This book introduces aircraft to students in any aviation-related track of study, whether they are future mechanics/technicians, pilots, or aviation managers. High school programs will also find this book useful for teaching the basics about aircraft.Readers get an excellent overview of aircraft structures and systems. And a substantial portion of the book is devoted to reciprocating and turbine powerplants and the systems that support them. Similar books offered in the past are out of print, out of date, and some ignore turbine engines. Throughout, this book explains the newest technologies and the tried-and-true ones that are still used. It is easy to understand, heavily illustrated, and has many photographs-all to enhance learning.Topics include aircraft structures; flight controls and flaps; electrical systems; hydraulic systems; landing gear, wheels, tires, and brakes; fuel systems; cabin atmosphere; instrument systems; ice, rain, smoke, and fire protection systems; aircraft powerplants overview; reciprocating engines; reciprocating engine systems; turbine engines and systems; and aircraft maintenance and documentation

This book provides a self-contained course in aircraft structures which contains not only the fundamentals of elasticity and aircraft structural analysis but also the associated topics of airworthiness and aeroelasticity.

An accompaniment to the textbook, this workbook includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice and analysis-type questions. The textbook introduces aircraft to students in any aviation-related track of study, whether they are future mechanics/technicians, pilots, or aviation managers. High school programs will also find this book useful for teaching the basics about aircraft.

Now covering both conventional and unmanned systems, this isa significant update of the definitive book on aircraft systemdesign Design and Development of Aircraft Systems, SecondEdition is for people who want to understand how industrydevelops the customer requirement into a fully integrated, tested,and qualified product that is safe to fly and fit for purpose. Thisedition has been updated to take into account the growth ofunmanned air vehicles, together with updates to all chapters tobring them in line with current design practice and technologies astaught on courses at BAE Systems and Cranfield, Bristol andLoughborough universities in the UK. Design and Development of Aircraft Systems, SecondEdition Provides a holistic view of aircraft system design describingthe interaction between all of the subsystems such as fuel system,navigation, flight control etc. Covers all aspects of design including systems engineering,design drivers, systems architectures, systems integration,modelling of systems, practical considerations, & systemsexamples. Incorporates essential new material on Unmanned AircraftSystems (UAS). Design and Development of Aircraft Systems,Second Edition has been written to be generic and not todescribe any single process. It aims to complement othervolumes in the Wiley Aerospace Series, in particular AircraftSystems, Third Edition and Civil Avionics Systems by thesame authors, and will inform readers of the work that is carriedout by engineers in the aerospace industry to produce innovativeand challenging – yet safe and reliable – systems andaircraft. Essential reading for Aerospace Engineers.

As with the first edition, this textbook provides a clear introduction to the fundamental theory of structural analysis as applied to vehicular structures such as aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles and ships. The emphasis is on the application of fundamental concepts of structural analysis that are employed in everyday engineering practice. All approximations are accompanied by a full explanation of their validity. In this new edition, more topics, figures, examples and exercises have been added. There is also a greater emphasis on the finite element method of analysis. Clarity remains the hallmark of this text and it employs three strategies to achieve clarity of presentation: essential introductory topics are covered, all approximations are fully explained and many important concepts are repeated.