Beschreibung:
As the Earths population grows and migrates, air and space travel as we currently know it will have to change to meet the requirements of a new society. This exciting book looks at the possibilities and probabilities of future air and space travel. It reports on the latest experimental research, including up-to-date artists renderings, color plates, and more than 200 figures and tables. It also details applications for these new systems and vehicles.
Perspectives on Future Systems; Short-Haul Aircraft - Rotorcraft, Commuters and General Aviation Aircraft; Large Subsonic Transports and Military Aircraft; Supersonic Aircraft - High-Speed Civil Transports and High-Performance Aircraft; Stratospheric Aircraft, Blimps, Balloons and Long Endurance Aircraft; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Airbreathing Hypersonic Aircraft and Transatmospheric Vehicles; Future Space Transportation Systems and Launch Vehicles; Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration; Lunar and Mars Outposts and Habitats.