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Introduction to Flight,5E (SIE)

John D. Anderson, Jr., University of Maryland--College Park

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Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. Introduction to Flight blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective. New content includes coverage of: the last days of the Concorde and the centennial of the Wright Brothers’ flight; the Mariner and Voyager 2 missions; geometric and geopotential altitudes; and uninhabited aerial vehicles [UAVs]. Preview Boxes, new to this edition, provide students with a snapshot of what they are to learn in each chapter. New to this edition Coverage of new developments in aero, including: UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and UCAVs (uninhabited combat aerial vehicles) in Chapter 6; the Mariner and Voyager 2 missions; and the newest spaceflight technologies. Each chapter features a "Preview Box" that provides readers with a motivating rationale for learning the given chapter's material. Plentiful new and/or revised problems. Additional coverage of space flight vehicles, supersonic airplanes, trajectories, unmanned aircraft, and rocket staging.

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