Description
Mechanics of Flight, 12th Edition by Kermode (Pearson) is a straightforward, jargon-free introduction to the basic principles of flight for aerospace engineering students, student pilots, apprentices and anyone interested in aircraft and space flight. A description of a trial flight in a light aircraft illustrates important points along the way.
Key features
- Fully revised and updated to current teaching practices, with coverage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and added material on computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Topics include mechanics, air and airflow, aerofoils, thrust, level flight, gliding, landing, performance, manoeuvres, stability and control
- Also covers transonic and supersonic flight, and orbital and space flight
- Many diagrams, illustrations and photographs
- Practice questions in each chapter, plus an appendix of numerical questions with solutions
Specifications
| Edition | 12th |
|---|---|
| Authors | R. H. Barnard and D. R. Philpott |
