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MAE101A: Reference Books

Important Reference Books

All these reference books are located on the first floor of the Library in the Reference collection. They cannot be checked out; please make photocopies OR SCAN relevant pages.

AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide 1998 TL551 .A32 2003

Aircraft Conceptual Design Synthesis 2000 TL671.2 .H635 2000        

Aircraft Design: a Conceptual Approach TL671.2.R29 2012.

Airplane Design (by Jan Roskam) TL671.2 .R67 1986 8 parts                                                                  

pt. I. Preliminary sizing of airplanes -- pt. II. Preliminary configuration design and integration of the propulsion system -- pt. III. Layout design of cockpit, fuselage, wing, and empennage, cutaways and inboard profiles -- pt. IV. Layout of landing gear and systems -- pt. V. Component weight estimation -- pt. VI. Preliminary calculation of aerodynamic, thrust, and power characteristics -- pt. VII. Determination of stability, control, and performance characteristics, FAR and  military requirements -- pt. VIII. Airplane cost estimation, design, development, manufacturing and operating.

The Aviation & Aerospace Almanac 2002 TL501 .A95 2002 

Fundamentals of aircraft and airship design TL671.2 .N5 2010 

Handbook of Fluid Dynamics TA357 .H2858 1998      

Jane's all the world's aircraft 2002/03  TL501 .J3 (previous volumes can be requested via ORCA) 

Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers 2003 TL509 .S6642003

Marks Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers TJ151 .M4 2007

Mechanical Engineer’s Handbook TJ151 .M3953 2001