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