Aerospace and aviation technology

Solutions for Problems in Fluids and Turbomachinery offers a clear and practical approach to mastering complex topics in fluid mechanics and turbomachines.

To arrive safely at a distant destination, pilots need to understand the key components of flight planning.

Aircraft structures, powerplants and systems knowledge is one of the fundamental topics a pilot must master to operate an aircraft safely.

The weather and its associated hazards will be a major concern for pilots every time they leap into the sky.

The engines powering aircraft come in many shapes and sizes, but all will usually be one of two types: a piston or gas turbine engine (jet engine).

Since the early days of flight, airports have been a focal point of aircraft activity.

The study of pilot performance and limitations is now one of the major areas a pilot must master to fly an aircraft safely.

Pilots can encounter a range of hazardous weather conditions each time they conduct a flight; from icing, which can turn an aircraft into an ice block in a matter of minutes, to large hailstones that can come crashing through the windscreen.

Despite aircraft coming in many shapes and sizes, they all have weight and balance limitations that pilots must carefully check before every flight.

Aircraft are amazing machines that are constantly pushing the limits of flight.

Flight navigation aids are the unsung heroes of aviation, providing pilots with crucial information to navigate the skies safely.

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Fighter jets have remained the traditional backbone & core pivot of the fighting capabilities of Air Forces globally with their unmatched capabilities for conducting a broad range of critical missions.

The Maverick is back after a long span of 36 years and so has been his need for speed.

In July 1994, almost thirty years ago, something happened that could have changed the human perception of our world and our position in the universe forever - an event so powerful and unimaginable that it threatened to shake the very foundations of our knowledge, our history and our future.

El libro Practicas de Laboratorios de Picosatelites es otro de los resultados del trabajo experimental del grupo de investigacion Gitem++ para el desarrollo autonomo de un picosatelite.

A tour-de-force take on the fabled Airbus vs.

In 2008, Europe s first space laboratory was launched to the International Space Station.

A practical step-by-step guide to creating and flying 25 amazing paper planes.