Engineers are leading the way in how we travel safely and sustainably in the future. Focusing on sustainable aviation concepts, our expert authors tackle the impact of aviation on the environment at the engine component level, as well as new materials for aircraft design and the role of propulsion system integration on fuel burn. They’re also investigating carbon emissions, from greenhouses gases and carbon monoxide, to unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Don’t miss the latest editions from some our most respected authors in the field.

Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures: Design, Development, and Implementation

Kamran Behdinan and Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi

An in-depth analysis of the thermal, electrical, and mechanical responses of multi-functional lightweight structures. The authors address the most recent and innovative methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and discuss various multiscale simulation approaches and nonlinear/structural dynamics methodologies. They present multifunctional materials and structures and offer detailed descriptions of the complex modelling of these structures.

Aircraft Propulsion: Cleaner, Leaner, and Greener, 3rd Edition

Saeed Farokhi   

Explore the latest edition of a leading resource on sustainable aviation, alternative jet fuels, and new propulsion systems.

This newly revised Third Edition of Aircraft Propulsion delivers a comprehensive update to the successful second edition with a renewed focus on the integration of sustainable aviation concepts. Tackling the impact of aviation on the environment at the engine component level, as well as the role of propulsion system integration on fuel burn this title also discusses combustion emissions, including greenhouse gases, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Future Propulsion Systems and Energy Sources in Sustainable Aviation

Saeed Farokhi   

This comprehensive reference offers a review of the science and engineering principles that underpin the concepts of propulsion systems and energy sources in sustainable air transportation. The author examines the impact of air transportation on the environment and reviews alternative jet fuels, hybrid-electric and nuclear propulsion and power. He also explores modern propulsion for transonic and supersonic-hypersonic aircraft and the impact of propulsion on aircraft design.

Light Weight Materials: Processing and Characterization

Kaushik Kumar, Bathini Sridhar Babu, and J. Paulo Davim

In the automotive and aerospace industries, the need for strong yet light materials has given rise to extensive research into aluminum and magnesium alloys and formable titanium alloys. All of these are categorized as light weight materials. The distinguishing feature of light weight materials is that they are low density, but they have a wide range of properties and, as a result, a wide range of applications.

This book provides researchers and students with an overview of the recent advancements in light weight material processing, manufacturing and characterization. It contains chapters by eminent researchers on topics associated with light weight materials, including on the current buzzword “composite materials”. First, this book describes the current status of light weight materials. Then, it studies applications of these materials, given that, as the densities vary, so do the applications, ranging from automobiles and aviation to bio-mechatronics. 

Design and Development of Aircraft Systems, 3rd Edition

Allan Seabridge, Ian Moir

A significant update to the definitive book on aircraft system design. This book is written for anyone who wants to understand how industry develops the customer requirement for aircraft into a fully integrated, tested, and qualified product that is safe to fly and fit for purpose. This new edition fully expands its already comprehensive coverage to include both conventional and unmanned systems. It also updates all chapters to bring them in line with current design practice and technologies taught in courses at Cranfield, Bristol, and Loughborough universities in the UK.

Essentials of Supersonic Commercial Aircraft Conceptual Design

Egbert Torenbeek

Comprehensive coverage of how supersonic commercial aircraft are designed. This must-have guide to conceptual supersonic aircraft design provides a state-of-the art overview of the subject, along with expert analysis and discussion. It examines the challenges of high-speed flight, covers aerodynamic phenomena in supersonic flow and aerodynamic drag in cruising flight, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of oblique wing aircraft.

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Flight Theory and Aerodynamics: A Practical Guide for Operational Safety, 4th Edition

Joseph R. Badick, Brian A. Johnson

The newly revised Fourth Edition of Flight Theory and Aerodynamics delivers a pilot-oriented approach to flight aerodynamics without assuming an engineering background. The book connects the principles of aerodynamics and physics to their practical applications in a flight environment. With content that complies with FAA rules and regulations, readers will learn about atmosphere, altitude, airspeed, lift, drag, applications for jet and propeller aircraft, stability controls, takeoff, landing, and other maneuvers.

Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design, 5th Edition

Nigel Cross

A revised text that presents specific design methods within an overall strategy from concept to detail design. It provides an overview of design activities and processes, detailed descriptions and examples of how to use key design methods, and outlines design project strategies and management techniques. This new edition contains an enriched variety of examples, case studies, and up to date material on design thinking and the development of design expertise opening with a compelling original case study of a revolutionary new city-car design by ex-Formula One designer Gordon Murray.

Mechanics of Aircraft Structures, 3rd Edition

C. T. Sun and Ashfaq Adnan

Explore the most up-to-date overview of the foundations of aircraft structures combined with a review of new aircraft materials

This newly revised Third Edition of Mechanics of Aircraft Structures delivers a combination of the fundamentals of aircraft structure with an overview of new materials in the industry and a collection of rigorous analysis tools into a single one-stop resource. Perfect for a one-semester introductory course in structural mechanics and aerospace engineering, the distinguished authors have created a textbook that is also ideal for mechanical or aerospace engineers who wish to stay updated on recent advances in the industry.