Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design

Francis J. Hale

ISBN 10: 0471078859 / ISBN 13: 9780471078852

Published by Wiley January 1991, 1991

About this Item

General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. The covers/corners have some creasing. Previous owner's name inside and initials around edges of book. The pages show some general reader wear as well. Text has highlighting and notations throughout. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design
• Publisher: Wiley January 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471078859
• ISBN 13: 9780471078852
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good - Cash
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education

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Synopsis

A self-contained in-depth treatment of aircraft performance, designed for a first course in aeronautical or aerospace engineering for undergraduate engineers. Provides an understanding of why conventional aircraft look and fly the way they do. This well written text covers turbofan and turboprop propulsion, subjects often avoided in other texts. New to the text is the treatment of wind effects on aircraft. Includes illustrative examples and references to practical piloting procedures and the significance of parameters.

About the Author

Francis J. Hale is a Professor of Mechanical &Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.He received his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,his SM in controls and instrumentation, and ScD in aeronautics andastronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology He isan Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics, a member of the Order of Daedalians, and holdsmemberships in many other professional and honor societies. Beforejoining North Carolina State University in 1965, Professor Hale hadan active career in the Army and Air Force where he worked inengineering, research, and development, tested aircraft weaponsystems, served as Deputy Director of the Thor and Minuteman WeaponSystems, and was a rated pilot.