IllustratedGuidetoAerodynamics

作者 Hubert Smith著
出版社 McGraw-HillProfessional
出版时间 1991年12月
ISBN 9780830639014
定价 462.40

内容简介

Mostpilotsandflightstudentswinceatthementionoftheterm"aerodynamics"becausemostcoursesandbooksdealingwiththesubjectdosousingcomplicatedscientifictheoryandintricatemathematicalformulas.Andyet,anunderstandingofaerodynamicsisessentialtothepeoplewhooperateandmaintainairplanes.Thisuniqueintroductoryguide,whichsoldmorethan20,000copiesinitsfirstedition,provesthattheprinciplesofflightcanbeeasytounderstand,evenfascinating,topilotsandtechnicianswhowanttoknowhowandwhyanaircraftbehavesasitdoes.Avoidingtechnicaljargonandcomplexcalculations,Hubert"Skip"Smithdemonstrateshowaerodynamicfactorsaffectallaircraftintermsoflift,thrust,drag,in-airperformance,stability,andcontrol.Readersalsogetaninsidelookathowmodernaircraftaredesigned-includingallthestepsinthedesignprocess,fromconcepttotestflightandthereasoningbehindthem.Thiseditionfeaturesexpandedcoverageofaircraftturningandacceleratedclimbperformance,takeoffvelocities,loadandvelocity-load-factors,arearules,andhypersonicflight,aswellasthelatestadvancesinlaminarflowairfoils,wingandfuselagedesign,andhigh-performancelightplanes.Questionandanswersectionsareaddedforclassroomuse.

作者简介

HubertC."Skip"Smith(UniversityPark,PA)isAssociateProfessorEmeritus,AerospaceEngineeringatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.HeistheauthorofMcGraw-Hill'sTheillustratedGuidetoAerodynamics,SecondEdition.

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