J. Gordon Leishman (College Park University of Maryland)

Gebundenes Buch

Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics

Beschreibung

This text provides a thorough, modern treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and other rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft. It covers basic topics of aerodynamic analysis, helicopter performance and design, and advanced topics, including airfoil flows and unsteady aerodynamics. Every chapter includes numerous illustrations, a bibliography, and homework problems.

Autor

J. Gordon Leishman is the Minta Martin Chair of Engineering and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a former aerodynamicist at Westland Helicopters and has written extensively on topics in helicopter aerodynamics. Leishman is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Technical Fellow of the American Helicopter Society. He is Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the American Helicopter Society. He is also the author of The Helicopter: Thinking Forward, Looking Back (2007).

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Aerospace Series
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 866
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 1750g
• ISBN-13: 9781107013353
• ISBN-10: 1107013356
• Artikelnr.: 47271093