Aerospace design : aircraft, spacecraft, and the art of modern flight
Title:
Aerospace design : aircraft, spacecraft, and the art of modern flight
Author:
Springer, A. M.
ISBN:
9781858942070
Publication Information:
New York : Merrell, 2003.
Physical Description:
191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 30 cm
General Note:
Published in association with NASA.
Abstract:
"Aerospace Design explores the physical aspects of aviation and space flight: the evolution of vehicle design, the influence of aesthetics, the history of the streamlined idiom, and the fundamental way in which designers meld form with function. The book is illuminated throughout with images that capture not only moments in history, but also the realization of theories and ideas. Each chapter, written by a specialist in aerospace history or aerospace technology, examines an aspect of the evolution of flight, from ground-testing designs and components to the aircraft and spacecraft themselves. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in aircraft, spacecraft, or the broader issues of design."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents:
Why do airplanes look the way they do? / Tom D. Crouch -- The airplane and the streamline idiom in the United States / Dominick A. Pisano -- Design for performance: the role of aesthetics in the development of aerospace vehicles / John D. Anderson, Jr. -- Beauty in the beast: form and function in the early development of wind tunnels / James R. Hansen -- An indispensable ingredient: flight research and aircraft design / Michael H. Gorn -- Designing for the edge of space and beyond / Dennis R. Jenkins -- The future of flight / Anthony M. Springer.
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