Aeronautics from GlobalAcademics

New York: Springer , 2005. This is the 13th volume in the International Cryocoolers Conference series. Over the years the International Cryocoolers Conference has become the preeminent worldwide conference for the presentation of the latest developments and test experiences with cryocoolers. The typical applications of this technology include cooling space and terrestrial infrared focal plane arrays, space x-ray detectors, medical… Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan: Daito Art Printing , 1956. Classic pictorial text presents the 1956 yearbook of the USS Yorktown, known as the "Fighting Lady". The 20,000 ton aircraft carrier commissioned in 1943, is one of the Navy's most famous fighting ships, the fourth ship of the fleet to bear the name. This present ship received eleven battle stars between 1943-1945 and… Read more about this item

New York: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed technical papers from leading international scientists and field experts covering multidisciplinary topics on electromagnetic accelerators; materials resources andprocessing; economics of bootstrapping space industries; international space policy; legal regimes for outer space resources; military implications of a satellite power system; developments in mass drivers; powder metallurgy in… Read more about this item

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1986. Comprehensive classic text presents detailed topics covering microgravity material sciences; non-equilibrium phenomena; spaceborn furnace configurations and their characteristics; fluid experiments; containerless processing technology; metals and composites; binary systems with miscibility gap in the liquid state; crystal growth; fluid dynamics; thermodynamic properties; glass formation and crystallization; processing glass in low gravity; electrophoresis; phase partitioning; etc. 496 pgs. Illustrated.… Read more about this item

London, England: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1911. Classic text presents detailed topics dealing with the fundamental principles and problems of stability in aviation, including topics covering symmetrical derivatives; graphic statics of longitudinal equilibrium; longitudinal stability of double-lifting systems; asymmetric stability- straight planes and vertical fins; lateral stability- bent up planes; mathematical theories; etc. 192 pgs. Illustrated. Prior ownership name and… Read more about this item

New York: Ronald Press, 1928. Classic text presents a detailed treatment of the fundamentals and performance of aircraft float design, including topics covering types of float action; suction effect and step action; ground looping; twin and central float systems; water rudders; operating conditions; hydrovane blades; reserve buoyancy; design procedures; stability and structural considerations; float proportions; model testing; Froude's Law; wing… Read more about this item

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1977. Comprehensive text presents a detailed analysis of the problems of the joint venture of the Navy and the Air Force to develop the F-111 (formerly called TFX), including theoretical conceptions of large-scale decision processes illustrating how the behavioral characteristics of the acquisition organizations shaped program requirements despite the determination of Robert McNamara to make… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed coverage of terrestrial and extraterrestrial systems; satellite systems; inertial and optical sensors; trajectory aspects of guidance; lunar and interplanetary trajectories; orbital guidance; guidance and control of rocket vehicles, and mobile-launched ballistic missiles; passive and active control of satellite vehicles; advanced lunar operations; etc. 610 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front… Read more about this item

Hightstown, N.J.: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Comprehensive two-volume reference text provides more than 60 major programs, thousands of program suppliers, distributors and product services, including expanded program tracker and MRO listings. Sections include air transportation, manufacturing, financial services, airports, airport services & equipment, air carrier airports, regulating agencies, government/military, and space companies & agencies. Approx. 1500 pgs. collectively. Illustrated. Small stamps and… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Aerronautics Education Foundation, 1939. Classic text presents the essentials of flying history and developmentr of human flight, including topics on flying aspirations of the ancients; development of the srt and science of human flight; aerography and air navigation; and epoch-making flights. 132 pgs. Illustrated with 16 plates including frontispiece. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front… Read more about this item

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science, 1993. Comprehensive classic monograph on sliding mode and variable structure systems research and applications in the aerospace industry. Topics include nonlinear pulse width modulation controller design; decentralized and variable structure control for robotic systems; adaptive sliding mode control of a magnetic suspension system; variable structure control of AC electric drives; variable structure control of flexible… Read more about this item

New York: ASM International, 2003. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics dealing with hydrogen energy technologies and utilizing wind energy as the driving force for the production of hydrogen, including wind turbine aerodynamics; materials, manufacturing techniques, loads and fatigue; structural analysis and controls; inflow, turbine noise, and power production. 427 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. As New. 4to -… Read more about this item

Oxford, U.K.: Pergamon Press, 1965. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering manoeuvre loads; design philosophy; atmospheric and ground environment; measured symmetrical manoeuvres; temperature and airspeed in flight; theoretical anaysis of turbulence; aircraft loads in atmospheric turbulence; noise turbulence; ground loads; etc. 350 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on outer edge; small stamp on front endpaper. Slight scuff mark on… Read more about this item

Reading, MA.: Addison Wesley, 1962. Classic comprehensive reference text by one of the founding fathers of modern flight mechanics, guidance and control systems. Topics covered include elements of kinematics and dynamics; equations ofmotion for rocket and jet-powered vehicles; scalar eqautions for flight over a flat and spherical earth; propulsion systems; aerodynamic forces; aircraft performance with an arbitrary and parabolic polar;… Read more about this item

Princeton, N.J.: D.Van Nostrand, 1958. Classic text presents a compilation of facts, ideas, thoughts, speculations, advances and research relating to the development of the lunar space program in the 1950's, and the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.'s race to the lunar surface. Includes coverage of the U.S. lunar probe program; Soviet Union's advances in space flight; U.S. ballistic missile space flight… Read more about this item

Vancouver,WA.: Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, 1992. Classic updated and expanded reference text contains detailed topics covering: skin-friction drag; pressure drag; wind forces on structures; surface irregularities; drag of streamlined shapes; drag due to lift; interference drag; internal-flow systems; hydrodynamic drag; water-borne craft; land-borne vehicles; aircraft components; influence of compressibility; drag at transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic speeds; drag at high speeds affected… Read more about this item

New York: Air Cargo News, 1988. Comprehensive reference text contains a detailed history of the world's leading airports, all of which share membership in the Airport Operators Council International. Includes topics covering aviation art and memorabilia representative of the world's great airports; aviation history and airport development; advertising and marketing; etc. 804 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear.Heavy item.. First… Read more about this item

New York: Pergamon Press, 1961. Classic comprehensive text translated from the original Russian, presents a detailed treatment of the theory of thin shells, constructed on the hypothesis of preservation of the normal element. Topics covered include: basic relations iand general theorems in the theory of shells; membrane theory; circular cylindrical shelss; analysis of the state of stress in an arbitrary… Read more about this item

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1980. Classic comprehensive advanced text presents an in-depth introduction to adaptive-array sensor systems designed to enhance the detection and reception of desired signals in the presence of noise. Topics include: adaptive array fundamental principles, system uses, system elements, basic concepts, optimum array processing; adaptive algorithms; adaptive array compensation and current research trends; etc. 543… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Classic comprehensive text covers detailed topics on orbit mechanics; vehicle design; propulsion; guidance, navigation and control systems; power supplies; lunar and interplanetary trajectories; communications; optical systems; instrumentation; manned space systems; vehicle payloads; unmanned space vehicle missions; etc. 323 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.