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Fundamentals of Aerodynamics is meant to be read. The writing style is intentionally conversational in order to make the book easier to read. The book is designed to talk to the reader; in part to be a self-teaching instrument. Learning objectives have been added to each chapter to reflect what is believed to be the most important items to learn from that particular chapter. This edition emphasizes the rich theoretical and physical background of aerodynamics, and marbles in many historical notes to provide a background as to where the aerodynamic technology comes from. Also, new with this edition, are "Integrated Work Challenges" that pertain to the chapter as a whole, and give the reader the opportunity to integrate the material in that chapter, in order to solve a "bigger picture".
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John Anderson Fundamentals of Aerodynamics S I XTH E D ITION Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Sixth Edition John D. Anderson, Jr. McGRAW-HILL SERIES IN AERONAUTICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING T he Wright brothers invented the first practical airplane in the first decade of the twentieth century. Along with this came the rise of aeronautical engineering as an exciting, new, distinct discipline. College courses in aeronautical engineering were offered as early as 1914 at the University of Michigan and at MIT. Michigan was the first university to establish an aeronautics department with a four-year degree-granting program in 1916; by 1926 it had graduated over one hundred students. The need for substantive textbooks in various areas of aeronautical engineering became critical. Rising to this demand, McGraw-Hill became one of the first publishers of aeronautical engineering textbooks, starting with Airplane Design and Construction by Ottorino Pomilio in 1919, and the classic and definitive text Airplane Design: Aerodynamics by the iconic Edward P. Warner in 1927. Warner’s book was a watershed in aeronautical engineering textbooks. Since then, McGraw-Hill has become the time-honored publisher of books in aeronautical engineering. With the advent of high-speed flight after World War II and the space program in 1957, aeronautical and aerospace engineering grew to new heights. There was, however, a hiatus that occurred in the 1970s when aerospace engineering went through a transition, and virtually no new books in the field were published for almost a decade by anybody. McGraw-Hill broke this hiatus with the foresight of its Chief Engineering Editor, B.J. Clark, who was instrumental in the publication of Introduction to Flight by John Anderson. First published in 1978, Introduction to Flight is now in its 8th edition. Clark’s bold decision was followed by McGraw-Hill riding the crest of a new wave of students and activity in aerospace engineering, and it opened the flood-gates for new textbooks in the field. In 1988, McGraw-Hill initiated its formal series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, gathering together under one roof all its existing texts in the field, and soliciting new manuscripts. This author is proud to have been made the consulting editor for this series, and to have contributed some of the titles. Starting with eight books in 1988, the series now embraces 24 books covering a broad range of discipline in the field. With this, McGraw-Hill continues its tradition, started in 1919, as the premier publisher of important textbooks in aeronautical and aerospace engineering. John D. Anderson, Jr. Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Sixth Edition John D. Anderson, Jr. Curator of Aerodynamics National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution and Professor Emeritus University of Maryland FUNDAMENTALS OF AERODYNAMICS, SIXTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2017 by McGraw-Hill Education. Al