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  • Understanding Performance Flight Testing: Kitplanes and Production Aircraft

    by Hubert C. Smith ...
    *Covers lightplane performance flight testing methods, measures, and computer applications*Includes CD-ROM with sample spreadsheets containing equations to help readers perform their own flight tests*Describes GPS (Global Positioning System) test method for airspeed calibration and rapid-wind camera method for takeoff performance ... Read more

    $22.69 USD

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  • How We'll Live on Mars

    by Stephen Petranek ...
    Series series TED Books
    Award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek says humans will live on Mars by 2027. Now he makes the case that living on Mars is not just plausible, but inevitable.It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We’ll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Moon Lander

    How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module

    by Thomas J. Kelly ...
    Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Pegasus, the Heart of the Harrier

    The History & Development of the World's First Operational Vertical Take-off & Landing Jet Engine

    by Andrew Dow ...
    This volume chronicles the making of the Harrier Jump Jet—the innovative Cold War fighter aircraft designed to operate from virtually anywhere.In 1957, the British engine manufacturer Bristol Siddeley turned aircraft design on its head with the creation of the Pegasus engine. Until then, aircraft designs would seek out suitable engines. Now the Pegasus was an engine in search of a suitable ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Faces, or Phases, of the Moon - Astronomy Book for Kids | Children's Astronomy Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How can there be one moon and many “faces”? One night it look full, the next it'll wane and the next it'll change yet again. This astronomy book for kids will explain the different phases of the moon and how each affects life on Earth. Astronomy can be your child’s new favorite subject through this book. Buy a copy today! ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Advanced Control of Aircraft, Spacecraft and Rockets

    by Ashish Tewari, Peter Belobaba, Jonathan Cooper, Roy Langton, Allan Seabridge ...
    Series Book 37 - Aerospace Series
    Advanced Control of Aircraft, Spacecraft and Rockets introduces the reader to the concepts of modern control theory applied to the design and analysis of general flight control systems in a concise and mathematically rigorous style. It presents a comprehensive treatment of both atmospheric and space flight control systems including aircraft, rockets (missiles and launch vehicles), entry vehicles ... Read more

    $88.00 USD

  • Human Performance in General Aviation

    Edited by David O'Hare ...
    This is the first available edited collection of chapters on human performance in general aviation. Each chapter has been written by someone with knowledge of both the research literature and the operational background of general aviation. Chapters are designed to survey the current state of knowledge in areas critical to general aviation and to spell out both the operational implications of this ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 7

    Proceedings of the 32nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2014

    Edited by James De Clerck ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This seventh volume of eight from the IMAC - XXXII Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on:Linear SystemsSubstructure ModellingAdaptive StructuresExperimental TechniquesAnalytical MethodsDamage DetectionDamping ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Yearbook on Space Policy 2011/2012

    Space in Times of Financial Crisis

    Edited by Blandina Baranes, Arne Lahcen, Cenan Al-Ekabi, Peter Hulsroj ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The Yearbook on Space Policy is the reference publication analyzing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in space policy and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also links space policy with other policy areas. It highlights specific events and issues, and provides useful insights, data and information on space ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace Vehicles

    From Theory to Application

    by David Henry, Jérôme Cieslak, Denis Efimov, Philippe Goupil, Ali Zolghadri ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control and Guidance for Aerospace demonstrates the attractive potential of recent developments in control for resolving such issues as flight performance, self protection and extended-life structures. Importantly, the text deals with a number of practically significant considerations: tuning, complexity of design, real-time capability, evaluation of worst-case ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration

    Enabling Technologies for Space Exploration

    by Paul A. Czysz, Claudio Bruno, Bernd Chudoba ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, directly contributing to the next-generation space infrastructure, from space tourism to ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

  • China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) 2014 Proceedings: Volume II

    Edited by Jiadong Sun, Wenhai Jiao, Haitao Wu, Mingquan Lu ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) 2014 Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC2014, held on 21-23 May in Nanjing, China. The theme of CSNC2014 is 'BDS Application: Innovation, Integration and Sharing'. These papers discuss the technologies and applications of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and the latest progress made in the China BeiDou System (BDS) ... Read more

    $188.99 USD