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Cambridge Aerospace Series

51 primary works • 51 total works
This series provides high quality advanced texts on all aspects of engineering applied to the design, construction and operation of aircraft and spacecraft, taking stock of the intense research and development that has taken place. Topics covered will include aerodynamics/structure interactions, avionics, systems design, materials technology, astro…

Book 1

Flight Simulation
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4.67 · 3 Ratings · published 1986 · 2 editions
Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise (1843) is a class…

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    Book 2

    The Geostationary Applications Satellite
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    0.00     · published 1988 · 5 editions
    Berlin offers an in-depth look into all the engine…

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    Book 3

    Aircraft Noise (Cambridge Aerospace Series) by Smith, Michael J. T. (2004) Paperback
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1989 · 5 editions
    Aircraft Noise traces the origins of this problem …

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    Book 4

    Flight Mechanics of High-Performance Aircraft
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1993 · 5 editions
    This text, written at a level accessible to advanc…

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    Book 5

    Aircraft Performance
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1992 · 9 editions
    This book describes the principles and equations r…

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    Book 6

    Airplane Stability and Control: A History of the Technologies That Made Aviation Possible
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    From the first airplanes that flew for just minute…

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    Book 7

    Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: A Practical Engineering Approach
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    4.00     · 10 Ratings · published 1997 · 11 editions
    Used increasingly in telecommunications, scientifi…

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    Book 8

    A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines
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    4.62     · 52 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1997 · 6 editions
    Aerodynamic principles that make flight possible w…

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    Book 9

    Principles of Space Instrument Design
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1998 · 5 editions
    This informative account of the design of instrume…

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    Book 10

    Airship Technology
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    3.50     · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions
    This comprehensive guide to modern airship design …

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    Book 11

    Introduction to Aircraft Design
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    3.62     · 24 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 17 editions
    Here is an accessible introduction to the fundamen…

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    Book 12

    Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics
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    4.00     · 3 Ratings · 5 editions
    An internationally recognized expert explains the …

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    Book 13

    Low-Speed Aerodynamics
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    4.33     · 15 Ratings · published 1991 · 8 editions
    Low-speed aerodynamics is important in the design …

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    Book 14

    Airplane Stability and Control: A History of the Technologies that Made Aviation Possible
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    4.50     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 11 editions
    The authors, widely known for their contributions …

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    Book 15

    Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 14 editions
    Here is an introduction to structural dynamics and…

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    Book 16

    Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft (Cambridge Aerospace Series)
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    4.67     · 3 Ratings · published 1999 · 8 editions
    This definitive reference for space engineers prov…

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    Book 17

    Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications
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    3.67     · 12 Ratings · published 2005 · 6 editions
    Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications i…

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    Book 18

    Principles of Turbomachinery in Air-Breathing Engines
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2006 · 12 editions
    This book begins with a review of basic thermodyna…

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    Book 19

    Elements of Numerical Methods for Compressible Flows
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    0.00     · published 2006 · 5 editions
    The purpose of this book is to present the basic e…

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    Book 20

    Large-Eddy Simulation for Acoustics
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    0.00     · published 2006 · 10 editions
    Noise pollution around airports, trains, and indus…

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    Book 21

    Potential Flows of Viscous and Viscoelastic Liquids
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    0.00     · published 2007 · 5 editions
    The goal of this book is to show how potential flo…

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    Book 22

    Aerodynamics of Low Reynolds Number Flyers
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    3.83     · 6 Ratings · published 2007 · 12 editions
    Low Reynolds number aerodynamics is important to a…

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    Book 23

    Analyses for Durability and System Design Lifetime: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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    0.00     · published 2007 · 7 editions
    An issue in engineering design is a system's desig…

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    Book 24

    Analysis of Aircraft Structures: An Introduction
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2008 · 9 editions
    As with the first edition, this textbook provides …

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    Book 25

    The Scramjet Engine: Processes and Characteristics
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2009 · 11 editions
    The renewed interest in high-speed propulsion has …

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    Book 26

    Guided Explorations of the Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Strategies for Solving Unfamiliar Problems
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    0.00     · published 2014 · 3 editions
    This book tackles the question, How can an enginee…

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    Book 27

    Aircraft Design
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    3.50     · 4 Ratings · published 2010 · 9 editions
    Aircraft Design explores fixed winged aircraft des…

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    Book 28

    Dynamics of Rotating Machines
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    4.33     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions
    This book equips the reader to understand every im…

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    Book 29

    Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2010 · 6 editions
    This is a long-overdue volume dedicated to space t…

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    Book 30

    Particle Image Velocimetry
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2010 · 5 editions
    Particle image velocimetry, or PIV, refers to a cl…

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    Book 31

    Basic Aerodynamics: Incompressible Flow
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2011 · 7 editions
    In the rapidly advancing field of flight aerodynam…

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    Book 32

    Shock Wave-Boundary-Layer Interactions
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2011 · 9 editions
    Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interaction (SBLI) is a …

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    Book 33

    Computational Aeroacoustics: A Wave Number Approach
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    4.00     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions
    Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA) is a relatively …

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    Book 34

    Advanced Aircraft Flight Performance
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    0.00     · published 2012 · 7 editions
    This book deals with aircraft flight performance. …

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    Book 35

    Smart Structures Theory
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 6 editions
    The twenty-first century might be called the “Mult…

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    Book 36

    Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 7 editions
    A rotorcraft is a class of aircraft that uses larg…

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    Book 37

    An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics
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    4.67     · 3 Ratings · published 2013 · 8 editions
    This is an ideal book for graduate students and re…

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    Book 38

    Gas Turbine Emissions
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 5 editions
    The development of clean, sustainable energy syste…

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    Book 39

    Fundamentals of Aerospace Navigation and Guidance
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    0.00     · published 2014 · 6 editions
    This text covers fundamentals used in the navigati…

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    Book 40

    Applied Computational Aerodynamics: A Modern Engineering Approach
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    4.40     · 5 Ratings · published 2015 · 3 editions
    This computational aerodynamics textbook is writte…

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    Book 42

    Nonequilibrium Gas Dynamics and Molecular Simulation
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · 5 editions
    This current and comprehensive book provides an up…

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    Book 43

    Plasma Dynamics for Aerospace Engineering
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    0.00     · 3 editions
    This valuable resource summarizes the past fifty y…

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    Book 44

    Gas Turbines: Internal Flow Systems Modeling
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    0.00     · 4 editions
    This long-awaited, physics-first and design-orient…

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    Book 45

    Applied Nonsingular Astrodynamics: Optimal Low-Thrust Orbit Transfer
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    0.00     · 4 editions
    This essential book describes the mathematical for…

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    Book 46

    Flow Control Techniques and Applications
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    0.00     · 3 editions
    Providing comprehensive coverage, this is the firs…

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    Book 47

    Energy Deposition for High-Speed Flow Control
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    0.00     · 3 editions
    Written by a leading expert in the field, this boo…

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    Book 48

    Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design
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    0.00     · 4 editions
    Develop a fundamental understanding of heat transf…

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    Book 54

    Advanced Computational Fluid and Aerodynamics
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 6 editions
    The advent of supercomputers has brought computati…

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    Introduction to Structural Dynamics
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    0.00     · published 2006 · 7 editions
    This textbook, first published in 2006, provides t…

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    Rocket Propulsion
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    3.67     · 3 Ratings · 3 editions
    A modern pedagogical treatment of the latest indus…

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    The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2004 · 10 editions
    This dictionary is an essential tool for people wh…

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