Aeronautics & Astronautics

Covering an impressive amount of material, A Question of Space is an engaging read for those fascinated by the history of the space program.-Jeff Fleischer, Foreword ReviewsHaving spent over 150 days on his first tour of the International Space Station,...

Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be...

"Manned Spaceflight Log" discusses over 40 recent spaceflights from September 2006 through September 2012, a time of great change in human spaceflight history. Following on from "Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006," the authors continue the story...

Employing the same informational approach Erik Seedhouse used in "SpaceX" and "Bigelow Aerospace", this new book familiarizes space enthusiasts with the company XCOR Aerospace and examines the design of the two-seater Lynx. The new spaceplane's low...

The most exciting moment for an aeronautical engineer is when his or her design becomes a working aircraft, the endpoint of a journey that begins in the classroom. Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective shows students the methods and thought...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903630679Author Hugh HarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Centurion PublishingPublisher Centurion PublishingWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903630754Author Hugh HarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Centurion PublishingPublisher Centurion PublishingWeight(grams) 178g

Aircraft are becoming increasingly reliant on computing and networking technologies, with the advent of the Internet of Things, but this makes them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This multidisciplinary book is at the cross section of aircraft systems,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788889517185Author Maharshi BharadwaajaFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Edizioni L'ArcipelagoPublisher Edizioni L'ArcipelagoWeight(grams)...

Introducing the principles of communications and navigation systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374537913Author Jonathan Fetter-VormFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncWeight(grams)...

Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics is widely appreciated as an easily accessible, rounded introduction to the first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight. Simon Newman has brought this third edition completely up to date with a full new set of...

This book describes the technology, history, and future of rocket planes. Michel van Pelt journies into this exciting world, examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last hundred years. He recounts the...

Originator of many of the theories used in modern wing design, Robert T. Jones surveys the aerodynamics of wings from the early theories of lift to modern theoretical developments. This work covers the behavior of wings at both low and high speeds,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946881802Author Richard DayFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint North East Wales InstitutePublisher Glyndwr University

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453552Author NASAFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 1002gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061149030Author Michael P BelfioreFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

New edition updated with additional exercises and two new chapters. Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition builds on the first edition and includes two new chapters on composite fittings and...

Provides a broad and accessible introduction to the field of aerospace engineering, ideal for semester-long courses Aerospace engineering, the field of engineering focused on the development of aircraft and spacecraft, is taught at universities in both...

The late Captain Frank H Hawkins FRAes, M Phil, was Human Factors Consultant to KLM, for whom he had flown for over 30 years as line captain and R & D pilot, designing the flight decks for all KLM aircraft from the Viscount to the Boeing 747. In this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452295339Author Piers BizonyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072375Author Christopher BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Openhatch BooksPublisher Openhatch BooksWeight(grams) 152g

The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America's Race to Space focuses on the golden era of space exploration between 1946 and 1966, specifically the life and times of Purdue University's Dr. Maurice J. Zucrow, a pioneering teacher and...

Explore the latest edition of a leading resource on sustainable aviation, alternative jet fuels, and new propulsion systems The newly revised Third Edition of Aircraft Propulsion delivers a comprehensive update to the successful Second Edition with a...

This book discusses state estimation and control procedures for a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The authors consider the use of robust adaptive Kalman filter algorithms and demonstrate their advantages over the optimal Kalman filter in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578882529Author Marianne J DysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Marianne DysonPublisher Marianne DysonWeight(grams) 413g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410204394Author Thomas L BlakemoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467104548Author Cindy Donze MantoFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams)...

This book presents a step-by-step methodology for the design of ramjet engines. It explores ramjet combustion, provides guidelines on how to size the engines, and discusses performance analysis. The book begins with an introduction to ramjet design,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700678Author Headquarters Department of the ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486425375Author Robert GoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782960340808Author Cristian BulumacFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Author Cristian Bulumac 2024Publisher Author Cristian Bulumac 2024Weight(grams)...

To commemorate the momentous 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering journey into space on 12th April 2011, a series of five books - to be published annually - will explore this half century, decade by decade, to discover how humanity's knowledge...

Unsteady Aerodynamics A comprehensive overview of unsteady aerodynamics and its applications The study of unsteady aerodynamics goes back a century and has only become more significant as aircraft become increasingly sophisticated, fly faster, and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733265706Author Alan LadwigFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint To Orbit ProductionsPublisher To Orbit ProductionsWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453545Author NASAFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

This new book is an in-depth study covering John K. "Jack" Northrop/s quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop/s initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project, and the huge bombers planned only on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700685Author NASAFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

This book presents the first-ever comprehensive analysis of ASEAN space development programs. Written by prominent actors in the region, it goes beyond a mere expose of the history, current status and future plans of ASEAN space technology development...