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The world of civil aerospace / Ian K. Jennions.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jennions, Ian K., author.
- Series:
- Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications.
- Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics, Commercial.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 201 pages)).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, [2019]
- Summary:
- Covering the beginnings of commercial aviation, aircraft design and certification, manufacturing and testing, airline operation, maintenance and safety, among other topics, The World of Civil Aerospace shows the reader the fundamental (yet almost invisible) aspects of how the planes and airports we use every day actually function.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: what we don't see
- The evolution of civil aerospace: sometimes crazy but true
- Chapter 3. Designing the aircraft: pushing the envelope
- Chapter 4. The planemakers: manufacturing the products
- Chapter 5. Testing: what works and what doesn't
- Chapter 6. The journey of certification: safety Is paramount
- Chapter 7. Operators: what makes airlines (well) airlines
- Chapter 8. Maintenance: a necessary evil?
- Chapter 9. Safety: culturally embedded
- Chapter 10. The environment: emissions by consensus
- Chapter 11. Standards: bedrock to build on
- Chapter 12. The future of civil aerospace: onward andupward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780768093483
- 0768093481
- OCLC:
- 1302009972
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