Aeronautical Engineer's Data Bookis an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer. Covering all aspects of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary craft, this pocket book provides quick access to useful aeronautical engineering data and sources of information for further in-depth information.
Important Regulations and DirectivesFundamental dimensions and unitsSymbols and notationsAeronautical definitionsBasic fluid mechanicsBasic aerodynamicsPrinciples of flight dynamicsPrinciples of propulsionAircraft performanceAircraft design and constructionAirportsBasic mechanical designReference sources
AppendicesA Aerodynamics stability and control derivativesB Aircraft response transfer functionsC Approximate expressions for dimensionless aerodynamic stability and control derivativesD Compressible flow tablesE Shock wave data
