Fluidic Thrust Vectoring and Jet Interaction Control

What if you could steer a supersonic jet without touching it? No actuators, no moving parts in the exhaust just fluid physics doing the work.

This book is a comprehensive technical reference on fluidic thrust vectoring: the science and engineering of redirecting propulsive jets using pressure, shock waves, and turbulent entrainment rather than mechanical force. Built from first principles and written for engineers and researchers who need genuine depth, it covers the full arc of the subject jet aerodynamics, the Coanda effect, every major vectoring method in detail, nozzle design, control systems, computational modeling, experimental techniques, and applications across military aircraft, launch vehicles, unmanned systems, and hypersonic platforms.

Performance trade studies, honest treatment of remaining challenges, and a forward-looking final section on AI-assisted control, smart materials, and distributed propulsion make this as useful for those working at the frontier as for those approaching the subject for the first time.

The physics are settled. The engineering challenges are understood. This book exists to help close the gap between the two.