{"title":"Basic Aerodynamics: Incompressible Flow G. A. Flandro et al Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, UK. 2012. 422pp. Illustrated. £80 ISBN 978-0-521-80582-7.","authors":"M. Freestone","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000008307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000008307","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2013-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90675621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity – Second edition D. H. Hodges and G. A. Pierce Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, UK, 2011, 247pp. Illustrated. £50. ISBN 978-0-521-19590-4.","authors":"G. Davies","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000007867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000007867","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81548372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced Dynamics: Rigid Body, Multibody and Aerospace Applications , R. N. Jazar, John Wiley and Sons, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK. 2011. 1324pp. Illustrated. £100. ISBN 978-0-470-39835-7.","authors":"M. Stanberry","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000006916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000006916","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2012-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89257933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comprehensive rotary-wing data base for code validation: the HART II international workshop","authors":"B. G. van der Wall","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000005480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000005480","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The HART II test of 2001 provided a significant and comprehensive database of rotor loads, blade motion, blade pressure distribution, acoustic signature and flow field data. A sub-set of these were released for public access worldwide and an International HART II Workshop was established in 2005. This Workshop, open to the international rotorcraft community, has been held since then at both the AHS Annual Forum as well as the European Rotorcraft Forum. Following the requests of participants, the HART II International Workshop database has been undergoing continuous development. This paper describes the current content and status of the data and the documentation material provided within the workshop database.","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2011-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0001924000005480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57253317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aerodynamics: A Discipline Swept Away?","authors":"C. Rossow","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000004085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000004085","url":null,"abstract":"This contribution is based on the Lanchester Lecture of the Royal Aeronautical Society held in Manchester, UK, in October 2009. The lecture reflected on further possible perspectives for aeronautical research, in particular with respect to aerodynamics. The air transport system of today has matured to very high performance and safety standards. However, due to the ongoing global developments of economy and ecology, new challenges have to be faced. Thus, the relevance of all engineering aeronautical disciplines contributing to the final aircraft configuration is now closely scrutinised, and especially aerodynamics is challenged whether any investment in further research is still justified. In this contribution, it is argued that, when carefully exploited, aerodynamics still offers a substantial technological perspective, well beyond the concepts for the next generation of aircraft as currently being pursued. As an example, the aerodynamics of a forward swept-wing are discussed and it is outlined that, when combining the transonic characteristics of a forward swept-wing with the advantages of natural laminar-flow, considerable improvements in efficiency may be gained. However, this potential may only be leveraged through a strategic, long-term orientation of fundamental and applied research.","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2010-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0001924000004085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57252669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft and the Environment Vol.1: Platform Kinematics and Synthetic Environment D. J. Diston John Wiley and Sons, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK. 2009. 356pp. Illustrated. £65. ISBN 978-0-470-01840-8.","authors":"Geoff Henderson","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000088412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000088412","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0001924000088412","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57255550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance in Practice: Phantom versus MiG-21 — How to do split-S in MiG-21 within 3,000ft: Unexploited low speed maneuverability P. Pavlovic and N. Pavlovic Naucna KMD, Blegrade, Serbia. 2009. (Contact/ordere-mail: arina.biblija@yahoo.com). 103pp. Illustrated. €5 plus postage/packing. ISBN 978-86-","authors":"D. Poole","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000088436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000088436","url":null,"abstract":"T his book, written by two aeronautical engineers from the former Yugoslavia, sets out to provide a comparison of the performance of the F4 Phantom II and the MIG 21. Early chapters are devoted to descriptions of both aircraft together with relevant weights, dimensions and configurations. Data on the F-4C, F-4E, F-4J, MiG21bis, MiG-21-MF and MiG-21-F-13 and their General Electric and Tumansky engines are provided for reference throughout the volume. The sources of data are not stated but simply described as ‘official and already available to the public’. This is followed by chapters devoted to the comparison of the aircrafts’ flight envelopes and performance during take-off, acceleration, climb, cruise, descent, landing and manoeuvring. Each element includes the statement, but generally not the derivation, of the basic well-established performance equations and many diagrams comparing the performances of the two aircraft types. In essence the book leads the reader through the processes normally carried out by engineers working on competitor aircraft analysis for marketing purposes and tactical evaluations by air arms. It does not cover the more difficult areas such as the determination of aerodynamic characteristics and engine installation effects, for example, which are essential to accurate comparisons without access to manufacturers’ configuration and performance data. In comparing the two aircraft types, the authors present many flight performance charts and flight envelopes and offer a number of reasons for the flight limitations included in them. For example, the limitation of the maximum speed of the MiG-21 to Mach 2⋅05 above an altitude of 11,000m is attributed to reduced directional stability rather than a lack of engine thrust. Particular emphasis is given to instantaneous and sustained turning performance culminating in the authors’ view as to how a MiG-21 could be observed to perform a splitS manoeuvre below 3,000ft a.g.l during combat when published data stated that 6,750ft were required this. The final chapter records the authors’ conclusions as to how the two aircraft compare and provides a number of photographs that illustrate their general features. The editorial style of the book could be improved for western readers. Commas are used instead of decimal points, figures are not generally referenced in the text, there is no single list of symbols and equations are presented in a format foreign to UK practice. In conclusion, the book gives an interesting insight into the quantitative comparison of fighter aircraft and the interpretation of the significance of the differences presented in the performance curves and flight limitation boundaries. It makes informative and entertaining reading for anyone interested in the assessment of the merits of competing fighter aircraft. Dick Poole, CEng, MRAeS","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79604442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation with MATLAB and Simulink A. Tewari Birkhauser Verlag, Viaduktstrasse 42, CH- 4051 Basel, Switzerland. 2007. 556pp. £60. ISBN 978-0-8176-4437-6.","authors":"H. Harrison","doi":"10.1017/S000192400008790X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S000192400008790X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2008-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S000192400008790X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57255795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Superalloys: Fundamentals and Applications R. C. Reed Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 2RU, UK, 2006. 372pp. Illustrated. £80. ISBN 0-521-85904-2.","authors":"P. Gasson","doi":"10.1017/S0001924000087509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000087509","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50846,"journal":{"name":"Aeronautical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2008-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/S0001924000087509","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57255659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}