This Second Edition continues to provide readers with a clear introduction to the science and engineering of heavier-than-air flight vehicles. A comprehensive introduction to aeronautics for both majors and non-majors, covering the basics of fluid mechanics (for aeronautics), the production of lift and drag, and the effects of velocity and compressibility, among other topics. Frequently introduces applied aerodynamic methods and explains design integration in many chapters. Provides thorough coverage of the theory of circulation. Drawing on the author??????????????????s extensive aircraft industry experience and almost two decades of university teaching, the book emphasizes the major parameters that affect the design integration of an airplane. Features New?????????????????? A chapter on Hypersonic Flow . Substantial sections added to provide coverage of winglets, effects of sweepback on lift curve slope, deep stall, overall propulsion efficiency, ramjets, and elliptical satellite orbits, plus dozens of other revisions important to the text??????????????????s completeness and accuracy. Over 300 illustrations work hand-in-hand with the text. Every type of problem is supported by a thoroughly described example problem in the appropriate chapter. Contents Conversion Factors Between SI Units and English Units. Nomenclature. A Brief History of Aeronautics. The Anatomy of the Airplane. The Nature of Aerodynamic Forces: Dimensional Analysis. Theory and Experiment Wind Tunnels. The Atmosphere. Incompressible One-Dimensional Flow. One-Dimensional Flow in a Compressible Fluid. Two-Dimensional Flow: Lift and Drag. The Finite Wing. Effects of Viscosity. Determination of Total Incompressible Drag. Compressibility Drag. Airfoils and Wings. High-Lift Systems. Aerodynamic Performance. Stability and Control. Propulsion. Structures. Hypersonic Flow. Rocket Trajectories and Orbits. Appendix A: Characteristics of the Standard Atmosphere (SI units). Characteristics of the Standard Atmosphere (English Units). Appendix B: Derivation of the Compressible Fluid Bernoulli Equation. Appendix C: Summary of State and One-Dimensional Flow Equations.