The most exciting moment for an aeronautical engineer is when his or her design becomes a working aircraft, the endpoint of a journey that begins in the classroom. Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective shows students the methods and thought processes involved in designing aircraft. They learn by using specific analytical principles, practical examples, and case studies, with corresponding problems to solve. At the U.S. Air Force Academy, Chapters 1–6 are taught to the entire student body in a threesemester-hour course. Chapters 7–10 are taught to aeronautical engineering majors.Third Edition New and Revised Material IncludesDesigning for stealthShaping for supersonic cruiseBoundary-layer equationsMaximum trimmable lift coefficientDrag curvesKinetic theory of gasesHigh angle-of-attack aerodynamicsAnalysis and sizing of electric and solar-powered aircraftFlight testAircraft cost estimationAircraft mechanisms and kinematicsNew examples and homework problemsThe material in this textbook and the AeroDYNAMIC software (available for separate purchase at arc.aiaa.org) are sufficient to support a university-level course of three to six semester hours. AeroDYNAMIC provides a single integrated package with one universal user interface that allows access to virtual laboratories, simulations, and design synthesis and analysis software based on the methods presented in the text.