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Formally published for the first time, Professor William R. Sears classic work, "Introduction to Theoretical Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, "reflects many years of continual evolution as a course study guide at the Graduate School of Aeronautical Engineering at Cornell University, with updates prepared by his former students to enhance ease of use by todays students. Instructors will find this a superb textbook for a first course in ideal aerodynamics and/or hydrodynamics. Because Sears was a master of connecting mathematical concepts with physical fluid dynamic quantities, readers will find fundamental concepts directly connected to practical applications in the numerous step-by-step examples found throughout the book. SPECIAL FEATURES

Based on interviews, memoirs, and oral histories of the scientists and engineers involved, CIA documents, and photographs, reports, and technical drawings from Lockheed and Convair, this title presents a technical history of the evolution of the Lockheed A-12 Blackbird.

Explores the theory and practice of designing and building inhabited environments in outer space. Written by the global network of practicing space architects, the book introduces a wealth of ideas and images explaining how humans live in space now, and how they may do so in the near and distant future.

All aspects of fuel products and systems including fuel handling, quantity gauging and management functions for both commercial (civil) and military applications. The fuel systems on board modern aircraft are multi-functional, fully integrated complex networks. They are designed to provide a proper and reliable management of fuel resources throughout all phases of operation, notwithstanding changes in altitude or speed, as well as to monitor system functionality and advise the flight crew of any operational anomalies that may develop. Collates together a wealth of information on fuel system design that is currently disseminated throughout the literature. Authored by leading industry experts from Airbus and Parker Aerospace. Includes chapters on basic system functions, features and functions unique to military aircraft, fuel handling, fuel quantity gauging and management, fuel systems safety and fuel systems design and development. Accompanied by a companion website housing a MATLAB/SIMULINK model of a modern aircraft fuel system that allows the user to set up flight conditions, investigate the effects of equipment failures and virtually fly preset missions. Aircraft Fuel Systems provides a timely and invaluable resource for engineers, project and programme managers in the equipment supply and application communities, as well as for graduate and postgraduate students of mechanical and aerospace engineering. It constitutes an invaluable addition to the established Wiley Aerospace Series.

X-43 project achieved the first in-flight testing of a scramjet engine, at speeds of nearly Mach 7 and Mach 10. This book presents the history of the X-43 project. It details the development of the scramjet, providing the reader with an understanding of how external factors influence a technology.

Combustion instability has long been recognized as one of the important but difficult problems in the development of propulsion systems. The US and the former Soviet Union were simultaneously working during the Cold War to solve the instability problem. This book exposes theoretical work on combustion instabilities.

The unique characteristics of V/STOL flight bring with it unique aerodynamic challenges. Intended for the working professional or those in engineering graduate programs involved with V/STOL, this book provides information on the aerodynamic effects induced by the exiting flows of jet and fan powered V/STOL aircraft in hover and transition flight.

Illustrates the relevance of the space environment to science, commerce and the individual, and explains why we should consider protecting some of its properties and significant territories. This book draws together the recognized issues of Earth orbital debris and planetary protection, set them in the context of space law and ethical policies.

Presents a comprehensive account of the fundamental concepts of structural dynamics and aeroelasticity for conventional rotary wing aircraft, as well as for the emerging tilt-rotor and tilt-wing concepts. This book is useful for graduate-level courses and practicing engineers.

The author, a former U.S. Navy program manager and Pentagon insider, has written this book to help decision makers sort out the costs and technical merits of competing missile defense technologies now in development or under research. The book is targeted not just to executive decision makers, but also anyone in the missile-defense decision chain.

This text presents the principles of dynamics and control for vertical, short take-off landing (V/STOL) aircraft. It is intended for graduate students and professionals in aeronautics who have knowledge of linear systems analysis, aircraft static and dynamic stability and control.

This text constitutes the proceedings from the 43rd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, which took place in October 2000. Topics covered include: law and ethics of space activities in the new millennium; the exploitation of non-terrestrial resources; and "cyberterrorism".

Covers the technical and design issues involved in the development of a ballistic missile defence system. The author pulls together 40 years of experience in Israeli theatre missile defence activities and provides comments on these issues.

This work is about the theory and methods of controlling the temperature of a satellite, presenting satellite thermal control as an organized engineering discipline, systematically derived from the principles of heat transfer.

This text synthesizes information for analyzing random vibrations and structures. It takes a practical yet progressive look at two major fields related to random analysis: linear and geometrically nonlinear structures, and the behaviour of random structures under random loads.

In this exploration of the mathematical equations and logic behind antiballistic missiles (ATBMs), the author examines theatre missile defence as well as warhead design and concepts for ATBMs. The book demonstrates the system aspects needed as a systems warhead engineer.

Presenting comprehensive coverage of the dynamics of atmospheric re-entry, this text details fundamental concepts and practical applications such as the atmospheric model and re-entry mechanics, and goes on to discuss specific topics such as re-entry decoys, flow fields and error analysis.

"Prediction Methodology" contains updated versions of nine chapters from the first edition and chapters on drag prediction, component build-up methods, Euler methods and Navier-Stokes solvers. Special attention is paid to nonlinear flow phenomena and unconventional airframe shapes.

This volume presents a detailed exposition of the gradual maturing of scramjet technologies. Developments in several parts of the world are described by those involved in the mainstream of SCRJ activities.

In just 100 years, air and space exploration has progressed from a 12 second, 120 foot flight by two brothers, to a 30 year sustained flight, now 7 billion miles from Earth, travelling at 300,000 mph. This volume chronicles the most significant accomplishments in aerospace since 1903.

This volume on hypersonic test facilities covers such topics as: requirements; principles of test facility development; NASA's HYPULSE facility at GASL; the LENS I and II hypervelocity tunnels; the U-12 large shock tube; and detonation-driven shock tubes and tunnels.

The second edition of this text continues to fulfil the book's original goal in linking and integrating many disciplines relevant to the field of space systems engineering. It contains an additional chapter on reliability analysis, new technical material and numerous homework problems.