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Proemium
Foreward by Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Preface to the 2024 Edition
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
14. Types of Fluid Flows
15. Dimensional Analysis
16. Mach & Reynolds Numbers
17. Dynamic Similarity
18. Problem Solving & Modeling
19. Equations of Fluid Motion
20. Continuity Equation
21. Momentum Equation
22. Energy Equation & Bernoulli’s Equation
23. Applications of the Conservation Laws
24. Boundary Layer Flows
25. Turbulent Flows
26. Bluff Body Flows
27. Internal Flows
28. Time-Dependent Flows
29. Viscous-Dominated Flows
30. Airfoil Shapes
31. Aerodynamics of Airfoil Sections
32. Wing Shapes & Nomenclature
33. Aerodynamics of Finite Wings
34. Potential Flows
35. Thin Airfoil Theory
36. Lifting Line Theory
37. Airplane Equations of Motion
38. Fundamentals of Propulsion Systems
39. Airspeed Definitions & Measurement
40. Altitude Definitions & Measurement
41. Piston Engines
42. Aircraft Propellers
43. Turbojet Engines
44. Turbofan & Turboprop Engines
45. Rocket Engines
46. Steady Level-Flight Operations
47. Performance Envelopes
48. Takeoff & Landing Performance
49. Flight Range & Endurance
50. Climbing, Ceiling & Gliding
51. Flight Maneuvers & Gusts
52. Supersonic & Hypersonic Flight
53. Rockets & Launch Vehicle Performance
54. Astronautics, Space & Astrodynamics
55. Stalling & Spinning
56. Aircraft Stability & Control
57. Acoustics of Flight Vehicles
58. Introduction to Advanced Computational Methods
59. Helicopters & Vertical Flight
60. Gliders & Sailplanes
61. Airships, Blimps, & Aerostats
62. Ground Effect Vehicles
63. Electrically-Powered Aircraft
64. Worked Examples: Introductory
65. Worked Examples: Anatomy, Regulations & Structures
66. Worked Examples: Fluid Properties & Hydrostatics
67. Worked Examples: Units, Conversion Factors & Dimensional Analysis
68. Worked Examples: Fluid Flows & Fluid Dynamics
69. Worked Examples: Bluff Body Flows
70. Worked Examples: Internal Flows
71. Worked Examples: Airfoils & Wings
72. Worked Examples: Propulsion Systems
73. Worked Examples: Airplane, Rocket, & Spacecraft Performance
Essential Formulae
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