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Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering. Ed. by Richard Blockley and Wei Shyy. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley, 2010. 9 vols, acid-free $3,750 (ISBN 978-0-470-75440-5). E-book available (ISBN 978-0-470-68665-2), call for pricing.
To date, aerospace engineers and students looking for topical overview articles for their discipline have had to rely on brief entries in one-volume desk reference handbooks or search through avast array of journals, technical reports, and databases. Thankfully, with the publication of the Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineenng, locating a topical overview will be a far easier task as this impressive set is destined to become a first-stop resource for students, faculty, and engineers in the aerospace industry.
This handsome, nine- volume set with 442 articles spread out over 5,400 pages, all supported by a 238 page subject index, was produced under the editorship of Richard H. Blockley, formerly head of technical programs at BAE Systems, and Wei Shyy, formerly chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Coverage is organized into eight thematic volumes: (1) Fluid Dynamics and Aero therm o dynamics; (2) Propulsion and Power; (3) Structural Technology; (4) Materials Technology; (5) Dynamics and Control; (6) Environmental Impact, Manufacturing, and Operations; (7) Vehicle Design; and...