The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft (AIAA Education Series)

The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft (AIAA Education Series)

Dietrich Kuchemann's The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft is as relevant and as forward looking today as it was when it was first published in 1978. It comprises the philosophy and life's work of a unique and visionary intellect. Based upon material taught in a course at Imperial College London, the insight and intuition conveyed by this text are timeless. With its republication, Kuchemann's influence will extend to the next generation of aerospace industry students and practitioners and the vehicles they will produce. Kuchemann establishes three classes of aircraft based on the character of flow involved. Each class is suitable for a distinct cruise speed regime: classical and swept aircraft for subsonic and transonic cruise, slender-wing aircraft for supersonic cruise, and wave-rider aircraft for hypersonic cruise. Unlike most engineering texts, which focus on a set of tools, Kuchemann's approach is to focus on the problem and its solution - what kind of flow is best for a given class of aircraft and how to achieve it. With this approach, Kuchemann fully embraces the true inverse nature of design; rather than answer "what flow given the shape," he strives to answer "what flow given the purpose" and then "what shape given the flow."
Country USA
Brand AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Manufacturer Amer Inst of Aeronautics &
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781600869228
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Manufacturer	Amer Inst of Aeronautics &
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781600869228
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft (AIAA Education Series)

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