Framing the technological applications in a perspective that specifically addresses aircraft and engineering science, Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers gives insightful, practical guidance into aerospace engineering, and includes hundreds of informative diagrams, charts, and graphs.

From basic engineering science and mathematics to astrodynamics, Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers is an essential resource for all starting and experienced aerospace engineers.

Key Areas:

• Instrumentation and control
• Aeronautical and astronautical propulsion
• Aerospace structures
• Aerodynamics, flight mechanics, control, and stability
• Avionics and astrionics
• Aircraft design
• Spacecraft
• Earth’s environment and space
• 1500 illustrations

Contents:

1. New Vision for Future Aerospace Vehicles and Systems

2. Engineering Mathematics, Units, Symbols, and Constants
   • Trigonometric Functions and General Formulae
   • Calculus
   • Series and Transforms
   • Matrices and Determinants
   • Differential Equations
   • Statistics
   • SI Units
   • Conversion of Existing Imperial Terms
   • Abbreviations
   • Physical and Chemical Constants

3. Mechanical Engineering Principles
   • Statics of Rigid Bodies
   • Strength of Materials
   • Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
   • Vibrations
   • Mechanics of Fluids
   • Principles of Thermodynamics
   • Heat Transfer

4. Electrical and Electronic Principles

5. Computing

6. Microprocessors, Instrumentation, and Control
   • Summary of Number Systems
   • Microprocessors
   • Communication Standards
   • Interfacing of Computers to Systems
   • Instrumentation
   • Classical Control Theory and Practice
   • Microprocessor-Based Control
   • Programmable Logic Controllers
   • The z-Transform
   • State Variable Techniques

7. Aeronautical Propulsion

8. Rockets and Launch Vehicles

9. Aerospace Structures
   • Aircraft Loadings
   • Properties of Materials
   • Structural Considerations
   • Structural Dynamics
   • Spacecraft Structures

10. Aerodynamics, Performance and Stability and Control
    • Aerodynamics
    • Airplane Performance
    • Aircraft Stability and Control

11. Avionics and Astrionics
    • The Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • The Spacecraft Environment
    • Aircraft Environment
    • Electromagnetic Compatibility
    • Introduction to Radar
    • Optical Fibers and Lasers
    • Photovoltaics
    • Aircraft Flight Control Systems
    • Space Borne Instruments
    • In-Flight Computing
    • In-Space Computing

12. Aircraft Systems

13. Aeronautical Design

14. Astrodynamics

15. Spacecraft
    • Introduction
    • Platform Technologies
    • Launch and Reentry Vehicles
    • Satellites
    • Orbital and Mission Spacecraft and Space Stations
    • Payload Management
    • Human Factors
    • Nutrition and Sanitation
    • Space Suits

16. Earths Environment and Space
    • The Earth and Its Atmosphere
    • The Near-Earth Space Environment
    • The Solar System
    • The Moon
    • Mars
    • The Sun-Earth Connection
    • Space Debris

17. Aircraft Safety
    • Organizational Safety Program
    • Aviation Law
    • Accident Analysis Data
    • Risk Management
    • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation

18. Aircraft Maintenance
    • The Economics of Maintenance
    • National and International Regulations
    • Maintenance Programs
    • Aircraft Structural Corrosion
    • Aerospace Paints and Protective Coatings
    • Airframe Maintenance
    • Engine Maintenance
    • Maintenance Human Factors
    • Extended Twin Operations (ETOPS)

Index

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