Introduction to Flight

John D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland.

• Introduction to Flight 7e 1: The First Aeronautical Engineers 2: Fundamental Thoughts 3: The Standard Atmosphere 4: Basic Aerodynamics 5: Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamics Shapes 6: Elements of Airplane Performance 7: Principles of Stability and Control 8: Space Flight (Astronautics) 9: Propulsion 10: Hypersonic Vehicles Appendix A Standard Atmosphere, SI Units Appendix B Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units Appendix C Symbols and Conversion Factors Appendix D Airfoil Data