History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to present day, including evolution milestones of military aircraft, civil aircraft, helicopters, drones, balloons, and airships. It also provides the background and development of different types of aircraft, including manned and unmanned vehicles, aircraft carriers, fixed or rotary wings, air, sea, and amphibian flight vehicles.
Covering current and developing applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the book highlights the prospects of future flying vehicles including automotives and jetpacks. It follows the transition from piston to jet engines that include shaft-based engines (turboprop, turboshaft, and propfan), turbine-based engines (turbojet and turbofan), and athodyd engines (ramjet, turbo-ramjet, and scramjet). The book explores flight vehicles' technological advancements and evolution, including their geometrical features and performance parameters.
The book will be a useful reference for academic researchers and aviation, aerospace, and mechanical engineering students taking courses in aerodynamics, aircraft structures, aircraft engines, and propulsion. Aviation history enthusiasts will be interested in the scope of the contents as well.
Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual for their course.
History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to present day, including milestones of civil and military airplanes, helicopters, drones, balloons, and airships. World conflicts are reviewed with a thorough description of the manned and unmanned aircraft used.
PART I History and Classifications of Aircraft
1. Flight Dream and
Ancient History.
2. Pioneers of Man-Powered Flight Vehicles.
3. History and
Classification of Civil Aircraft.
4. History and Classification of Military
Aircraft.
5. History and Classification of Helicopters.
6. History and
Classification of Balloons, Airships, and Flying Cars.
7. History and
Classification of UAV.
8. History and Classification of Aircraft Engines.
PART II Evolution of Aircraft
9. Evolution of Civil Aircraft.
10. Evolution
of Military Aircraft.
11. Evolution of Helicopters.
12. Evolution of UAVs
(Drones).
13. Evolution of Aircraft Engines. Appendix
1. Timeline 9000
BC1950s AD. Appendix
2. List of Pioneer Aircraft. Appendix
3. List of Civil
Aircraft. Appendix
4. List of Military Fighters. Appendix
5. List of Military
Bombers. Appendix
6. List of Military Transports. Appendix
7. List of
Turbofan Engines. Appendix
8. List of Helicopters. Appendix
9. List of UAV
(Drones).
Dr. Ahmed F. El-Sayed has been a Professor of aerospace and mechanical power engineering at Zagazig University, Egypt, since 1983. He was a Senior Engineer with the Egyptian airline EgyptAir for 10 years, working in maintenance, technical inspection, and R&D departments. He has worked as a Researcher on corporate projects with Westinghouse, USA; Rolls Royce, UK; and Wind Energy Projects at VUB, Belgium. He is a member of ten international societies and institutions and the New York Academy of Science. He is listed in Marquis Whos Who in America, Whos Who in Science and Engineering, and Whos Who in Education.
Dr. El-Sayed has authored 14 textbooks, over 100 technical papers, and reports in international journals and conferences. He was a Founder and Chairman of the Aeronautical and Spacecrafts Department at Zagazig University (20152017) and Chairman of the Mechanical Power Engineering Department at Zagazig University (19992005). He was awarded the Distinguished Professor Award from Zagazig University in 2009. He was awarded the Medal of Long-Life Engineering Distinction, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, 2017. He was also awarded the Distinction medals from the USAF Academy, USA, in 2013; MIPT, Russia, in 2015; EgyptAir Co. in 2019; Zewail City for Science and Art, Egypt, in 2020; the Chinese-Egyptian University in 2022, and the Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology, IAET, Egypt, in 2023.
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