life in the Universe; and Part IV, Space Exploration. Chapter contributions were made by both U.S. and Russian authors. The book also features an appendix of Astronomical and Physical Quantities, a detailed subject index, and an 8-page color section.
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Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2004
ISBN 10: 156347655XISBN 13: 9781563476556
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. A former NASA engineer and astronautics professor offers down-to-earth advice and recommended reading on preparing for and surviving in science-related professions. This book is especially valuable for those who are attempting career transitions between the work place and academic environments.
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Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2004
ISBN 10: 1563477092ISBN 13: 9781563477096
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Moving on from the conceptual design of an aircraft, it becomes necessary to lay down the details of the airframe. This is effectively done in two stages--derivation of the applied loading and layout/sizing of the primary structural members. In his latest contribution to the literature Aircraft Loading and Structural Layout Denis Howe provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of loading actions analysis, together with the logical extension to the conceptual design of the airframe. He thereby meets two perceived needs that are not currently addressed by existing aircraft design texts, where loading analysis tends to be dealt with somewhat superficially, treating only the basic symmetric flight envelope, and where structural analysis often assumes that a certain level of design detail has already been established. The author's comprehensive lecture notes, accumulated during 45 years of teaching aircraft design at Cranfield University provided the basis for this valuable reference text that offers a straightforward, systematic approach to the quantitative derivation of the initial structural concept. Readers will find a simple, logical, sequence to derive the form, location and a.
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Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1999
ISBN 10: 1563472899ISBN 13: 9781563472893
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Written by Robert Garvin who has more than 42 years of management experience at the General Electric Company, this text looks at the history of General Electric in the field of commercial aircraft engines.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2005
ISBN 10: 1563476967ISBN 13: 9781563476969
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated. Seven Billionaires and One Big Problem Big Telescopes, Hot Rodders, and Librarians Gateses, Jobses, and the Laureates' Lemma Build Big, Build Many, or Use it Again Small Market, Small Payload, but not a toy Myths, Mistrust, and Trust The Pitch The Business Plan Mazes, Stop Cords, and Skunk Workers Fuel Tanks, Heat Shields, and Fire Walls Balloon Tanks, Fracture Mechanics, and Friction Stir Welding Enthusiasm Bubbles, Ejections, and Expander Cycles Gasoline, Alcohol, Kerosene, or Liquid Methane Design Reviews, Prototypes, and Parawings Guidance, Navigation, and Control Webb Suit, Hard Suit, Space Suit Markets, Philosophy, Techniques, and Approaches Rockets, Jets, and Soft Landings Pilots, Payloads, and Passengers Mooncars, Monks, and Monasteries Aliens, Cheetahs, and Archea Halfway to Everywhere, First Stage, First Flight Stop the Production Line! Earth Below Us Money, Manufacturing, and Marketing Always Room for Improvement Epilogue I: Space is Finally a PlaceEpilogue II: Mars for the Many.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2002
ISBN 10: 1563475200ISBN 13: 9781563475207
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. This is the first book ever to chronicle the life and work of Dr. Hans von Ohain, the brilliant physicist who assisted with the invention of the turbojet engine. The book follows him from childhood through his education, the first turbojet development, and his work at the Heinkel Company, where his dream of "elegance of flight" was ultimately realized with the flight of the Heinkel He 178, powered by the turbojet engine he created. It also presents his immigration to the United States and his career with the United States Air Force, whereupon he became one of the top scientists in the field of advanced propulsion.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2003
ISBN 10: 1563475251ISBN 13: 9781563475252
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Printing. Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures. This book outlines the history of the technical development of the airplane. Richly illustrated, it moves the reader through time beginning with Leonardo da Vinci and forward to the present. In each chronological period, the various aspects of the synthesis of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures to the design of flying machines is described and critically evaluated.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1997
ISBN 10: 1563472406ISBN 13: 9781563472404
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 6th. A top chief executive looks at the complexities and conundrums of today's business management and offers solutions. Augustine sets forth 52 laws that cover every area of business in an entertaining, informative manner.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2005
ISBN 10: 1563477548ISBN 13: 9781563477546
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. From the first American orbiting satellite, to Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin's historical walk on the Moon, virtually every major achievement in American Space history was made possible by a Rocketdyne engine. And, that record has stood true for over forty years, as today the Space Shuttle program continues to rely on engines designed and built by Rocketdyne. This book is the story behind that unprecedented accomplishment. It is the chronicle of success of one team of rocket pioneers who propelled the American space program from trailing the Soviet Union in the 1950s and early 1960s into today's position of leadership in space. It is a story of heroes and even a few villains, but mostly it is a story of triumphant success in the human venture into space. For the early history of rocketry up through the work of Dr Robert Goddard in the early 1940s, Kraemer referenced the history books of T A Heppenheimer and Frank Winter. experiences as a member of the Rocketdyne team, as well as those of other key members of this elite group, including: Bill Brennan, George Sutton, Bill Cecka, Doug Hege, Bill Ezell, Tom Myers, John Tormey, Paul Castenholz, Sam Iacobellis, Ed Monteath, Steve Domokos, Stan Gunn, Willy Wilhelm, Bob Biggs, Ted Benham, and Vince Wheelcok. This book is a true testament to the human spirit - and to a dedicated and determined team of aerospace engineers who launched a nation into Space.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1998
ISBN 10: 1563472821ISBN 13: 9781563472824
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The authors have been intimately involved in the acquisition and development of the advanced tactical fighter (ATF) programme from its inception through today. This book traces the history of the ATF programme and the evolution of the ATF requirements from the beginning of the programme through the start of the engineering and manufacturing development.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2009
ISBN 10: 160086712XISBN 13: 9781600867125
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. In 1956, the shock of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the horrors of the war that followed were still fresh in the minds of America's leaders. When the Soviet Union exploded its own atomic bomb in August 1949, the sense of vulnerability increased, with the realization that the next surprise attack could destroy American cities and kill millions of people. Deterring an attack required knowing Soviet capabilities and intentions. To gather that information, the U-2 spyplane had begun photographing large sections of the Soviet Union, flying at altitudes far above the reach of their air defenses. But while the U-2 could go where it wanted, the Soviets could track it from border to border. It was only a matter of time before their interceptors or missiles would be able to knock it out of the sky. The only hope was to make the U.S. aircraft invisible to their air defense radars. And if it couldn't be made invisible, then a new aircraft would be needed. This is where the story of stealth and the Blackbird begins. Based on interviews, memoirs, and oral histories of the scientists and engineers involved, recently declassified CIA documents, and photographs, reports, and technical drawings from Lockheed and Convair, this is a technical history of the evolution of the Lockheed A-12 Blackbird. It begins with the attempts to make the U-2 invisible to Soviet radars, presents the subsonic and supersonic designs for the follow-on aircraft, and describes the competition between Convair and Lockheed to accomplish a quantum leap in performance. It traces the evolution of various technical approaches and explains engineering concepts in terms accessible to the educated layperson.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2007
ISBN 10: 1563479184ISBN 13: 9781563479182
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. This story tells, in clear detail, how Sikorsky Aircraft developed, tested, modified, and produced one of the most successful helicopters in the world. Written by the man considered to be the father of the Black Hawk, Ray Leoni explains how Sikorsky used innovative designs with the right advanced technologies to meet the Army's stringent specifications for aircraft performance, survivability and reliability. With its creative Black Hawk design, Sikorsky won an uphill, highly-contested battle for one of the world's largest helicopter programs which reestablished the company as a leader in the world community of helicopter producers.Black Hawk variants have been put in service by every branch of the US Military and by over 24 countries around the world accumulating over 5 million flight hours. Through its combat service in the campaigns of Granada, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, the Black Hawk has demonstrated unprecedented mission versatility and survivability and proven itself to be an outstanding war-fighting machine that will serve for a half century or longer. In the best tradition and vision of Igor Sikorsky, Black Hawks are performing world-wide rescue and humanitarian.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1999
ISBN 10: 1563473321ISBN 13: 9781563473326
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. This joint publication between the National Air and Space Museum and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics chronicles the evolution of the small gas turbine engine via a comprehensive study of a major aerospace industry. Drawing on in-depth interviews with pioneers, current project engineers and company managers, engineering papers published by the manufacturers, and the tremendous document and artifact collections at the National Air and Space Museum, the book captures and memorializes small engine development from its earliest stage.
Published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 2004
ISBN 10: 156347705XISBN 13: 9781563477058
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. This book presents the fascinating story of the events that paved the way to space. It introduces the reader to the history of early rocketry and the subsequent developments that led into the space age. People of various nations and from various lands contributed to the breakthrough to space, and the book takes the reader to faraway places on five continents. It also includes many quotes to give readers a flavor of how the participants viewed the developments. Most publications on the topic either target narrow aspects of rocket history or are popular books that scratch the surface, with minimal and sometimes inaccurate technical details. This book bridges the gap. It contains numerous technical details usually unavailable in popular publications. The details are not overbearing and anyone interested in rocketry and space exploration will navigate through the book without difficulty. There are 340 figures and photographs, many appearing for the first time.