{"product_id":"introduction-to-aerospace-engineering-with-a-flight-test-perspective-hardback-9781394309269","title":"Introduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective (Hardback) 9781394309269","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Corda (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394309269, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e896 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.7 x 18 x 5.1 cm, 1.338 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive textbook integrating the fundamentals of flight testing with introductory concepts in aerospace engineering\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of aerospace engineering while illuminating many aspects of real-world flight, covering topics such as aerodynamics, propulsion, performance, and stability and control. End-of-chapter problems are included along with a solutions manual for instructors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Second Edition includes two new chapters, one providing a timely introduction to hypersonics and the other introducing the fundamentals of spaceflight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e discusses topics including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical perspectives of the first flights of airplanes, rotorcraft, and spacecraft\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroductory concepts of airplanes, rotorcraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and lighter-than-air vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlacement of the reader in the aircraft cockpit to fly and learn the basics of flight test\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFundamentals of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight, with explanations of the theories of lift and the generation of drag\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTypes of non-airbreathing rocket propulsion, including liquid propellant rocket engines and solid rocket motors, as well as air-breathing propulsion, including propeller-driven and jet engines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcepts of aircraft performance in cruising, climbing, gliding, and turning flight\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLongitudinal and lateral-directional stability and control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to hypersonic vehicles, aero-thermodynamics, and propulsion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrbital mechanics, covering Kepler’s laws, the two-body problem, types of trajectories and orbits, and atmospheric entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Aerospace Engineering with a Flight Test Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent accompaniment to any introductory course in aerospace engineering taught at civilian universities, military academies, and test pilot schools. 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