Basic Wing and Airfoil Theory

by Alan Pope

Book Overview

A classic of aeronautical engineering, this text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students is also an excellent reference. It begins with a survey of vector analysis and complex variables, offering readers the basic tools for handling subsequent chapters. Topics include stream function and other flow functions, the Joukowski transformation, airfoil construction and pressure distribution, and thin and thick airfoil theories. Surveys of finite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486471888
• ISBN13: 9780486471884
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"