Selected Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles (Progress in Astronautics & Aeronautics, 229)

Addresses selected aerothermodynamic design problems for three vehicle classes: winged reentry, non-winged reentry, and airbreathing hypersonic flight vehicles. This book presents the basics of flight trajectory mechanics, giving the aerothermodynamicist an understanding of the principal issues relevant to the field.