Aircraft and Spacecraft Engineering Fundamentals
A Clear Introduction to Aerodynamics, Astrodynamics, Jet Engines and Thermal ControlBy Tomas Berenguer
Length12h 45m
About this audiobook
A clear, quantitative introduction to aerodynamics, aircraft performance and structures, jet and rocket propulsion, orbital mechanics and spacecraft systems—covering both aeronautics and astronautics in one volume.
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GenreTechnology
Length12 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Aircraft and Spacecraft Engineering Fundamentals
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Chapter 1: What Aerospace Engineers Actually Do
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61.1 The Two Halves of One Discipline
71.2 Subsystems and What Each One Owes the Others
81.3 Requirements, Margins and the Design Process
91.4 How the Rest of the Book Fits Together
10Chapter 2: Air and Flow: Lift, Drag and the Standard Atmosphere
112.1 The Standard Atmosphere
122.2 Dynamic Pressure and the Speed Conventions
132.3 Lift, Drag and the Drag Polar
142.4 Compressibility, Stall and the Drag Rise
15Chapter 3: Aircraft Performance: Climb, Cruise, Range and Endurance
163.1 Thrust and Power Required
173.2 Rate of Climb and Ceilings
183.3 Range and Endurance: Propeller Aircraft
193.4 Range and Endurance: Jet Aircraft and Cruise Strategy
20Chapter 4: Stability, Control and Handling Qualities
214.1 Static Stability and the Pitching Moment
224.2 Static Margin and the Neutral Point
234.3 Control Surfaces and Their Effectiveness
244.4 The Short-Period and Phugoid Modes
25Chapter 5: Flight Loads and the Manoeuvre Envelope
265.1 Load Factors and the Velocity–Load Factor Diagram
275.2 Gust Loads and the Gust Envelope
285.3 Limit, Ultimate and Factor of Safety
29Chapter 6: Airframe Structures: Beams, Shear Flow and Joints
306.1 Thin-Walled Bending and the Direct Stress Distribution
316.2 Shear Flow and Torsion of Closed Sections
326.3 Stringers, Ribs, Spars and Load Paths
336.4 Fastened and Bonded Joints
34Chapter 7: Aerospace Materials, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
357.1 Aluminum, Titanium and Steel Alloys
367.2 Carbon Composites and Their Design Rules
377.3 Fatigue: S–N Curves, Crack Growth and Inspection Intervals
387.4 Damage Tolerance, Inspection and Certification Practice
39Chapter 8: Piston and Turboprop Powerplants
408.1 The Four-Stroke Cycle and Its Limits
418.2 Propellers: Thrust, Efficiency and Advance Ratio
428.3 Turboprop Installations, Gearboxes and Off-Design Power
43Chapter 9: Jet Engines: The Brayton Cycle, Thrust and Fuel Burn
449.1 The Ideal Brayton Cycle
459.2 Thrust, Bypass Ratio and Specific Thrust
469.3 Specific Fuel Consumption and Engine Ratings
47Chapter 10: Rocket Propulsion and the Ideal Rocket Equation
4810.1 Thrust, Specific Impulse and the Rocket Equation
4910.2 Staging and Mass Ratios
5010.3 Thrust-to-Weight, Propellant Types and Launch Performance
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