Ahmed F. El-Sayed

History and Evolution of Aircraft

Technological Advancements in Size, Speed, Armaments, and Engines

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Produktbeschreibung

History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to present day, including milestones of civil and military airplanes, helicopters, drones, balloons, and airships. World conflicts are reviewed with a thorough description of the manned and unmanned aircraft used.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1468g
• ISBN-13: 9781032584485
• ISBN-10: 1032584483
• Artikelnr.: 70150929

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ahmed F. El-Sayed has been a Professor of aerospace and mechanical power engineering at Zagazig University, Egypt, since 1983. He was a Senior Engineer with the Egyptian airline EgyptAir for 10 years, working in maintenance, technical inspection, and R&D departments. He has worked as a Researcher on corporate projects with Westinghouse, USA; Rolls Royce, UK; and Wind Energy Projects at VUB, Belgium. He is a member of ten international societies and institutions and the New York Academy of Science. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in Education. Dr. El-Sayed has authored 14 textbooks, over 100 technical papers, and reports in international journals and conferences. He was a Founder and Chairman of the Aeronautical and Spacecrafts Department at Zagazig University (2015-2017) and Chairman of the Mechanical Power Engineering Department at Zagazig University (1999-2005). He was awarded the Distinguished Professor Award from Zagazig University in 2009. He was awarded the Medal of Long-Life Engineering Distinction, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, 2017. He was also awarded the Distinction medals from the USAF Academy, USA, in 2013; MIPT, Russia, in 2015; EgyptAir Co. in 2019; Zewail City for Science and Art, Egypt, in 2020; the Chinese-Egyptian University in 2022, and the Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology, IAET, Egypt, in 2023.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I History and Classifications of Aircraft 1. Flight Dream and Ancient
History. 2. Pioneers of Man-Powered Flight Vehicles. 3. History and
Classification of Civil Aircraft. 4. History and Classification of Military
Aircraft. 5. History and Classification of Helicopters. 6. History and
Classification of Balloons, Airships, and Flying Cars. 7. History and
Classification of UAV. 8. History and Classification of Aircraft Engines.
PART II Evolution of Aircraft 9. Evolution of Civil Aircraft. 10. Evolution
of Military Aircraft. 11. Evolution of Helicopters. 12. Evolution of UAVs
(Drones). 13. Evolution of Aircraft Engines. Appendix 1. Timeline 9000
BC-1950s AD. Appendix 2. List of Pioneer Aircraft. Appendix 3. List of
Civil Aircraft. Appendix 4. List of Military Fighters. Appendix 5. List of
Military Bombers. Appendix 6. List of Military Transports. Appendix 7. List
of Turbofan Engines. Appendix 8. List of Helicopters. Appendix 9. List of
UAV (Drones).