Mach 1 and Beyond: The Illustrated Guide to

This compelling book opens up the world of high-speed flight to readers who do not have extensive technical backgrounds. Covering both subsonic and supersonic flight, it demystifies the world of high-speed aerodynamics, flight principles, gas turbine jets, and more. You'll learn why there are no supersonic airliners, what problems confront designers of 2,000-mph aircraft, and whether or not a hypersonic, or Mach 5, airplane is likely to be built.

Preface

xi

Introduction

1

(8)

The atmosphere

9

(9)

The standard atmosphere

9

(4)

The real atmosphere

13

(2)

Air as fluid

15

(1)

Airspeed measurement

15

(3)

The basic airplane

18

(8)

Aerodynamic concepts for high-speed flight

26

(24)

Lift

28

(1)

Drag

29

(3)

Effects of high-speed flight

32

(1)

Speed of sound, aircraft velocity, and Mach number

33

(1)

Compressibility drag, wave drag, and transonic flight

33

(9)

Supersonic flight

42

(3)

Performance

45

(1)

Straight and level flight

45

(3)

Sonic boom

48

(1)

Hypersonic flight

49

(1)

The high-speed airplane at low speeds

50

(23)

Lift of a wing

50

(5)

Development of lift by a wing

55

(10)

Slowing down the high-speed airplane

65

(8)

The jet engine (gas turbine engine)

73

(37)

Development of the gas turbine engine

73

(1)

The basic jet engine

74

(1)

How a turbojet operates

75

(1)

Types of gas turbine engines

75

(1)

The gas turbine

76

(3)

Basic engine components and their operation

79

(3)

Compressor stall

82

(2)

Combustors

84

(1)

Turbines

84

(6)

The high-bypass turbofan engine

90

(4)

Aircraft engines for short takeoff and vertical takeoff and landing

94

(2)

Thrust reversers

96

(3)

Air inlet duct

99

(5)

Jet fuels

104

(1)

Engine instrumentation and controls

105

(1)

Typical gas turbine engines

105

(5)

Stability and control

110

(11)

Stability characteristics

112

(9)

Trade-offs for design

121

(39)

Compressibility

121

(4)

Typical supersonic flow patterns

125

(5)

Airfoil sections in supersonic flow

130

(4)

Configuration effects

134

(3)

Characteristics of transonic flight

137

(1)

Characteristics of supersonic flight

138

(1)

Transonic and supersonic configurations

139

(18)

Aerodynamic heating

157

(3)

Supersonic transports

160

(11)

High-speed civil transport

165

(5)

Conclusion

170

(1)

Beyond supersonic toward hypersonic flight

171

(18)

Lifting bodies---the shape of hypersonics

172

(2)

Propulsion systems

174

(1)

Temperature environment

175

(1)

Materials selection criteria

176

(3)

Structural design requirements

179

(1)

Interior environment requirements

179

(1)

Structural concepts

180

(1)

Structural configuration

181

(2)

National Aero Space Plane (NASP)

183

(4)

Judgment

187

(2)

Quest for the fuel-efficient airliner

189

(68)

Benefits of airframe-related technologies

191

(1)

Composite structures

192

(1)

Active controls/control-configured vehicles

193

(2)

Longitudinal stability augmentation

195

(1)

Aerodynamic improvements

195

(4)

Propulsion system improvements

199

(5)

Appendices

A High-speed airplanes

204

(34)

B Development of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

219

(19)

C Evolution of Lockheed's SST design

238

(19)

Glossary

257

(10)

Bibliography

267

(1)

Index

268

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Mach 1 and Beyond: The Illustrated Guide to High-Speed Flight

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