Product Description

Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Introduction to Flight blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective.

Anderson covers new developments in flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles, uninhabited combat aerial vehicles, and applications of CFD in aircraft design. Many new and revised problems have been added in this edition. Chapter learning features help readers follow the text discussion while highlighting key engineering and industry applications.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #207052 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 896 pages

About the Author
John D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland.

Customer Reviews

terrific book
I am an aerospace engineer, but also appreciate books which can explain the complex in clear and interesting language. If you want a good introduction into aerodynamics and the history of flight, this is it. Anderson will "trick" you into learning this complex subject because of his talent for explaining and teaching.

Excellent book
This book is an excellent educational book for the aeronautical engineer. Anderson explains all the fundamentals in plain english and all of his derivations are relatively simple to follow. Also with the addition of loads of examples, which i find missing from alot of other books on this topic, it makes the learing alot less gentle. One critism of the book that i would have is that it uses two sets of units, two seperate versions would have been nicer as i found myself skipping over alot of examples as i didn't have the patience to think in imperial units. Overall though an excellent book and well worth buying

Excellent Introductory Textbook
An excellent introductory text to those embarking on an aeronautical related degree or indeed the keen enthuthiast. The book introduces key topics such as aerodynamics, performance, stability and aircraft design. Pitched at a level so as not to swamp the reader in technical detail, the text is excellent as a precursor to more detailed technical textbooks. The book proved invaluable during my own undergraduate career in aeronautical engineering, from the first year right through to final year.