Aerospace and aviation technology

Aerospace vehicles are by their very nature a crucial environment for safety-critical systems.

Aerospace vehicles are by their very nature a crucial environment for safety-critical systems.

An Introduction to Compressible Flow, Second Edition covers the material typical of a single-semester course in compressible flow.

An Introduction to Compressible Flow, Second Edition covers the material typical of a single-semester course in compressible flow.

International aviation is a massive and complex industry that is crucial to our global economy and way of life.

International aviation is a massive and complex industry that is crucial to our global economy and way of life.

Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Third Edition surveys the basics of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), from sensors, controls, and automation to regulations, safety procedures, and human factors.

Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Third Edition surveys the basics of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), from sensors, controls, and automation to regulations, safety procedures, and human factors.

This book is the story of Russian aviation and Soviet Russia's progress in preparing its strength as an air power.

In a world increasingly plagued by pollution, where limited availability of fossil fuels creates international tensions, and where global disaster from proliferating technology lurks on the horizon, the search for alternative synthetic fuels is no longer an idle scientist's dream-it is necessity.

This book is the story of Russian aviation and Soviet Russia's progress in preparing its strength as an air power.

In a world increasingly plagued by pollution, where limited availability of fossil fuels creates international tensions, and where global disaster from proliferating technology lurks on the horizon, the search for alternative synthetic fuels is no longer an idle scientist's dream-it is necessity.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis and modelling of demand, capacity, quality of services, economics, and sustainability of the air transport system and its main components - - airports, airlines, and ATC/ATM (Air Traffic Control/Management).

This book presents a comprehensive analysis and modelling of demand, capacity, quality of services, economics, and sustainability of the air transport system and its main components - - airports, airlines, and ATC/ATM (Air Traffic Control/Management).

This book provides a general introduction into aviation operations, covering all the relevant elements of this field and the interrelations between them.

This book provides a general introduction into aviation operations, covering all the relevant elements of this field and the interrelations between them.

The key principle of systems engineering is that an aircraft should be considered as a whole and not as a collection of parts.

The key principle of systems engineering is that an aircraft should be considered as a whole and not as a collection of parts.

While aviation fatalities have thankfully fallen dramatically in recent years, the phenomena of complexity and cognitive bias have been shown to be factors in many accidents.

While aviation fatalities have thankfully fallen dramatically in recent years, the phenomena of complexity and cognitive bias have been shown to be factors in many accidents.

Much of the previous literature in the field of safety focuses on either the technical equipment issues or the human performance factors that contribute to the active failures in safety-critical systems.

The theory of waves is generalized on cases when waves change medium in which they appear and propagate.

The theory of waves is generalized on cases when waves change medium in which they appear and propagate.

Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management.

Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management.

Multi-robot systems are a major research topic in robotics.

Multi-robot systems are a major research topic in robotics.

Air safety is right now at a point where the chances of being killed in an aviation accident are far lower than the chances to winning a jackpot in any of the major lotteries.

Air safety is right now at a point where the chances of being killed in an aviation accident are far lower than the chances to winning a jackpot in any of the major lotteries.

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.

In the first half of the 20th century the possibility of flight opened up entirely new avenues of thought and exploration.

In the first half of the 20th century the possibility of flight opened up entirely new avenues of thought and exploration.

Polymer composites are increasingly used in aerospace applications due to properties such as strength and durability compared to weight.

MEMS for automotive and aerospace applications reviews the use of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) in developing solutions to the unique challenges presented by the automotive and aerospace industries.

Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) requires unique information technology to meet the challenges set by today's aviation industry.

The structural materials used in airframe and propulsion systems influence the cost, performance and safety of aircraft, and an understanding of the wide range of materials used and the issues surrounding them is essential for the student of aerospace engineering.

Aimed at students, faculty and professionals in the aerospace field, this book provides practical information on the development, analysis, and control of a single and/or multiple spacecraft in space.

Aerodynamic measurements presents a comprehensive review of the theoretical bases on which experimental techniques used in aerodynamics are based.

Innovation in aerospace design and engineering is essential to meet the many challenges facing this sector.

Renamed to reflect the increased role of digital electronics in modern flight control systems, Cary Spitzer's industry-standard Digital Avionics Handbook, Second Edition is available in two comprehensive volumes designed to provide focused coverage for specialists working in different areas of avionics development.

Renamed to reflect the increased role of digital electronics in modern flight control systems, Cary Spitzer's industry-standard Digital Avionics Handbook, Second Edition is available in two comprehensive volumes designed to provide focused coverage for specialists working in different areas of avionics development.

Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) requires unique information technology to meet the challenges set by today's aviation industry.

In 1957 Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, dazzled people as it zipped around the planet.

In Aircraft Stories noted sociologist of technoscience John Law tells "e;stories"e; about a British attempt to build a military aircraft-the TSR2.

Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles is perhaps the first book on the market to present a unified and straightforward study of the design and analysis of automatic control systems for both atmospheric and space flight vehicles.

In the Persian Gulf War, Americans of all races fought in integrated units under the leadership of the first African-American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The forgotten air campaign that gave birth to modern air power.

A practical tool on radar systems that will be of major help to technicians, student engineers and engineers working in industry and in radar research and development.

Boris Sergievsky was one of the most colorful of the early aviators.

The one thing for which this century will be remembered 500 years from now was: This was the century when we began the exploration of space.