Aerospace and aviation technology

This is the third edition of a now-renowned guide that provides an extensive account of the state of the aviation industry and the law that regulates it.

The new realities of airline travel came into full focus after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The principle of airline substantial ownership and effective control is one of the biggest impediments to the air transport industry growth.

China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2021) Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC 2021 held during 22nd-25th May, 2021 in Nanchang, China.

This book presents a selection of conference contributions from CARO'13 (Conference on Aerospace Robotics), which was held in Warsaw from July 1 to 3, 2013.

The advantages of airline competition to consumers are clearly apparent.

This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition.

This book explores the once popular idea of 'Flexible Path' in terms of Mars, a strategy that would focus on a manned orbital mission to Mars's moons rather than the more risky, expensive and time-consuming trip to land humans on the Martian surface.

An aerial robot is a system capable of sustained flight with no direct human control and able to perform a specific task.

This thesis proposes new power converter topologies suitable for aircraft systems.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Often lost in the shadow of the first group of astronauts for the Mercury missions, the second and third groups included the leading figures for NASA's activities for the following two decades.

A guide to the plane that changed commercial aviation: "e;A whopping 109 color photos shows kits in various stages of completion .

This book consolidates decades of knowledge on space flight navigation theory, which has thus far been spread across various research articles.

This book offers a survey of the state of the art in the field of motion sickness.

Packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, this book traces the supersonic career and lasting influence of the record-breaking Bell X-2 rocket plane.

Deep Stall applies a framework of strategic analysis to the Boeing Company.

Build the skills for determining appropriate error limits for quantities that matter with this essential toolkit.

Presents the fundamentals and applications of nanofibrous materials and their structures to graduate students and researchers in materials science.

Automation in air traffic control may increase efficiency, but it also raises questions about adequate human control over automated systems.

Provides a comprehensive review and usable problem-solving techniques for aerospace engineering plasma applications.

Following the cataclysmic losses suffered in World War I, air power theorists in Europe advocated for long-range bombers to overfly the trenches and strike deep into the enemy's heartland.

This proceeding comprises peer-reviewed papers of the 2021 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2021), held from 15-17 November 2021 in Jeju, South Korea.

This book studies the dynamics of 2D objects moving through turbulent fluids.

Spitfire Voices represents an important oral history of the Spitfire from the fighter pilot's perspective.

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this sixth edition covers fundamental aerodynamics using examples, applications and exercises.

The highly successful Hubble Space Telescope was meant to change our view and understanding of the universe.

This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Small Satellites and its Applications (ICSS) 2022.

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Proceedings of the First Symposium on Aviation Maintenance and Management collects selected papers from the conference of ISAMM 2013 in China held in Xi'an on November 25-28, 2013.

Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) have become an integral part of today's air transport and tourism industries.

Das Buch beschreibt den Aufbau und die Aktivitäten luftfahrttechnischer Betriebe.

Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years.

A captain must be able not only to fly the aircraft, but also to manage it, manage the crew, and above all, manage his or her resources.

This book introduces the systematic design process for product and engineering design projects by adopting a design model and the use of several design methods.

This book showcases Nigerian and South African experiences on space politics, policy and strategy vis-a-vis their development and security aspirations, while contributing to the broader African and the Global-South perspectives on the subject.

Contemporary engineering design is heavily based on computer simulations.

A comprehensive guide to helicopter flying and flight training for aspiring private or professional helicopter pilots--updated for the first time in 20 years!

This moment-by-moment account of a major airplane crash on a beautiful and treacherous mountainside puts the reader at the pilot's side, describing the flight, its catastrophic ending, and the aftermath.

Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before.

This volume covers the various sensors related to automotive and aerospace sectors, discussing their properties as well as how they are realized, calibrated and deployed.

This book presents the most serious and comprehensive study, by far, of American public perceptions about the meaning of space exploration, analyzing vast troves of questionnaire data collected by many researchers and polling firms over a span of six decades and anchored in influential social science theories.

This book describes and explains the basis of bio-inspired, leading-edge tubercles based on humpback whale flippers as passive but effective flow control devices, as well as providing a comprehensive practical guide in their applications.

Supersonic Effects on Rivets introduces aerospace components, such as rivets, used in subsonic and supersonic/hypersonic aircraft.

This book provides a comprehensive content for professionals engaged in the development of flight safety regulatory framework, as well as in the design and operation of ground-based or on-board flight support radio electronic systems.

Low cost carriers (LCCs) represent one of the most exciting and dynamic yet often contentious developments in recent commercial aviation history.

The Light Metals symposia at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition present the most recent developments, discoveries, and practices in primary aluminum science and technology.

Fatigue of the pressurized fuselages of transport aircraft is a significant problem all builders and users of aircraft have to cope with for reasons associated with assuring a sufficient lifetime and safety, and formulating adequate inspection procedures.