Aerospace & Aviation Technology

This book gives an account, as little biased as possible, on human space missions beyond low Earth orbit in general, and specifically to the planet...

Filling the need for a comprehensive professional book at a level sufficient to enable the engineering design of a complete rocket propulsion syste...

Take an action-packed flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality. Uncover the engineering beh...

Manufacturing processes for aircraft components include broad activities consisting of multiple materials processing technologies. This book focuse...

This book provides a complete overview of the theory, design, and applications of unmanned aerial vehicles. It covers the basics, including definit...

This book provides a complete overview of the theory, design, and applications of unmanned aerial vehicles. It covers the basics, including definit...

Aircraft emissions currently account for ~3.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The number of passenger miles has increased by 5% annually despite ...

While international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been less than satisfactory, there is a presumption that a significa...

In 1911, a legally deaf, beginner pilot with limited training and only 90 minutes of solo flying experience took on newspaper tycoon William Ran...

Although the United States won the race to the moon, the Soviets were far more active in space than Americans during the decade that followed. By t...

Introduction to Optimum Design, Fifth Edition is the most widely used textbook in engineering optimization and optimum design courses. It is intend...