Aerospace & Aviation Technology

The integration of drones into society has attracted unprecedented attention throughout the world. The change, for aviation, has been described as ...

Airport design and operation are always closely related. A poor design affects the airport operations, resulting in increased costs, and a sound un...

In early stages of an aircraft design process, it is necessary to determine the minimum thrust or power requirement and rapidly select the appropri...

Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control addresses airplane flight dynamics and control in a largely classical manner, but with references to modern tr...

In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before t...

Without the support of airlift, the modern American military machine would be brought to a standstill. Since World War II--beginning with the Co...

The American ''spy'' aircraft, the SR-71 ''Blackbird'' was deliberately designed to be the world''s fastest and highest-flying aircraft and has nev...

1936 onwards (all marks), The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisati...

Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even po...

Meet the astronauts leading the way to a new world of space travel.'Masterly' New York Times'Riveting' Scott Kelly'Remarkable' The Times__When Rich...

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are aircraft that do not carry a pilot aboard, but instead operate on pre-programmed routes or are manually controlle...

Chinas position in the world has been evolving. It seeks increased influence and independence from foreign powers with the ultimate goal of preserv...

The majority of Chinese steel has been used to meet domestic demand in China. However, as its steel production continues to grow, over-capacity is ...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs are funded under four broad budget accounts: operations and maintenance (such as air traffic control...

Written by a leading expert in the field, this book presents a novel method for controlling high-speed flows past aerodynamic shapes using energy d...

Computational Intelligence in Aerospace Engineering focuses on various CI methods that can be applied to improve the efficiency and effectiveness o...

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for protecting the natural resources and heritage contained on almost 20 percent of the la...

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing by Apollo 11. This book concludes the story of the Apollo project, deta...

Recognizing a critical need for a holistic approach to systems integration and multidisciplinary analysis and design optimization, volume editors C...