This book explains aircraft structures so as to provide a basic understanding of the subject and the terminology used, as well as illustrating some of the problems. It provides a brief historical background, and covers parts of the aeroplane, loads, structural form, materials, processes, detail design, quality control, stressing, and the documentation associated with modification and repairs. The Fourth Edition takes account of new materials and the new European regulatory system.
I read this book back when I was studying as an aerospace engineer, this book was an easy read, and it gave me a global understanding of the science of the aircraft structure and made fall in love with it. thee are no formulae or any complicated science in this book, and as my English is a second language this book gave me a treasure of new word in my specialty as an Aerospace Engineer .