Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic Aerodynamics
- 2 Physics of Fluids
- 3 Equations of Aerodynamics
- 4 Fundamentals of Steady, Incompressible, Inviscid Flows
- 5 Two-Dimensional Airfoils
- 6 Incompressible Flow about Wings of Finite Span
- 7 Axisymmetric, Incompressible Flow around a Body of Revolution
- 8 Viscous Incompressible Flow
- 9 Incompressible Aerodynamics: Summary
- Index
- References
1 - Basic Aerodynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic Aerodynamics
- 2 Physics of Fluids
- 3 Equations of Aerodynamics
- 4 Fundamentals of Steady, Incompressible, Inviscid Flows
- 5 Two-Dimensional Airfoils
- 6 Incompressible Flow about Wings of Finite Span
- 7 Axisymmetric, Incompressible Flow around a Body of Revolution
- 8 Viscous Incompressible Flow
- 9 Incompressible Aerodynamics: Summary
- Index
- References
Summary
This was the last first in aviation, we had always said, a milestone, and that made it unique. Would we do it again? No one can do it again. And that is the best thing about it.
Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan “Voyager” 1987Introduction
Aerodynamics is the study of the flow of air around and within a moving object. Its main objective is understanding the creation of forces by the interaction of the gas motion with the surfaces of an object. Aerodynamics is closely related to hydrodynamics and gasdynamics, which represent the motion of liquid and compressible-gas flows, respectively.
Aerodynamics is the essence of flight and has been the focus of intensive research for about a century. Although this might seem to be a rather long period of development, it is really quite short considering the time span usually required for the formulation and full solution of basic scientific problems. In this relatively short time, mankind has advanced from the first gliding and primitive-powered airplane flights to interplanetary spaceflight.
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- Basic AerodynamicsIncompressible Flow, pp. 1 - 14Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011