Aerospace & Aviation Technology

The NTCA conference series is dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed proceedings of the conference. The goal is to disseminate state-of the- art sci...

Aeronautical engineers concerned with the analysis of aircraft dynamics and the synthesis of aircraft flight control systems will find an indispens...

This is the first-ever publication detailing the Navys role in manned spacecraft recovery from 1961 to 1975, from Alan Shepherds initial suborbital...

Winged History: The Life and Times of Kenneth L. Chastain, Aviator, Updated Edition is a must read for anyone interested in 20th century American a...

Noted for its exceptional performance, the Sukhoi Su-27 is not only one of the most capable fourth-generation fighters, but its development history...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

The Use of Electric Batteries for Civil Aircraft Applications is a comprehensive and focused collection of SAE International technical papers, cove...

Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man's white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers'A wild ride . . . ...

Written by Mark F. Ahlers, a retired Boeing Technical Fellow and its first Thermal Marshal, An Introduction to Aircraft Thermal Management is the u...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

Landing gear provides an intriguing and compelling challenge, combining many fields of science and engineering. Designed to guide the interested re...

Mechanics of Materials clearly and thoroughly presents the theory and supports the application of essential mechanics of materials principles. Prof...

This book takes a carefully considered look at the history of many lesser known but nevertheless advanced British flying wing, delta and tailless a...

Flight Paths to Success profiles the personal journeys of 33 women who have been, and continue to be, successful in aviation, space, and academia. ...

Between July and October 1940, in what became known as the Battle of Britain, a nation held its breath while the pilots of the Royal Air Force batt...

Are super powers possible? Scientists are researching their possibilities and nature has many examples to offer. This high-interest series explor...

'The astoundingly well reported and beautifully told story of the downfall of what was once a great American company. A must-read' Bethany McLean,...

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth... In 1968 the world watched as Earth rose over the moonscape, televised from the orbiting A...

Through six previous editions, Airline Marketing and Management has established itself as the leading textbook for students of marketing and its ap...

This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocke...

The story of Frank Whittle RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. 'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS 'A f...

At the Dawn of Airpower: The U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps' Approach to the Airplane, 1907-1917examines the development of aviation in the U.S....

The NEW edition of Aviation and the Role of Government, by Harry Lawrence of the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, features revisions of almost...

ROCKET PROPULSION ELEMENTS THE DEFINITIVE INTRODUCTION TO ROCKET PROPULSION THEORY AND APPLICATIONSThe recent upsurge in global government and priv...

Whether a trainee is studying air traffic control, piloting, maintenance engineering, or cabin crew, they must complete a set number of training 'h...

Presenting the latest coverage of the fundamentals and applications of nanofibrous materials and their structures for graduate students and researc...

As the airline industry struggles to extricate itself from its latest crisis, the time has come to examine the fundamentals of airline business str...

Aircraft Design explores fixed winged aircraft design at the conceptual phase of a project. Designing an aircraft is a complex multifaceted process...

It is ironic that as aircraft have gotten more sophisticated, much of their manufacture has remained manual. However, as orders for commercial airc...

Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft was developed to explain what the electric aircraft stands for by offering an objective view of what can be expec...

DISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .' Admiral James Stavridis________March...

This essential book describes the mathematical formulations and subsequent computer simulations required to accurately project the trajectory of sp...

Master simple to advanced biomaterials and structures with this essential text. Featuring topics ranging from bionanoengineered materials to bio-in...

A thorough treatment of UAV wireless communications and networking research challenges and opportunities. Detailed, step-by-step development of car...

The environmental impact of hydrocarbon-burning aircraft is one of the main motivations for the move to electric propulsion in aerospace. Also, car...

Originator of many of the theories used in modern wing design, Robert T. Jones surveys the aerodynamics of wings from the early theories of lift to...

This book presents the astonishing potential of deep sensorimotor policies for agile vision-based quadrotor flight. Quadrotors are among the most a...

An international community of specialists reinvented the propeller during the Aeronautical Revolution, a vibrant period of innovation in North Amer...

The book offers a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted matters that arise in the process of financing commercial aircraft. It reviews the dif...

Basic Science and Art of Aircraft Wreckage Reconstruction is a unique title which addresses important aspects of investigating crashes, who does th...