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Aircraft Design : A Conceptual Approach, by Dan Raymer - 4th Edition
This highly regarded textbook presents the entire process of aircraft conceptual designfrom requirements definition to initial sizing, configuration layout, analysis, sizing, and trade studiesin the same manner seen in industry aircraft design groups. Interesting and easy to read, the book has more than 900 pages of design methods, illustrations, tips, explanations, and equations, and extensive appendices with key data essential to design. It is the required design text at numerous universities around the world, and is a favorite of practicing design engineers.

The new fourth edition is enhanced in many areas, with improvements and reworking of the text, expanded sizing and analysis methods, and up-to-date treatments of emerging technologies and concepts. A new section provides an introduction to spaceflight and rockets, including thrust analysis and vehicle sizing for launch and planetary missions. Appendices are revised and additional exam questions are provided.
838pp, hardback.

Price: £80.00

Aircraft Design Course, by Bill Whitney
Bill Whitney's 'Aicraft Design Course' is a 4-part course on 3 DVDs, designed to guide the serious designer through many of the technical and complex calculations necessary in designing your own aircraft. All the relevent subjects are discussed in a tutorial style, and the DVDs are accompanied by an 80-page booklet of course notes. As referenced by LAA Chief Engineer Francis Donaldson.
Price INCLUDES UK p&p

Price: £80.00

Aircraft Performance & Design (McGraw-Hill International Editions)
Written by one of the most succesful aerospace authors, this new book develops aircraft performance techniques from first principles and applies then to real airplanes. It also address a philosophy of, and techniques for aircraft design. By developing and discussing these two subjects in a single text, the author captures a degree of synergism not found in other texts. The book is written in a conversational style, a trademark of all of John Anderson's texts, to enhance the readers' understanding.
From the Publisher
Written in a conversational style, with lots of motivating historical insight.
Emphasizes both the philosophy and methodology of design and integrates aircraft performance and design into one text.
Analytical and graphical presentations are introduced after a review of aerodynamic and propulsion fundamentals.
Balances technical material with important historical aspects of the invention and design of airplanes.
Softback, 512pp, illustrated throughout.

Price: £48.00

Airfoil Selection
B Wainfan's book is designed to provide the homebuilder with a basic understanding of airfoil geometry, it's effect on airfoil aerodynamics, and the characteristics of an aircraft using a particular airfoil. The aim is to lead to the right airfoil selection, and there are many graphs, tables, charts, diagrams and other data to help achieve this.
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Price: £17.00

Design of Light Aircraft - Richard Hiscocks
Extensive and well illustrated manual. Wing theory is covered in detail, as well as aerofoil selection process, scale effect, stability and control, biplane theory, component loading, structural stiffness requirements, flutter, fatigue and safety factors. These subjects are examined in the light of practical requirements and good design practice. 279 pages - graphs, charts, formulae etc. throughout.
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Price: £39.00

Design of the Aeroplane - Stinton
Second edition of Darryl Stinton's classic textbook/manual, revised and expanded to feature the newest developments in practical aircraft design. A massive volume, covering every aspect of airplane design, and at nearly 700 pages, not one for the faint-hearted! Comprehensively illustrated throughout.

Price: £73.00

Engineer to Win
Although written primarily for the racing car enthusiast, 'Engineer to Win' is equally useful to the home-builder. How do you choose the right nuts and bolts? How strong is it? Why did it break again? Engineer to Win not only answers these and many other questions, it gives you the reasons why.
It's no secret that breakdowns and crashes are caused by what is usually referred to as mechanical failure. Poor designs, incorrect manufacture and assembly, unreasonable demands, and negligent maintenance all lead to the dreaded mechanical failure. Practicing the advice in Engineer to Win will spare you from many common faults and hazards.
Included in this book are tips on selecting the right metal or metal alloy grade for engine components and choosing the ideal final treatments to give parts the desired strength, hardness, and longevity. Bolts and other fasteners are also investigated along with the best methods of joining metal. Author and world-renowned racing guru Carroll Smith shows the way to faster lap times via aerodynamic improvements and explains the importance of limited slip differentials.
Nearly 300 illustrations and photos.
Table of Contents:
* Introduction to metallurgy
* Plastic and elastic deformation of metals
* Iron and steel making
* Alloying and heat treatment of steels
* Historic overview of man's production of iron and steel
* Non-ferrous metals and their metallurgy—Composite materials
* Metal fatigue—Or why things break
* Threaded fasteners—An educated re-look
* The joining of materials—Riveting, bonding & welding
* Plumbing revisited
* Braking system
* Pre- and postnatal care for the racing wheel and tire
* Springs and shock absorbers
* Load transfer and suspension geometry
* Gearbox and final drive
* Changes in the world of vehicle dynamics
* Tools and tips
* Beancounting for the non-beancounter
* Bits and pieces
* Corporations that the racer should know about
* Recommended reading

Price: £22.00

Evans Lightplane Designer's Handbook
This exceptional book provides a ready source of data commonly used in the field of light aircraft design. Authored by the designer of the popular VP-1 and VP-2 homebuilts, the book includes detailed chapters on propellers, wood, aluminum, steel, composites, landing loads, flight loads, stress analysis, tubing, weight and balance, weights, data tables and an AN parts guide. By W S Evans.
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Price: £28.00

Flying On Your Own Wings
Chris Heintz is a professional aeronautical engineer with a prolific career spanning over 40 years designing and building light aircraft. Recognized worldwide as a uniquely talented and accomplished designer, his aircraft are known and appreciated for their simplicity of construction, pilot-friendly cabins and controllability as well as remarkable performances. Today, Chris Heintz designs are flown throughout the world, mostly by recreational pilots who have assembled their own planes from a kit. His most popular models are also factory-assembled and sold as ready-to-fly sport aircraft on three continents.
In FLYING ON YOUR OWN WINGS, Heintz shares his knowledge and insights into the art and science of light aircraft design. He "walks" readers through the essential understanding and skills required to conceive, develop, build and even test-fly their own personal light airplane. Basic mathematics, essential aerodynamics and stress analysis are just a few of the chapters of this fascinating book. Heintz even provides a sample design to help would-be designers take their first step towards imagining and creating their own wings.
Truly a beginner's guide to everything you need to know in order to achieve that age-old dream: To fly on your own wings!
280pp, illustrated throughout with photos, charts, graphs, formulae etc.

Price: £28.00

Introduction to Aircraft Design (Cambridge Aerospace Series) - by J P Fielding
This book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of civil and military aircraft design. Giving a largely descriptive overview of all aspects of the design process, this well-illustrated account provides an insight into the requirements of each specialist in an aircraft design team. After discussing the need for new designs, the text assesses the merits of different aircraft shapes from micro-lights and helicopters to super-jumbos and V/STOL aircraft. Following chapters explore structures, airframe systems, avionics and weapons systems. Later chapters examine the costs involved in the acquisition and operation of new aircraft, aircraft reliability and maintainability, and a variety of unsuccessful projects to see what conclusions can be drawn. Three appendices and a bibliography give a wealth of useful information, much not published elsewhere, including simple aerodynamic formulae, aircraft, engine and equipment data and a detailed description of a parametric study of a 500-seat transport aircraft.
Softback, 263pp.

Price: £30.00

Landing Gear Design for Light Aircraft - Volume 1 -.
Discusses in great detail all aspects of landing gear including tyres, wheels, brakes, loads and deflections, main gear, nose gears and tail gears. Includes 2 tables and 3 large foldout drawings. 245 pages, 463 illustrations. By L Pazmany.
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Price: £40.00

Light Airplane Design
Pazmany's classic book covers the basics of aircraft design, specifially using his own PL-1 Laminar. He covers all the cosiderations that need to be made, looking at safety, which wings to use, crash worthiness, airfoil selection, flaps, wing aerodynamics, cockpit and landing gear design etc. Graphs, tables and charts throughout.
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Price: £35.00

Low Power Laminar Aircraft Design
The first of Alex Strojnik's three books on the subject, this one examines what laminar flow is, wing aerodynamics, a/c drag, engine performance, design applications etc. The 240 pages, very much for the serious designer/constructor, are packed with illustrations, graphs, diagrams etc, although despite that it is clearly written, in a very readable style.
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Price: £40.00

Low Power Laminar Aircraft Structures
The second of Alex Strojnik's books, this one moves on to look at what loads act on a/c, a/c structural materials, spar design, stressed skins etc. The 207 pages are again very well illustrated with diagrams, charts, graphs etc.
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Price: £40.00

Low Power Laminar Aircraft Technologies
The final book in Stojnik's series, the third one looks at speeds, wooden wings and fuselages, modernizing wooden structures, fibreglass wings, sandwich wings/fuselages, finishing composite surfaces, Strojnik wings, aluminium, flutter and testing. 222 pages, well illustrated with diagrams, charts etc.
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Price: £40.00

New Science of Strong Materials -- JE Gordon
Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one? All these are questions about the nature of materials. All of them are vital to engineers but also fascinating as scientific problems. During the 250 years up to the 1920s and 1930s they had been answered largely by seeing how materials behaved in practice.

But materials continued to do things that they "ought" not to have done. Only in the last 40 years have these questions begun to be answered by a new approach. Material scientists have started to look more deeply into the make-up of materials.

They have found many surprises; above all, perhaps, that how a material behaves depends on how perfectly - or imperfectly - its atoms are arranged. Using both SI and imperial units, Professor Gordon's account of material science is a demonstration of the sometimes curious and entertaining ways in which scientists isolate and solve problems.

James Edward Gordon was born in 1913. He took a degree in naval architecture at Glasgow University and worked in wood and steel shipyards, intending to design sailing ships. On the outbreak of the Second World War he moved to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, where he worked on wooden aircraft, plastics and unorthodox materials of all kinds. He designed the sailing rescue dinghies carried at one time by most bomber aircraft. He later became head of the plastic structures sections at Farnborough and developed a method of construction in reinforced plastics which is now used for a number of purpose in aircraft and rockets. For several frustrating years he worked in industry on the strength of glass and the growth of strong 'whisker' crystals. In 1962 he returned to government service as superintendent of an experimental branch at Waltham Abbey concerned with research and development of entirely new structural materials, most of which were based on 'whiskers'. He was Industrial Fellow Commoner at Churchill College, Cambridge, and became Professor of Materials Technology at the University of Reading, where he was later Professor Emeritus. He was awarded the British Silver Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society for work on aircraft plastics and also the Griffith Medal of the Materials Science Club for contributions to material science.

Price: £11.00

Simplified Aircraft Design for Homebuilders
Dan Raymer's excellent manual is an ideal first book on airplane design, combining professional experience with directness, clarity of expression and the benefit of contemporary technological developments. All aspects ofdesign are examined, including loading, sizing, geometry, lofting, aerodynamics, propulsion,stability, take-off, speed, range etc. Fully illustrated throughout, annotated and indexed.
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Price: £34.00

Stress Without Tears
This is a primary discussion, not an advanced text by an experienced aircraft stress analyst. Math and other theory is introduced, but only as necessary to master the subject matter. Stress analysis is presented in as simple terms as possible without complex scientific jargon and is done so in a readable and enjoyable manner.
The book began as a 42 part series in Kitplanes magazine. Unlike most books on aircraft design, this book isn't all theory and equations with little explanation on how they apply to the real world. 'Stress Without Tears' is easy to understand and practical. With this you will be able to safely design your aircraft to withstand the forces of flight. If you are designing an aircraft, this is a 'must have' book. 123pp, illustrated throughout. By Tom Rhodes.

Price: £28.00

Structures - by J Gordon
For those who find difficulty in communicating with engineers, Professor Gordon is a godsend.
His 'The New Science of Strong Materials' made plain the secrets of materials science, and now with this volume he explains the importance and properties of different structures in a way, which will appeal to everyone.
Engineers will of course understand why the Greeks took the wheels off their chariots at night, why we get lumbago, why birds have feathers and how much science is involved in dressmaking as well as the strength of bridges, boats and aeroplanes. Professor Gordon explains all these things, showing how the need to be strong and to support various loads has influenced the development of all sorts of creatures and devices - including man. Lively and informative, this book describes the structural element in nature, technology and everyday life from modern viewpoints.

Price: £11.00

Theory of Flight
Unabridged reprint of Richard Von Mises' 1945 classic text, by one of the great pioneers in the field of aeronautics, this account of fundamental fluid dynamics looks at the following in great depth : equilibrium and steady flow in the atmosphere, the airplane wing, propeller and engine theory, airplane performance, control and stability. There are many other sub-sections far too numerous to list - please phone us if you require more detail.
629 pages, with graphs, charts, diagrams and formulae throughout.
PRICE INC DELIVERY £23.99

Price: £24.00

Theory of Wing Sections
Reprint of the classic volume on the subject. Primarily for engineers and students, this 690 page textbook is a concise compilation of the aerodynamic characteristics of wing sections, plus a description of their geometry and associated theory. Over 300 pages are devoted to theoretical and experimental considerations, progressing to design methods and predicting characteristics; also includes sections on two-dimensional flows, thin wing sections, viscosity, high-lift devices and compressibility. Charts and graphs throughout.

Price: £19.00

Understanding Aircraft Structures - 4th Edition
By: JOHN CUTLER (CONSULTING ENGINEER) and Jeremy Liber (Technical Director at Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd)
This book explains aircraft structures so as to provide a basic understanding of the subject and the terminology used, as well as illustrating some of the problems.
It provides a brief historical background, and covers parts of the aeroplane, loads, structural form, materials, processes, detail design, quality control, stressing, and the documentation associated with modification and repairs.
The Fourth Edition takes account of new materials and the new European regulatory system.
Detailed contents listing :
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction;
Chapter 2 History; 2.1 Outline; 2.2 Wire-braced structures; 2.3 Semi-monocoque structures; 2.4 Sandwich structures; 2.5 Review of the key points
Chapter 3 Parts of the Aircraft; 3.1 Terms connected with flight; 3.2 Terms connected with control; 3.3 Terms connected with high-lift devices; 3.4 Terms associated with the shape and dimensions of the aircraft; 3.5 Review of the key points
Chapter 4 Loads on the Aircraft; 4.1 General flight forces; 4.2 Acceleration loads 4.3 Further aerodynamic loads; 4.4 Other loads; 4.5 Further load factors; 4.6 Loads acting on the whole aircraft; 4.7 Review of the key points; 4.8 References
Chapter 5 The form of structures; 5.1 Structure relative to aircraft design; 5.2 Historic form of structure; 5.3 General form of structure; 5.4 The basic load systems in structures; 5.5 The forms of stress in materials; 5.6 Bending and torsion; 5.7 Compression; 5.8 The whole structure; 5.9 Review of the key points; 5.10 References
Chapter 6 Materials; 6.1 Choice of materials; 6.2 Material properties; 6.3 Smart structures (and materials); 6.4 Cost as a property of a material; 6.5 Heat treatment; 6.6 Reference numbers for materials; 6.7 Review of the key points; 6.8 References
Chapter 7 Processes; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Manufacturing;7.3 Jointing; 7.4 Review of the key points; 7.5 References
Chapter 8 Corrosion and protective treatments; 8.1 Nature of corrosion; 8.2 Causes of corrosion; 8.3 Protection against corrosion; 8.4 Review of the key points; 8.5 References
Chapter 9 Detail design; 9.1 Sheet-metal components; 9.2 Machined components and large forgings; 9.3 Notching and stress raisers; 9.4 Rivets and bolts; 9.5 Joggling; 9.6 Clips or cleats; 9.7 Stringer/frame intersections; 9.8 Lugs; 9.9 The 'stiff path'; 9.10 Review of the key points
Chapter 10 Composite materials in aircraft structures; 10.1 What are composites?; 10.2 The strength of composite materials; 10.3 Types of structures; 10.4 Joining composites; 10.5 Fibres; 10.6 Resins; 10.7 Working safely with composites; 10.8 Review of the key points
Chapter 11 Quality and airworthiness; 11.1 Quality assurance; 11.2 Control; 11.3 Procedures and systems; 11.4 Further notes on quality control functions; 11.5 Airworthiness engineering; 11.6 Maintenance schedule; 11.7 References; 11.8 Review of the key points
Chapter 12 Stressing; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 The stressman's work; 12.3 Stressing methods; 12.4 Stress reports; 12.5 Review of the key points; 12.6 References
Chapter 13 Presentation of modifications and repairs; 13.1 Definitions; 13.2 The essential paperwork associated with modifications; 13.3 Review of the key points; 13.4 Conclusion; 13.5 References
Appendices

Price: £37.00

Understanding Flight : 2nd edition
Discover how planes get - and stay - airborne....
Now you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms, descriptions, and illustrations that make sense--without complicated mathematics. Updated to include helicopter flight fundamentals and aircraft structures, this aviation classic is required reading for new pilots, students, engineers, and anyone fascinated with flight.
The book covers:
Physics of flight
Wing design and configuration
Stability and control
Propulsion
High-speed flight
Performance and safety
Aerodynamic testing
Helicopters and autogyros
Aircraft structures and materials
Written by pilots and aeronautical engineers David Anderson and Scott Eberhardt.
306pp, illustrated throughout.

Price: £30.00

What Engineers Know, and How They Know It : Analytical Studies From Aeronautical History - by W G Vincenti.
To solve their design problems, engineers draw on a vast body of knowledge about how things work. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, this author shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.
"The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer." -- Technology Review.
"'Must' reading for all thoughtful engineers and historians of technology, and even for those physical scientists who wonder why engineers frequently act and think differently than do basic scientists." -- American Scientist
Softback, 336pp, illustrated.

Price: £20.00

Why Things Break - Understanding the World by the Way It Comes Apart
Did you know?... It took more than an Iceberg to sink the Titanic. The Challenger disaster was predicted. Unbreakable glass dinnerware had its origin in railroad lanterns. A football team cannot lose momentum. Mercury thermometers are prohibited on airplanes for a crucial reason. Mark Eberhart's 'Why Things Break' explores the fascinating question of what holds things together (for a while), what breaks them apart, and why the answers have a direct bearing on our everyday lives. When Eberhart was growing up in the 1960s, he learned that splitting an atom leads to a terrible explosion - which prompted him to worry that when he cut into a stick of butter, he would inadvertently unleash a nuclear cataclysm. Years later, as a chemistry professor, he remembered this childhood fear when he began to ponder the fact that we know more about how to split an atom than we do about how a pane of glass breaks.
In Why Things Break, Eberhart leads us on a remarkable and entertaining exploration of all the cracks, clefts, fissures, and faults examined in the field of materials science and the many astonishing discoveries that have been made about everything from the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger to the crashing of your hard drive. Understanding why things break is crucial to modern life on every level, from personal safety to macroeconomics, but as Eberhart reveals here, it is also an area of cutting-edge science that is as provocative as it is illuminating.
Softback, 250pp.

Price: £12.00

Kitplane Construction - NEW 3rd Edition
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS CURRENTLY REPRINTING, DUE BACK IN MID-LATE OCTOBER.
Featuring new and classic kitplane designs, this proven bestseller is the most current and comprehensive resource available on choosing, building, and flying homebuilt planes. Covering tubing and fabric, wood, traditional sheet metal, and the latest composites, Kit Airplane Construction uses step-by-step instructions and detailed case studies of kitplane models to give amateur plane builders the knowledge needed to create and fly their own aircraft.
Price INCLUDES UK p&p

Price: £26.00

Living In The Future : The Education & Adventures of an Advanced Aircraft Designer -- Dan Raymer
Dr. Daniel P. Raymer, noted aircraft designer and author of the award-winning textbook "Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach", has written a non-technical book that will be treasured by everyone who loves airplanes, wonders how they get designed, and wants to know how somebody becomes an aircraft designer.
Half the book is Raymer’s warm and personal memoir of growing up in the 50’s and 60’s as the son of a Navy Test Pilot, discovering his own love of aviation, and entering the rarefied club of those who stare at a blank sheet of paper and turn it into a new aircraft or spacecraft design. The other half covers Raymer’s early involvement in the projects that became the X-31, B-2, F-22, T-45, F-35, and many more. (Yes, you get both halves bound together for one price!).
The book is an easy read, quick-paced, funny, and aimed at a general audience. Raymer includes his mistakes, disappointments, and downright stupid decisions. It’s not all airplanes either. Read about Raymer’s aborted musical career, his misadventures in exotic destinations like Belarus and Bulgaria, how he got on the Internet early enough to grab www.aircraftdesign.com, and how he came to write his design textbook.
378 pages.
NB - The layout of the book is deliberate!

Price: £33.00

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