Flight Mechanics: Theory of Flight Paths

(Paperback, First Edition, First ed.)

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This classic text analyzes the trajectories of aircraft, missiles, satellites, and spaceships in terms of gravitational forces, aerodynamic forces, and thrust. The treatment's examination of flight in a uniform gravitational field covers general principles of kinematics, dynamics, aerodynamics, and propulsion; quasi-steady and non-steady flight over a flat Earth; and applications to rockets operating in the hypervelocity domain.

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Angelo Miele is A. J. Foyt Family Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Research Professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas.