Journal Aerospace Sciences (2 results)
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Seller: Neatstuff, Bristol, VA, U.S.A.Neatstuff
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Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Bound Volume 29 containing 12 monthly issues, Number 1-12, January through December 1962, 1512 total pages including index, 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". Dark blue buckram-bound Hardcover is ex-lib stamped with name of library and "Withdrawn" to the edges and pastedowns; gilt lettering to spine; has light we…ar, scratches, and very light soiling to bottom corner; card pocket remnants on rear pastedown. The covers are very nice and clean, except for library stuff. There are no missing pages. All pages are bright and clean with no marks or highlighting; no yellowing. Has a small corner bump. This is a very nice, tight, square, clean volume. Heavily illustrated with charts, graphs, drawings, tables and B&W photos. No DJ. Partial Contents Include: the Transversa Vibrations Of A Flat Spinning Membrane, Linearized Dynamics of a Nuclear Ramjet Missle, Viscous Torque in a Spherical Gas Bearing, Thermal Stresses in the Bending of Ogival Shells, Theoretical Prediction of the Transonic Characteristics of Airfoils, Propeller-Nacelle Whirl Flutter, Determination of Lift and Drag Programs to Minimize Re-Entry Heating, Some Features of Supersonic and Hypersonic Flow About Blunted Cones, Elastic Stability of Orthotropic Shells, eart-Emitted Infrares Radiation Incident Upon A Satellite, Pressure Distribution in Regions of Step-induced Turbulent Separation, Classical Columns and Creep, A Theory of Transonic Aileron Buzz, Neglection Viscous Effects. The Drag of Elongated Bodies Over a Wide-Reynolds Number Rabge, Munk intervals for Fully Cavitated Hydrofoils, On The Theory of Laminated Anistropic Shell and Plates, Similarity Laws for Aerothermoelastic Testing, Partial-Admission Turbines, On Slender Airfoil Theory for Nonequilibrium Flow, On The Nonlinear Elastokinetics of Shells and Beams, A Second-Order Theory of Entry Mechanics Into Planetary Atmosphere, The Wake Behind An Oscillating Vehicle, Vibrations of a rectangular Cantilever Plate, A Digital Method For Redundand Structural Analysis, Mathematical Analysis of corotating nose-Gear Shimmy Phenomenon and many others.
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Seller: Max Rambod Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.Max Rambod Inc
Contact seller5-star sellerJournal of the Aerospace Sciences, 1959, documents foundational research in American aerospace engineering during the early Cold War space race. Published the year after the establishment of NASA and amid intensified U.S. efforts to match Soviet rocket achievements following the 1957 launch of Sputnik, these issues contain conte…mporary technical studies on hypersonic aerodynamics, missile stability, spacecraft propulsion, and planetary trajectory design. Articles by scientists and engineers working at leading research institutions and government laboratories record the theoretical groundwork that would shape the next decade of American spaceflight, including early analytical work on Mars trajectories, reentry materials, and competing propulsion systems for interplanetary travel. Journal of the Aerospace Sciences. Volume 26, numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. New York: Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, 1959. Eleven issues from the journal's 1959 volume, lacking only the March issue. The periodical served as the principal research forum of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, the professional organization that later became the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Together, these figures represent a cohort of scientists who would define American spaceflight theory and practice in the decade to come.Archive consists of 11 printed volumes in original wrappers, approx. 50-80 pages per issue, totaling over 800 pages. This archive includes: Volume 26, No. 1 (January 1959): Features research on turbulent skin-friction drag at supersonic speeds, jet nozzle structures, nonlinear flutter problems, and B-47 gust response. Includes Frank E. Goddard Jr., T.C. Adamson Jr., S.P. Shen. Vol. 26, No. 2 (February 1959): Contains work on spiked bodies at hypersonic speeds, reentry missile stability, and panel flutter. Contributors include Seymour M. Bogdonoff, E.V. Laitone, and Frederick L. Ryder. Vol. 26, No. 4 (April 1959): Publishes the Twenty-Second Wright Brothers Lecture by Maurice Roy of ONERA, France. Other articles include thermal stresses, hypersonic shock tunnels, and boundary-layer transition. Vol. 26, No. 5 (May 1959): Focuses on heat transfer at hypersonic speeds, lift-drag ratios at supersonic speeds, low-thrust spacecraft flight mechanics, and chemically reacting boundary layers. Authors include A.J. Hanawalt, Clinton E. Brown, and Daniel E. Rosner. Vol. 26, No. 6 (June 1959): Includes Hans Bethe's paper on the ablation of glassy materials, structural matrix analysis, and free-molecule flow dynamics. Vol. 26, No. 7 (July 1959): Features M.A. Biot on thermomechanical reciprocity, airplane turbulence responses, and reentry motion. Also includes research on fatigue stress and laminar dissociated airflows. Vol. 26, No. 8 (August 1959): Discusses transonic wing/body aerodynamics, supersonic plate divergence, mercury plasma tunnels, and propellant burning models. Includes Hans U. Eckert. Vol. 26, No. 9 (September 1959): Opens with Richard H. Battin's landmark article on planetary reconnaissance trajectories from MIT, along with contributions on missile drag optimization, rocket flight variational problems, and real-gas flows. Vol. 26, No. 10 (October 1959): Features George Paul Sutton's comprehensive comparison of interplanetary propulsion systems, addressing ion rockets, nuclear heating, and solar sails. Also includes optimal aircraft climb paths and spherical cap snapping. Vol. 26, No. 11 (November 1959): Includes studies on flutter energy equations, jet-flap compressors, porous-wall cooling, and actuator disc dynamics in turbomachinery. Vol. 26, No. 12 (December 1959): Closes the year with work on thermal buckling, subsonic turbulence reattachment, zoom climb optimization, and hypersonic similitude. Contributors include Carl Gazley Jr., Wallace D. Hayes, and George Gerard. In 1959, the Journal of the Aerospace Sciences served as the official scientific platform for cutting-edge American aerospace research, marking the transition from aeronautical to astronautical engineering. That year saw sustained focus on hypersonics, ballistic missile trajectories, spacecraft propulsion, and heat transfer under extreme atmospheric conditions, as the U.S. sought to stabilize its strategic position after the 1957 Sputnik crisis and ahead of the 1960 Mercury program. Research in these volumes was underwritten by military contracts, NASA collaboration (established in 1958), and Cold War exigencies. Light foxing to several wrappers, particularly July issue; some edge wear and surface abrasions. Two issues show sticker residue at spine or lower edge. Interiors uniformly clean, bindings firm, and covers largely bright and intact. Overall very good condition. The studies record the technical environment that produced early American satellite programs and later lunar navigation systems, linking university laboratories, defense contractors, and federal research agencies.
