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Future aeronautical and space systems / edited by Ahmed K. Noor, Samuel L. Venneri.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 172.
- Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 172
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics--Technological innovations.
- Aeronautics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (578 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- As the Earth's population grows and migrates, air and space travel as we currently know it will have to change to meet the requirements of a new society.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1. Perspectives on Future Aeronautical and Space Systems""; ""Chapter 2. Short-Haul Aircraft-Rotorcraft, Commuters, and General Aviation Aircraft""; ""Chapter 3. Large Subsonic Transports and Military Aircraft""; ""Chapter 4. Supersonic Aircraft: High-Speed Civil Transports and High-Performance Aircraft""; ""Chapter 5. Stratospheric Aircraft, Blimps, Balloons, and Long Endurance Vehicles""; ""Chapter 6. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles""; ""Chapter 7. Airbreathing Hypersonic Aircraft and Transatmospheric Vehicles""
- ""Chapter 8. Future Space Transportation Systems and Launch Vehicles""""Chapter 9. Spacecraft for Solar System Exploration""; ""Chapter 10. Lunar and Mars Outposts and Habitats""; ""Author Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60086-644-1
- 1-60086-425-2
- OCLC:
- 922978983
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