Beschreibung:
Equipping readers with the ability to analyze the nature of airflow on aircrafts, the book provides comprehensive knowledge of the characteristics of subsonic and supersonic airflow. The book emphasizes the connection between the operating actions in flight and aerodynamic requirements.
Introduction. 1. Calculus Revision. 2. Fundamental Principles of Aerodynamics (Subsonic). 3. Viscous Flow and Boundary Layer. 4. Aerodynamic Forces - Subsonic Flight. 5. Stability. 6. Speed of Sound and Mach Number. 7. Compressible Air Flow. 8. Aerodynamics of Transonic Aerofoils. 9. Transonic Flight and Aerofoils. 10. Supersonic Waves. 11. Introduction of Supersonic Flight. Appendix I: List of Derivatives Appendix II: 0 - /J -M Diagram Appendix III: Prandtl-Meyer Function Appendix IV: Answers to Exercises. References. Index.