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Proemium
Foreword by Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Preface to the 2025 Edition
Preface to the 2024 Edition
ATTENTION! AE201 Students at ERAU
Acknowledgements
About the Author
1. What is Aerospace Engineering?
2. History of Aircraft & Aviation
3. History of Rockets & Space Flight
4. Mathematics for Engineering
5. Units & Conversion Factors
6. Professional Responsibilities, Ethics, & Copyright
7. Aircraft Classifications & Regulations
8. Anatomy of Aircraft & Spacecraft
9. Aerospace Structures
10. Aerospace Materials
11. Fundamental Properties of Fluids
12. Fluid Statics & the Hydrostatic Equation
13. Atmospheric Properties & the ISA
14. Types of Fluid Flows
15. Dimensional Analysis
16. Mach Number & Reynolds Number
17. Dynamic Similarity
18. Problem Solving & Modeling
19. Thermodynamic Foundations
20. Equations of Fluid Motion
21. Continuity Equation
22. Momentum Equation
23. Energy Equation & Bernoulli’s Equation
24. Applications of the Conservation Laws
25. Boundary Layer Flows
26. Turbulent Flows
27. Bluff Body Flows
28. Internal Flows
29. Time-Dependent Flows
30. Viscous-Dominated Flows
31. Airfoil Shapes
32. Aerodynamics of Airfoil Sections
33. Wing Shapes & Nomenclature
34. Aerodynamics of Finite Wings
35. Potential Flow Theory
36. Classic Airfoil Theory
37. Lifting Line Theory
38. Equations of Motion for an Airplane
39. Fundamentals of Propulsion Systems
40. Airspeed Definitions & Measurement
41. Altitude Definitions & Measurement
42. Piston Engines
43. Aircraft Propellers
44. Turbojet Engines
45. Turbofan & Turboprop Engines
46. Rocket Engines
47. Steady Level-Flight Operations
48. Airplane Performance Envelopes
49. Takeoff & Landing Performance
50. Flight Range & Endurance
51. Climbing, Ceiling & Gliding
52. Flight Maneuvers & Gusts
53. Stalling & Spinning
54. Supersonic Flight Vehicles
55. Hypersonic Flight Vehicles
56. Rockets & Launch Vehicles
57. Astronautics, Space & Astrodynamics
58. Aircraft Stability & Control
59. Wind Tunnel Testing
60. Introduction to Advanced Computational Methods
61. Acoustics of Flight Vehicles
62. Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity, & Flutter
63. Gliders & Sailplanes
64. Helicopters
65. Autogiros & Gyroplanes
66. Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) Aircraft
67. Airships, Blimps, & Aerostats
68. Ground Effect Vehicles
69. Electrically-Powered Aircraft
70. Worked Examples: Introductory
71. Worked Examples: Anatomy, Structures, & Regulations
72. Worked Examples: Units & Conversion Factors
73. Worked Examples: Fluid Properties & Hydrostatics
74. Worked Examples: Dimensional Analysis
75. Worked Examples: Fluid Flows & Fluid Dynamics
76. Worked Examples: Bluff Body Flows
77. Worked Examples: Internal Flows
78. Worked Examples: Airfoils & Wings
79. Worked Examples: Propulsion Systems
80. Worked Examples: Airplane, Rocket, & Spacecraft Performance
Essential Formulae
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