Introduction to Flight (McGraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering) - Hardcover

Anderson, John D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072825693 ISBN 13: 9780072825695

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2004

Synopsis

Published March 2004 Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Introduction to Flight blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective.New content includes coverage of: the last days of the Concorde and the centennial of the Wright Brothers flight; the Mariner and Voyager 2 missions; geometric and geopotential altitudes; and uninhabited aerial vehicles [UAVs]. Preview Boxes, new to this edition, provide students with a snapshot of what they are to learn in each chapter.

About this title

About the Author

John D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072825693
• ISBN 13: 9780072825695
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 832