Aerodynamics for Engineers

Revised and expanded to reflect cutting-edge innovation in aerodynamics, and packed with new features to support learning, the seventh edition of this classic textbook introduces the fundamentals of aerodynamics using clear explanations and real-world examples. Structured around clear learning objectives, this is the ideal textbook for undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, and for graduate students and professional engineers seeking a readable and accessible reference. Over 10 new Aerodynamics Computation boxes that bring students up to speed on modern computational approaches for performing aerodynamic analysis, including various Matlab® programs, OpenVSP, XFOIL, CBAero, Kestrel, and other analysis tools. New end-of-chapter team projects show students how to work together to solve larger, more important aerodynamic problems, in many cases using the computational approaches listed above. New and expanded coverage of propellers, UAVs, transonic wings, wingtip devices, drones, hypersonic aircraft, and aircraft design. New pedagogical features including Look Ahead navigation, expanded use of SI units in new homework problems, and many new Aerodynamics Concepts boxes featuring advanced experimental aircraft concepts. Additional references in each chapter that bring current advancements in aerodynamics into each part of the book.

Table of Contents:
1. Why study aerodynamics?; 2. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics; 3. Dynamics of an incompressible, inviscid flow field; 4. Viscous boundary layers; 5. Characteristic parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics; 6. Incompressible flows around airfoils of infinite span; 7. Incompressible flow about wings of finite span; 8. Dynamics of a compressible flow field; 9. Compressible, subsonic flows and transonic flows; 10. Two-dimensional supersonic flows around thin airfoils; 11. Supersonic flows over wings and airplane configurations; 12. Hypersonic flows; 13. Aerodynamic design considerations; 14. Tools for defining the aerodynamic environment; Appendices; Answers to selected problems; Index; Conversion factors.

About the Author :
John J. Bertin, deceased, was Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy, formerly holding positions at NASA, The University of Texas at Austin, and Sandia National Laboratories. Russell M. Cummings is Professor of Aeronautics at the US Air Force Academy. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and formerly held positions at California Polytechnic State University, the NASA Ames Research Centre, and the Hughes Aircraft Company. He is the lead author of Applied Computational Aerodynamics (Cambridge University Press, 2015).

Review :
'This textbook is an essential resource for anyone in aerodynamics or aircraft design. Offering clear explanations of aerodynamics principles and practical applications, it is invaluable for professionals and students alike.' Juan Montoro, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 'Aerodynamics is such a vast field, incorporating physics, mathematics, design and operational experience, as to be bewildering; however, this book provides a logical narrative through the subject. The content and exercises are representative of professional practice and supplementing traditional theory and analysis.' Chris Atkin, University of East Anglia, UK