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Welcome!
Proemium
Forward by Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Using a Pressbooks Webbook
1. What is Aerospace Engineering?
2. History of Aircraft & Aviation
3. History of Rockets & Space Flight
4. Anatomy of Aircraft & Spacecraft
5. Aerospace Structures
6. Aircraft Classifications & Regulations
7. Professional Responsibilities, Ethics, & Copyright
8. Mathematics for Engineering
9. Fundamental Properties of Fluids
10. Fluid Statics & the Aero-Hydrostatic Equation
11. Atmospheric Properties
12. Types of Fluid Flows
13. Dimensional Analysis
14. Mach Number & Reynolds Number
15. Dynamic Similarity
16. Problem Solving & Modeling
17. Equations of Fluid Motion
18. Conservation of Mass: Continuity Equation
19. Conservation of Momentum: Momentum Equation
20. Conservation of Energy: Energy Equation & Bernoulli’s Equation
21. Applications of the Conservation Laws
22. Wing Shapes & Nomenclature
23. Airfoil Geometries
24. Boundary Layers
25. Aerodynamics of Airfoil Sections
26. Aerodynamics of Finite Wings
27. Aerodynamics of Bluff Bodies
28. Internal Fluid Flows
29. Aircraft Equations of Motion
30. Introduction to Propulsion Systems
31. Airspeed Definitions & Measurement
32. Altitude Definitions & Measurement
33. Piston Engines & Propellers
34. Turbojet Engines
35. Turbofan & Turboprop Engines
36. Rockets & Rocket Propulsion
37. Steady Level-Flight Operations
38. Flight Range & Endurance
39. Climbing, Ceiling & Gliding
40. Takeoff & Landing Performance
41. Level-Flight Performance Envelopes
42. Maneuvers & Gusts
43. Stalling & Spinning