Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books

The book presents a synopsis of the main results achieved during the 3 year EU-project "Advanced Inflight Measurement Techniques (AIM)" which applied advanced image based measurement techniques to industrial flight testing. The book is intended to be not only an overview on the AIM activities...

I propose to fight fire with fire, using acceleration to fight the effects of acceleration in flight. This coupled with advances in avionics opens up the possibility that subsonic fighters can defeat supersonic fighters in combat. There are a number of advantages to such fighters. Enduring high g-forces...

A preface notes that current US missile defense missiles could not hit the broad side of a barn except under ideal conditions. Scope of essay laid out. Chapter 1 proposes that hyper-velocity ack-ack guns can destroy incoming warheads with high reliability and achievable technology. It lays out the...

This handbook is designed as a quick reference for pilots on international operations. It offers a fresh insight into ICAO and FAA IFR Procedures. In contrast to the FAA open access policy pilots rarely have access to the ICAO Annexes and Documents (subscription or a fee is required), even if they...

Commercial Aircraft Hydraulic Systems: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press Aerospace Series focuses on the operational principles and design technology of aircraft hydraulic systems, including the hydraulic power supply and actuation system and describing new types of structures and components such...

Focusing on the theory and techniques of digital design and manufacturing for turbine blade investment casting, this book systematically summarizes the advances in applications in this field. It describes advanced digital design theory and methods and provides practical technical references for investment...

Counterland operations dominate the surface environment by crushing an enemy's ability to fight on land. Through air interdiction, air and space power can divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy enemy military potential before it can be brought to bear against friendly ground forces, and achieve joint...

Fascinating and factual accounts of the world’s most recent and compelling crashes Industry insiders James Walters and Robert Sumwalt, trained aviation accident investigators and commercial airline pilots, offer expert analyses of notable and recent aircraft accidents in this eye-opening,...

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this newly released document from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) provides the first comprehensive, detailed history of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) space program of the 1960s. It also includes Carl Berger's...

“A very competent, complete history of manned spacecraft. . . . A strongly recommended resource.”—Choice "A fascinating human saga of dedication, competition, sacrifice, and achievement."--Dave Finley, National Radio Astronomy Observatory "An ambitious and thorough history, extending...

High-contrast astronomical imaging has progressed significantly in the past decade. Many of these techniques have been laboratory demonstrated to perform at contrast levels adequate for the detection of Solar System-like planets and dust around nearby stars. None of them, however, have been demonstrated...

The first title in the "The Art of Travel" series is "Baggage and Carry-on Advice" based on a collection of articles by international travel safety and security expert Dr. Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com.

The importance of Naval Aviation is founded on the Navy and Marine Corps partnership. From deployed Marine expeditionary units and aviation combat elements embarked aboard amphibious assault ships conducting expeditionary operations ashore, to Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft...

En 1855, le télégraphe électrique a remplacé, en France, le télégraphe aérien, forcé de disparaître devant son puissant rival. La télégraphie aérienne est donc un peu oubliée aujourd’hui. Cependant, cette invention a sa glorieuse histoire. Elle est française, et par son inventeur et...