RussellMc wrote:
> Understanding Flight, Second Edition
> (ISBN: 0071626964 / 0-07-162696-4 )
> David Anderson, Scott Eberhardt
>
> 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.
>
> Understanding Flight, Second Edition, 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

Thanks, Russell.  That's the book I was thinking of.  I really liked the wa=
y
they explained things.  I kept thinking to myself "Oh, yeah, that makes
sense" as I was reading it.  Other descriptions of flight I had run accross
relied too much on voodoo explanations that didn't seem to be well grounded
in physics.  This is not a aeronautical engineering text, but rather a
physics-based introduction to the principles.

I definitely recommend this book if you have a basic physics background and
want to understand how flight works, and the tradeoffs and restrictions
faced by aircraft designers.


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