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I'm not a radar expert, but with this book I COULD BE!!!
Mr. Stimson's book, "Introduction to Airborne Radar (2nd Edition)," has been one of my most treasured purchases from my graduate school education. I expected a book filled with equations and bad graphs and tables - I was wonderfully surprised by the high quality graphics, easy to follow mathematical treatment, and historical views into past and present radar systems.
No other introduction needed
Stimson's second edition is a slight improvement over his first. "Slight" because improving near perfection remains a difficult task. Nowhere else is such clarity apparent in the complex field of radars. Thanks to Stimson this subject could be understood by my grandmother. If only Stimson would carry edition three to the next echelon, extending depth and detail to levels required to actually build and make a working, modern radar. Like applying his talent to the intricacies of adaptive processing, a completion of SAR computational demands and processes (vs. stopping at the digital filter FFT), nuances of ever more important phase noise, test, measurement and producibility of radar systems that shouldn't cost a million dollars per copy, but a fraction of this with proper processes and synergistic integration vs. the "Mister Potato Head" approach of slapping together the latest-greatest-of-every-subsystem-technology still practiced by engineers in just about everything. Unfortunately this may be our last version from Stimson as he's no longer a young man and such efforts are monumental. Even so, he's made himself a national asset creating this magnificent edition, probably lasting longer than any of us in the field today.

Not easy reading
I bought this book because I work with radar and would like to improve my understanding of it. This book is a good middle ground, but for a dummy like me, several chapters require re-reads.One of the most annoying things is that when the author describes related material, he doesn't compare and contrast as much as write one paragraph on the attributes of thing A and then another paragraph on thing B using all but two words that were used in the first paragraph. The reader must wade through this writing and then compare and contrast themself.Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautical Engineering (Specific Aspects)    2. Aeronautics & Astronautics    3. Airplanes    4. Aviation - General    5. Radar    6. Radar Technology    7. Radar equipment    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Aerospace & aviation technology    12. Technology / Radar   

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Bought for a class.
The whole amazon experience was excellent as usual, but I had to buy this book for a class so I can't say that I'm always excited about what I'm reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aircraft Maintenance    2. Airlines    3. Airplanes    4. Aviation - Repair & Maintenance    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Management    7. Transportation    8. Aerospace & aviation technology    9. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics   

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Fantastic resource
This was a required test for a rocket propulsion class, but it has become an invaluable resource for many classes.Purchased for at least 20% less than other outlets.

A Must-Have Textbook for every Aerospace Engineer
This is the single best book on rocket propulsion systems, covering both liquid and solid rocket engines, hybrid rocket systems, and a dedicated chapter on electric propulsion. The authors include excellent illustrations and graphs to enhance the text, and practical examples which help the reader to grasp the theory. After loaning a copy of this book for over two years from my library, i finally bought it! Definitely recommended to all engineers and scientists who want to expand into the area of rocket propulsion.

Beware of Typographical Errors
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Astrophysics & Space Science    3. Aviation - General    4. Rocket Propulsion    5. Rocket engines    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Aerodynamics    10. Aerospace & air transport industries    11. Aerospace & aviation technology    12. Engineering thermodynamics    13. Science / Astrophysics & Space Science   

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First-class book of airportindustry
A very good book,most 'freindly' and understandabale, offers wide spectrum ofairport's infrastructure as well as its economic aspects. Recommanded forb thse intersted in aaition in general and airport planning in particular.
The Book Of Choice For Students and Dreamers
Like many young men, and I daresay women, I was drawn to airport management after exposure to Burt Lamcaster's sterling portrayal of a harried airport manager in the Ross Hunter classic AIRPORT.Lancaster showed us that a man could handle a million problems all at once, if he had the right combination of grit and gray cells.It wasn't only the glamor, it was the idea of helping people get through their day--even when the people in question were six or seven miles up in the air--that made me consider airport management as a major at school.
Excellent reference for any student of airport management
Airport Planning & Management is an excellent reference for any student of airport management or aviation.Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Airports    3. Aviation - General    4. Industries - Transportation    5. Management    6. Planning    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Transportation    9. Aerospace & air transport industries    10. Aerospace & aviation technology    11. Transportation / General   

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Careers - General    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Fire protection & safety   

Editorial Review

One of the most beautifully crafted books I have ever read, with some of the most poetic prose passages I could imagine, such as the following, resonating with a stately and timeless quality so absent in our modern life: Read more

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FEMALE AFRICAN BUSH PILOT IN THE 30's GIVES INSIDE VIEW
Beryl Markham's book West with the Night is a true story of how she lived and worked in Africa as a push pilot back in the 1930's -- almost amazing for a woman...what an experience alone-- what an adventure-- but her writing -- ahhh that's something amazing in itself....from dealing with the Blackwater Die to the lion who almost ate her to search for a Libyan port and a fallen colleague-- a beautiful book...each chapter is written almost like a true short story....she's a beautiful writer and to think this is a piece of our women's past that is here to still cherish-- belongs on the shelf of every women's studies office...great for a young woman to read....especially great gift to a chick going off to college.

Beautifully Written
West With the night is Beryl Markham's memoir of life as a bush pilot in 1930s Africa. The beautifully written prose paints evocative pictures of the Serengeti in the reader's brain, and each paragraph is dense and satisfying. A wonderful read, especially for fans of Out of Africa - and some of the same people are mentioned in this book.
Probably the most beautifully written book I have ever read.
The exceptional wordcrafting in West With The Night brings Africa alive and makes it almost a personal experience. Beryl Markham was a most interesting individual and her life growing up in Africa is the beautiful background for this book. I have only reread one book in my sixty-some years and this is it. I enjoyed it at least as much the second time around.
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Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Aviation - History    3. Biography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Great Britain    7. Markham, Beryl    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Women    10. Women air pilots   

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I never understood flight until I read this book
Amazing Book. there were so many small nagging questions I had on the art of flying...and this book clarified those doubts.I have read so many books on flying, watched so many videos on flight. My flight insructor has taught me flying...but this one was the glue that put it all together.
Be patient and you will learn
Let's start with a fact: I am a pilot.
The Amway of flying books - save your $$
Remember Amway has a cult following too - even today, they are the largest online seller of health & beauty.
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Aviation - Piloting & Flight Instruction    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Transportation    6. Aerospace & aviation technology    7. Aircraft: general interest    8. Flying as a recreation    9. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics   

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Good, but not Great
This book is the third edition of the author's previous work and is the collective writings from dozens of engineers who specialize in spacecraft systems design, space mission definition and operations and testing as well as a variety of other topics.While this book provides an excellent general overview of a variety of topics and the basics for designing and developing a space mission, more specialized materials are needed to develop specialized spacecraft systems, such as Guidance and Navigation.It is important to note that this book is geared to unmanned satellites and space probes and there is little material related to manned spaceflight.
Good and bad
I teach a Space Systems Engineering class and have used this book as a class text.I've found it to be both good and bad. Outstanding inclusive text on satellites
This is an outstanding text covering all aspects of space missions and satellites.Orbital geometries, payload design, spacecraft design, subsystems, communications, operations, propulsion, launch systems,reliability.You name it, it's covered.It has become a valuable andindispensable resource in my personal library! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Technology & Industrial Arts    3. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics    4. Design and construction    5. Planning    6. Space flight    7. Space vehicles    8. Technology   

Reviews (7)

Awesome Airplane Design Reference
One of the best airplane design books out there.I rank it with Torenbeek and Roskam.I refer to it during my design studies as well as my students.

Great book
I'm a second-year aerospace engineering student and after searching for books that would tell me exactly why I'm learning what I am, this one was recommended to me. The author explains how and why designers do what they do, and even has a handwritten design example in the back. I bought the RDS software with this book, and am still figuring it out. If you do get the RDS, don't expect a Windows interface. Think DOS. At least it's not a system hog.

Necessary Starting Point to Understanding Aircraft Design
This is an excellent, and for the time being the authoratative, book about aircraft design. For anyone who wants to become an aerospace engineer reading a book like this should put any type of work they'll do in the proper context.
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Aircraft Design And Construction    3. Airplanes    4. Aviation - General    5. Design and construction    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Transportation    8. Aerospace & aviation technology    9. Technical design   

Reviews (9)

Essential reading for the GA Instrument pilot
As a CFI I have numerous books in my aviation library. This book details flying in weather and the mindset required to be a safe and competent instrument pilot.
Dealing with the weather
Not a lesson on meteorology; more of a lesson on judgment and decision-making. In other words, how does one deal with the weather? What does one do with the information one has?
"The sky is my office"
It is hard to imagine a pilot with more weather flying experience than Captain Robert Buck. And much of this flying was in the old days: in the early years of the Army Air Corp and a young company called TWA. Much of this flying was accomplished without the assistance of modern instrumentation. Captain Buck travelled the world seeking the most ornery weather he could find, and then flew into it time and time again, compiling the experience and collecting the data that no one else had at the time. Captain Buck shares that experience here. This book is interesting and engaging to the flying enthusiast, essential to the VFR pilot, and absolutely priceless to the aspiring instrument pilot. Every discipline and every pastime has its classics, and WEATHER FLYING is, without a doubt, one of the classics of aviation.
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Air Sports    3. Aviation - Piloting & Flight Instruction    4. General    5. Meteorology In Aeronautics    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Transportation    8. Aerospace & aviation technology    9. Air sports & recreations    10. Transportation / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction   

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Mechanics - Statics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Mechanics of solids    7. Science / Statics   

Reviews (8)

Run away
I found this book difficult to read and the example problems did not help with the homework problems.I went to return this book after taking Dynamics to find out that an 8th edition is being released and the book store would only offer my $7.25 for a book I paid well over $100.00.The fact that an 8th edition is being release so soon tells me that this book is flawed and being rewritten.

Disappointed
While the theory is somehow digestible, the problems are way too difficult and out of the real world. TO THE AUTHORS:When you imagine a mechanical system to be analyzed, try to make it real, not weird. Set as unknown the parameters that cannot be measured not those that can.Please, don't distort the engineering thinking of our students.(By the way: Fig. B.1 on page 1297 shows a crankshaft not a camshaft! Your solutions to problems 16.107 and 16.108 in the Instructor's Manual do not include the normal acceleration of the clamp.Energy Conservation when applied to Prob. 16.108 gives a term in omega^2).

Good Book
I used this book for the course of Dynamics in Civil Engineering.It was the textbook of my class.The examples are basic, and show you how to use the basic principles of dynamics to solve the more challeging problems at the end of each chapter.I enjoyed a lot this book, and I recommend it to everyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Mechanics - Dynamics - General    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Mechanical engineering    7. Science / Dynamics   

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Airport planner and engineer's viewpoint - updated
The best of its kind for the technical detail. We have most of the other airport and terminal design books on the bookshelf (up to 2005 publication date), but every time we come back to using Horonjeff for the serious design ofnew airports and extensions. It is also good for layout design by theengineer for terminals - although the architects may want more books. But there is another book - the 2003 book titled Airport Systems - Planning, Design and Management by Richard de Neufville and Amedeo Odoni - that will become the definitive text on airport design for the first part of the 21st century. So you'll need both, especially if you have to deal with the complexity of systems and stakeholders that are part of medium to large size airports.
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Airport Design    3. Airports    4. Architecture    5. Design and construction    6. Engineering - Civil    7. Planning    8. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    9. Reference    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Aerospace & air transport industries    12. Architecture / Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    13. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building   

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Mechanics - Dynamics - General    4. Mechanics - General    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Mechanics of solids    9. Science / Dynamics   

Reviews (3)

Skimming the Surface
This book is a very general view from a very British perspective.I don't think it belongs in Embry-Riddle's graduate programs because it does not meet the needs of experienced professionals.As an undergraduate overview of the systems design process, it is good.However, the author does not even touch helicopters, seaplanes, or lighter-than-air-technology.So, the book would be more aptly named "Introduction to Airplane Design."
No substance
I consider this book to be a rough draft for a much larger book to come (I hope).The author just skims lightly through vast numbers of subjects, so that anyone who knows anything about airplanes will learn nothing new.Yet it isn't written on a basic enough level to have much to offer someone who knows nothing. Practical guide to aircraft design
Many aircraft design books detail the 'how' of aircraft design. For example, determining the stall characteristics of a conceptual aircraft design. John Flemings' book introduces the 'why' of the aircraft designprocess. This book is a perfect companion to other aircraft design texts,like 'Aircraft Design-a conceptual approach' by Daniel Raymer ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Aviation - General    3. Engineering - General    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Transportation    7. Aerospace & aviation technology    8. Airplanes - Design and construction    9. Mechanical engineering    10. Technology / Engineering / General   

Reviews (3)

Fit For Purpose
This is what the title says - for engineering students.It is not really useful for the practicing aircraft structural analyst.The mathematics presented is considerably more involved than is presented in most other airframe analysis texts, with empahsis on how stress formulae are derived.A bit over the top if all you want is to know how to analyse a practical problem, but ideal for the student who needs to know the foundations of analysis.A little bit annoying how equations are quoted by number, forcing the reader to continuously return to previous chapters.

Bad examples, NOT clear
The examples are not clear.They only show numbers with no units and do not even explain where the numbers came from.I am a student so I had to buy this book.I would not recomend buying this book unless you absolutly have to. I have seen alot of engineering books and this one is truely one of the worst.

effective
This useful book gives a strong theoretical basis on structural analysis.In fact the maths involved is advanced but clearly explained, so that it is quite easy to follow the theory presentation. Worked examples,as well as line illustrations, are very helpful, efficaciuosly completingthe expositions. In the end ,a quite comprehensive textbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Aerospace & aviation technology    6. Mechanical engineering    7. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics   

Reviews (10)

An effective intro to the subject
This is a very good read, for an engineering textbook.It uses a rare combination of technical and historical explanations that holds the reader's interest enough to effectively provide him/her with the basic concepts of the subject it teaches.
Deep text, but good intro book
This book is definitely for serious aero engineering students. Very in-depth, very detailed. Don't expect light material for those who are with no background in some physics, statics and dynamics. Wish it had more examples for working on to better understand concepts, and more illustrations. Interesting book nonetheless.

A Great Introduction
This book is amazing. Most engineering texts are exhausting to read, but Anderson's is clear, organized, and complete. I've never had a better learning tool--I'll keep it for life. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aerodynamics    2. Aeronautics & Astronautics    3. Aircraft Design And Construction    4. Airplanes    5. Applied Aerodynamics    6. Aviation - General    7. Aviation - Piloting & Flight Instruction    8. Design and construction    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Transportation    12. Aerospace & aviation technology    13. Aircraft: general interest    14. Non-Classifiable   

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Excellent
I think this book it's a "must have" for anyone interested in avionics. It would be interesting if in future editions the autor writes more about mathematical analysis regarding avionics equations. Nevertheless, this book is an excellent source of information. If you are looking for something in avionics, and your professional background is an advanced techniciann or engineer, this is a very good choice.

Much Needed referencen text
This book is a much needed avionics reference book and text.It is an excellent overview of emerging and traditional avionics systems.The book starts with a short history of avionics development and then goes on to explain all avionics systems found in modern aircraft.Dr. Helfrick does an excellent job of explaining how various systems function and their role in the aircraft and air traffic control system.The book is written with the avionics technician or engineer in mind but would be very helpful to pilots who want a more in depth knowledge of the systems in the aircraft they fly.The book addresses future as well as all current systems and is a must for anyone interested or working in the field of avionics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology   

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Absolutely delightful reading!
Highly informative. A few aspects need to be updated, though. I'd buy a second edition without any hesitation.

A MUST READ!
I bought this book at the Kennedy Space Center Space Store and at first thought the cover and title looked sort of juvenile. However, once I started reading it I couldn't put it down! Mullane answers so many questions I didn't even think to ask and answered questions I had in my mind while touring NASA. This book enriched my NASA experience and I feel so much more knowledgeable about what astronauts experience. His writing style is as lighthearted and accessible as it is thorough. From explaining how astronauts have to work the toilet system on shuttles to how they are chosen to be an astronauts to facts about the Challenger tragedy, the simple question/answer format makes it fast reading and easy to go back and peruse. Published in 1997, I wish Mullane would update it and add more, but this is such a good introduction to the whole shuttle experience, I won't complain. In fact, this book has given me a better understanding of the current spacewalks on the space station and the Cassini spacecraft that just reached Saturn's orbit. I can easily see how this book could be very inspirational for a wanna-be or don't-yet-know-they-wanna-be astronaut, as well. Funny, informative, easy-to-read, candid, and detailed
People who read FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions, a common format to provide information on Usenet and the web) will find the style of this book familiar and accessible.And so, I think, will a lot of people.One of the best things about this book, besides the amount of ground it covers, is its suitability for a wide audience.Its simple language covering a wide range of subjects will appeal to everyone from children to adults, from people with a cursory interest in space travel to people obsessed with it.The book comes with recommendations from Neil Armstrong and James Lovell, as well as several less famous (but not necessarily less experienced) space professionals.Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Astronautics    3. Astrophysics & Space Science    4. Miscellanea    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Space Exploration    8. Technology    9. Science: General Issues    10. Space travel & exploration    11. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics   

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Good Overall
Having taken a spacecraft course that utilized Fortescue and Stark as its primary text, I can say that I thought it was a horrible choice. Spacecraft Systems Engineering, oh how helpful it is
I am about fifteen and I am very interested in engineering, so I bought this book.I will tell you that this has tought me so much about engineering and the importance of math.It contains equations foreverything from life support systems to propulsion systems.I wouldreccomend this for anyone interested in working in the field of spacecraftengineering or just has 70 bucks to spend on an interesting insight intowhat it takes to build a spacecraft.I have talked to some engineers andthey told me that this book will get you on your way to a carrer in thisfield. It covers all systems and in great detail even if you want to buildyour own minicraft(science fair, worked too. Well that is all. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Astronautics    3. Design and construction    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Space vehicles    6. Systems engineering    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    10. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics