Overview: A unified approach for teaching the physics of combustion, fluid dynamics, and other properties of aircraft engines.Contains many illustrations, tables, and specifications on a large number of aircrafAirbreathing Propulsion covers the physics of combustion, fluid and thermo-dynamics, and structural mechanics of airbreathing engines, including piston, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and ramjet engines. End-of-chapter exercises allow the reader to practice the fundamental concepts behind airbreathing propulsion, and the included PAGIC computer code will help the reader to examine the re
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