Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
This is one of a series of systems engineering case studies prepared by the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering. This case study analyzes the T-6A Texan II, a derivative of a commercial aircraft, the PC-9, manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft, a company located in Switzerland. In addition to the...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Four official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - provide unique details about federal plans for the aviation system, with information on the National Airspace System (NAS), NextGen, air traffic management, aviation weather,...
European Air Traffic Management
Principles, Practice and Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice and Research is a single source of reference on the key subject areas of air traffic management in Europe. It brings together material that was previously unobtainable, hidden within technical documents or dispersed across disparate sources. With...
Air Traffic Management
Economics, Regulation and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Air Traffic Management: Economics Regulation and Governance provides the latest insights on approaches and issues surrounding the economic regulation and governance of air traffic management (ATM). The book begins by explaining what ATM is, showing its importance within the aviation industry. It then...
Domesticating Drones
The Technology, Law, and Economics of Unmanned Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The public debate over civilian use of drones is intensifying. Variously called "unmanned aircraft systems", "unmanned aerial vehicles", "remotely piloted aircraft", or simply "drones", they are available for purchase by anyone for a few hundred to a few thousand...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
The oral histories of twenty Space Shuttle program officials and managers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary program, with important discussions of lessons learned, including unique information about the Challenger and Columbia...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
This official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a reproduction of the NextGen Implementation Plan, which provides an overview of the FAA's ongoing transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System. The Plan...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
The 2013 report by the ASAP safety advisory panel to NASA, released in January 2014, presents findings on various important spaceflight safety topics, including the Commercial Crew Program and the Space Launch System (SLS). In addition to the full 2013 report, the revealing minutes of ASAP public...
Drones in Society
Exploring the strange new world of unmanned aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
The integration of drones into society has attracted unprecedented attention throughout the world. The change, for aviation, has been described as being equally as big as the arrival of the jet engine. This book examines the issues that surround this change, for our society and the legal frameworks...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Two little-noticed NASA reports provide a unique historical appraisal of the problems and shortfalls of the Space Shuttle program. These unusually forthright documents chronicle the pitfalls of the Shuttle design, comparing target values for various objectives to the actual achieved results, exposing...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Three Air Force documents provide unique information about USAF operations of the U-2 aircraft.
Contents: Operations Procedures * Aircrew Evaluation Criteria * Aircrew Training
Chapter 1 * INTRODUCTION * 1.1. General * 1.2. Deviations and Waivers * 1.3. Revisions * 1.4. Key Words and...
Flight Of The Titans
Boeing, Airbus and the battle for the future of air travel
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The gripping story of the biggest trade war in aviation history.
In October 2007, the colossal Airbus A380, the largest commercial jet in history, will take to the skies. This gigantic double-decker is the first real competitor to Boeing's iconic 747 Jumbo Jet.
Meanwhile, Boeing has...
by françois aragoe
Language: French
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: French
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Messieurs, le savant, illustre à tant de titres, dont je vais raconter la vie, fut enlevé à la France il y a déjà un demi-siècle. Je me hâte d’en faire la remarque, pour bien établir que j’ai choisi ce sujet sans m’arrêter à des réclamations dépourvues, suivant...
by Joseph N. Pelton, Ram S. Jakhu
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Since the launch of UoSat-1 of the University of Surrey (United Kingdom) in 1981, small satellites proved regularly to be useful, beneficial, and cost-effective tools. Typical tasks cover education and workforce development, technology demonstration, verification and validation, scientific and engineering...