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Good Flight book

Postby randombeaner » Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:28 pm

I'm hoping to be an aerospace engineer someday, and I am looking for a good book on Flight. I love all those articles on howstuffworks.com and already have the first book but I would like more of the guts and bolts stuff.

Any good books that explains a lot about flight, propulsion, aerodynamics, design, wing designs, VTOL, Vectoring, and all the other good stuff (especially explinations of military designs and stuff like that). If it has a lot of pictures and diagrams even better because I'm a visual learner ;D, but if not, I am pretty good at reading all the technical stuff

thanks

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Re: Good Flight book

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:41 am

Try http://www.aircadets.org/acps.html and look at the titles under Cadet Training. They are not super technical, but give you a good outline on the subjects, and can be downloaded for free ;)

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Re: Good Flight book

Postby Hagar » Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:53 am

Try http://www.aircadets.org/acps.html and look at the titles under Cadet Training. They are not super technical, but give you a good outline on the subjects

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Re: Good Flight book

Postby Nexus » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:17 am

I can recommend the book Understanding Flight, (David & Scott Eberhardt) it's a pure aerodynamics book, excellent for those who want to learn more about the subject  :)
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Re: Good Flight book

Postby randombeaner » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:57 pm

Yay no bernulies principle! I hate it when books take the easy way out and say that planes fly because of bernulies principle I had a fun time arguwing with my jr high teacher, and am looking forward to arguing with my 11 grade Physics teacher. thanks for reccomendation
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Re: Good Flight book

Postby born_2_fly » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:15 pm

Well hagar, im not so sure on that myslef, now the tests are multi choice, where they like this with you? I found them very easy and only just passing my 2nd month there i am a 1st class and working to become leading. What rank did u get up to then?

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