Theory of Wing Sections

Theory of Wing Sections
Author: Ira H. Abbott
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0486134997

Concise compilation of subsonic aerodynamic characteristics of NACA wing sections, plus description of theory. 350 pages of tables.

Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies

Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies
Author: Holt Ashley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1965-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0486648990

This excellent, innovative reference offers a wealth of useful information and a solid background in the fundamentals of aerodynamics. Fluid mechanics, constant density inviscid flow, singular perturbation problems, viscosity, thin-wing and slender body theories, drag minimalization, and other essentials are addressed in a lively, literate manner and accompanied by diagrams.

An Introduction to Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics

An Introduction to Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics
Author: Jack Moran
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2013-04-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0486317536

Concise text discusses properties of wings and airfoils in incompressible and primarily inviscid flow, viscid flows, panel methods, finite difference methods, and computation of transonic flows past thin airfoils. 1984 edition.

Theory of Flight

Theory of Flight
Author: Richard von Mises
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0486132226

Mises' classic avoids the formidable mathematical structure of fluid dynamics, while conveying — by often unorthodox methods — a full understanding of the physical phenomena and mathematical concepts of aeronautical engineering.

Theoretical Aerodynamics

Theoretical Aerodynamics
Author: L. M. Milne-Thomson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0486151832

An excellent introduction to inviscid airflow using potential theory, this book is a classic in its field. Complete reprint of the revised 1966 edition, which brings the subject up to date.

Wing Theory

Wing Theory
Author: A. Robinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1107622654

First published in 1956 as part of the Cambridge Aeronautical Series, this book addresses the vital science of wing theory. Robinson and Laurmann record the historic developments in wing theory, including the work of Joukowski and Bernoulli, and discuss developments in supersonic flow and unsteady aerofoil theory. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the science of flight.