Flight Mechanics: Theory of Flight Paths (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) - Softcover

Miele, Angelo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486801462 ISBN 13: 9780486801469

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2016

Synopsis

This classic text analyzes the trajectories of aircraft, missiles, satellites, and spaceships subjected to uniform and central gravitational forces, aerodynamic forces, and thrust. Suitable for students and professionals in aerodynamic engineering, the treatment illustrates the wealth of related problems in applied mathematics and addresses their solutions in terms of vehicle design.
The three-part approach begins with a survey of foundations that covers general principles of kinematics, dynamics, aerodynamics, and propulsion. Subsequent chapters examine quasi-steady flight over a flat earth with applications to aircraft powered by turbojet, turbofan, and ramjet engines flying at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds. The final chapters explore nonsteady flight over a flat earth with applications to rocket vehicles operating in the hypervelocity domain. A helpful appendix with material on properties of the atmosphere concludes the text.

About this title

About the Author:

Angelo Miele is A. J. Foyt Family Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Research Professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0486801462
• ISBN 13: 9780486801469
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432