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Aerodynamics is the science that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids, and with the forces acting 

on solid bodies when they move through gaseous fluids, or when gaseous fluids move against or around solid 

bodies. Therefore aerodynamics comes into play when air is flowing over airplanes, automobiles, cars, ships, 

buildings, and other objects. Aerodynamics also comes into play when air is flowing through ducts or other 

enclosed spaces such as wind tunnels, jet and rocket engines, and pipes. The movement of air can result in 

certain aerodynamic effects, such as heat that is generated and transferred to the surfaces of a solid body with 

which the air comes in contact. A specific example would be the heating up of the skin of a high-speed 

aerospace vehicle. 

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Anderson, John D. Aerodynamics. In McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology. 8th ed. v. 1. New York, 

McGraw-Hill, c1997. p. 167-169. 

 Q121.M3 1997 v. 1 <SciRR> 

Pre-WWI biplane - from "L'Aerophile" Collection 

in Tech. Reports & Standards Unit. 

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INTRODUCTIONS TO THE TOPIC

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Datta, Sreela. Aerodynamics. In Gale encyclopedia of science. v. 1. Detroit, Mich., Gale Research, c1996. 

p. 51-54. 

 Q121.G35 1996 v. 1 <SciRR> 

Wegener, Peter P. What makes airplanes fly?: history, science, and applications of aerodynamics. 2nd ed. New 

York, Springer, c1997. 260 p. 

 TL570.W4 1997 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 235-240. 

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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on aerodynamics can be located in most 

card, book, and online catalogs, include the following: 

Highly Relevant

AERODYNAMICS

Relevant

AERODYNAMICS, HYPERSONIC

AERODYNAMICS, SUPERSONIC

AERODYNAMICS, TRANSONIC

Related

AERODYNAMIC HEATING

AERODYNAMIC LOAD

AEROELASTICITY

AEROSTATICS

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS

AIRPLANES--CONTROL SURFACES 

AIRPLANES--JET PROPULSION

AIRPLANES--MODELS--AERODYNAMICS

ANGLE OF ATTACK (AERODYNAMICS)

ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES--AERODYNAMICS

ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES--ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY

BALLISTIC MISSILES--AERODYNAMICS

BALLISTIC MISSILES--ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY

BALLISTIC RANGES

BASIC FLOW (AERODYNAMICS)

BODY OF REVOLUTION 

BOUNDARY LAYER

BUFFETING (AERODYNAMICS)

DOWNWASH (AERODYNAMICS) 

DRAG (AERODYNAMICS)

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS)

GAS FLOW

GROUND-CUSHION PHENOMENON

GUIDED MISSILES--AERODYNAMICS

HELICOPTERS--AERODYNAMICS

HIGH-SPEED AERONAUTICS

INTERFERENCE (AERODYNAMICS)

LEADING EDGES (AERODYNAMICS)

LIFT (AERODYNAMICS)

MACH NUMBER

MAGNUS EFFECT

PARACHUTES--AERODYNAMICS

PITCHING (AERODYNAMICS)

REYNOLDS NUMBER

ROLLING (AERODYNAMICS)

ROTORS (HELICOPTERS)--AERODYNAMICS

SOUND PRESSURE

SUBJECT HEADINGS

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SPACE VEHICLES--AERODYNAMICS

SPACE VEHICLES--ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY

SPIN (AERODYNAMICS)

STABILITY OF AIRPLANES

STABILITY OF HELICOPTERS

STABILITY OF ROCKETS

STALLING (AERODYNAMICS)

STRATIFIED FLOW

TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION

UNSTEADY FLOW (AERODYNAMICS)

VERTICALLY RISING AIRCRAFT (AERODYNAMICS)

VORTEX-MOTION

WAKES (AERODYNAMICS)

WEDGES--AERODYNAMICS

WIND TUNNELS

YAWING (AERODYNAMICS)

More General

AERONAUTICS

AIR

DYNAMICS

FLUID DYNAMICS

GAS DYNAMICS

PNEUMATICS 

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Anderson, John David. A history of aerodynamics and its impact on flying machines. Cambridge, New York, 

Cambridge University Press, 1997. 478 p. (Cambridge aerospace series, 8) 

 TL570.A679 1997 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 464-471. 

Anderson, John David. Fundamentals of aerodynamics. 3rd ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill, c2001. 892 p. 

 TL570.A677 2001 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 877-881. 

Anderson, John David. Introduction to flight. 4th ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill, c2000. 766 p. 

 TL570.A68 2000 <SciRR> 

Hubin, Wilbert N. The science of flight: pilot-oriented aerodynamics. Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1992. 

352 p. 

 TL570.H79 1992 <SciRR> 

Tennekes, H. (Hendrik). The simple science of flight: from insects to jumbo jets. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 

1996. 137 p. 

 TL570.T4613 1996 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 133. 

 Translation of Wetten van de vliegkunst. 

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Abzug, Malcolm J., and E. Eugene Larrabee. Airplane stability and control: a history of the technologies that 

made aviation possible. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1997. 373 p. (Cambridge 

aerospace series, 6) 

 TL574.S7A2 1997 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 341-359. 

Anderson, John David. Modern compressible flow: with historical perspective. 2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 

BASIC TEXTS 

ADDITIONAL TITLES 

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c1990. 650 p. 

 QA911.A6 1990 

 Bibliography: p. 639-644. 

Ashley, Holt. Engineering analysis of flight vehicles. New York, Dover, 1992. 386 p. 

 Bibliography: p. 371-377. 

 TL570.A77 1992 

 "This Dover edition, first published in 1992, is an unabridged, corrected republication of the work first published 

by the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Mass., 1974." 

Bertin, John J., and Michael L. Smith. Aerodynamics for engineers. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J., PrenticeHall, c1998. 668 p. 

 TL570.B42 1998 <SciRR> 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Cook, M. V. Flight dynamics principles. London, Arnold; New York, Wiley, 1997. 379 p. 

 TL570.C617 1997 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Dole, Charles E., and James. E. Lewis. Flight theory and aerodynamics: a practical guide for operational safety. 

2nd ed. New York, John Wiley & Sons, c2000. 314 p. 

 TL570.D56 2000 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 307-308. 

Etkin, Bernard, and Lloyd Duff Reid. Dynamics of flight: stability and control. 3rd ed. New York, Wiley, c1996. 

382 p. 

 TL570.E75 1996 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 373-375. 

Hancock, G. J. An introduction to the flight dynamics of rigid aeroplanes. New York, Ellis Horwood, 1995. 561 p. 

 TL570.H33 1995 

 Bibliography: p. 537-546. 

Kuethe, Arnold M., and Chuen-Yen Chow. Foundations of aerodynamics: bases of aerodynamic design. 5th ed. 

New York, Wiley, c1998. 572 p. 

 TL570.K76 1998 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 555-561. 

McCormick, Barnes Warnock. Aerodynamics, aeronautics, and flight mechanics. 2nd ed. New York, Wiley, 

c1995. 652 p. 

 TL570.M38 1995 <SciRR> 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Nelson, Robert C. Flight stability and automatic control. 2nd ed. Boston, WCB/McGraw-Hill, c1998. 441 p. 

 TL574.S7N45 1998 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Russell, J. B. Performance and stability of aircraft. London, Arnold; New York, Wiley, 1996. 294 p. 

 TL574.S7R87 1996 

 Bibliography: p. 285-286. 

Schmidt, Louis V. Introduction to aircraft flight dynamics. Reston, Va., American Institute of Aeronautics and 

Astronautics, c1998. 397 p. 

 TL570.S33 1998 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Shevell, Richard Shepherd. Fundamentals of flight. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., c1989. 438 p. 

 TL570.S462 1989 <SciRR> 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Smith, Hubert. The illustrated guide to aerodynamics. 2nd ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., TAB Books, c1992. 337 

p. 

 TL570.S56 1992 <SciRR> 

 Bibliography: p. 327-328. 

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Sutton, O. G. (Oliver Graham). Mastery of the air: an account of the science of mechanical flight. London, 

Hodder and Stoughton, c1965. 218 p. 

 TL570.S88 

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Aeroacoustics of flight vehicles: theory and practice. Edited by Harvey H. Hubbard. Woodbury, N.Y., published 

for the Acoustical Society of America through the American Institute of Physics, c1995. 2. v. (NASA reference 

publication, 1258) 

 TL574.N6A3 1995 

 Contents: v. 1. Noise sources.--v. 2. Noise control. 

 Originally published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific 

and Technical Information Program in August 1991 as NASA reference publication 1228, v. 1 and 2. 

Leishman, J. Gordon. Principles of helicopter aerodynamics. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University 

Press, 2000. 496 p. (Cambridge aerospace series, 12) 

 TL716.L43 2000 <SciRR> 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Love, Michael C. Spin management and recovery. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1997. 237 p. 

 TL574.S6L67 1997 

 Bibliography: p. 233. 

McCormick, Barnes Warnock. Aerodynamics of V/STOL flight. Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications, c1999. 328 p. 

 TL685.M3 1999 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

 Originally published: San Diego, Academic Press, 1967. 

A Modern course in aeroelasticity. Earl H. Dowell, editor. 3rd rev. and enl. ed. Dordrecht, Boston, Kluwer 

Academic, c1995. 699 p. (Solid mechanics and its applications, v. 32) 

 TL574.A37M62 1995 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Natural laminar flow and laminar flow control. R. W. Barnwell, M. Y. Hussaini, editors. New York, SpringerVerlag, c1992. 411 p. 

 TL574.L3L36 1991 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Ramm, Heinrich J. Fluid dynamics for the study of transonic flow. New York, Oxford University Press, c1990. 

200 p. 

 TL571.R27 1990 

 Bibliography: p. 193-195. 

Rogers, David F. Laminar flow analysis. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. 422 p. 

 TL574.L3R64 1992 

 Bibliography: p. 283-288. 

Rom, Josef. High angle of attack aerodynamics: subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flows. New York, SpringerVerlag, c1992. 399 p. 

 TL574.V6R66 1991 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Schlichting, Hermann, and Klaus Gersten. Boundary-layer theory. 8th rev. and enl. ed. Berlin, New York, 

Springer, c2000. 799 p. 

 TL574.B6S28 2000 

 Bibliography: p. 715-791. 

 English translation of the 9th German completely revised edition of Grenzschicht-Theorie. 

Smits, Alexander J., and Jean-Paul Dussauge. Turbulent shear layers in supersonic flow. Woodbury, N.Y., 

American Institute of Physics, c1996. 357 p. 

 TL574.T8S63 1996 

SPECIALIZED TITLES 

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 Bibliography: p. 321-347. 

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Durand, William Frederick. Aerodynamic theory: a general review of progress. New York, Dover Publications, 

1963. 3 v. 

 TL570.D865 1963 

 This Dover edition, first published in 1963, is an unabridged republication of the work first published by Julius 

Springer. Volume I was first published in 1934, Volumes II, III, IV and V were first published in 1935, and Volume 

VI was first published in 1936. 

Eiffel, Gustave. Résumé des principaux travaux exécutés pendant la guerre au Laboratoire Aérodynamique 

Eiffel, 1915-1918. Paris, Librarie Aérodynamique, E. Chiron éditeur, c1919. 212 p. 

 TL570.E57 

Eiffel, Gustave. The resistance of the air and aviation; experiments conducted at the Champ-de-Mars 

Laboratory. 2nd ed., rev. and enl., translated by Jerome C. Hunsaker. London, Constable; Boston, Houghton 

Mifflin Co., 1913. 242 p. 

 TL570.E52 1913 

 Translation of La Résistance de l'air et l'aviation, expériences effectuées au laboratoire du Champ-de-Mars. 2. 

ed., rev. et augm. Paris, H. Dunot et E. Pinat, 1911. 252 p. 

50 {i.e. Fünfzig} Jahre Grenzschichtforschung, eine Festschrift in Originalbeiträgen. Edited by H. Görtler and W. 

Tollmien. Braunschweig, F. Vieweg, 1955. 499 p. 

 TL574.B6G6 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Lanchester, F.W. (Frederick William). Aerodonetics, constituting the second volume of a complete work on aerial 

flight. 2nd ed. London, Archibald Constable & Co., 1910. 433 p. 

 TL570.L25 vol. 2 

Lanchester, F.W. (Frederick William). Aerodynamics, constituting the first volume of a complete work on aerial 

flight. London, Archibald Constable & Co., 1907. 442 p. 

 TL570.L24 vol. 1 

Langley, S.P. (Samuel Pierpont). Experiments in aerodynamics. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1891. 115 

p. (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, v. 27, no. 2) (Smithsonian Institution. Publication, 801) 

 TL570.L27 and Q11.S68 v. 27 no. 2 

Langley, S.P. (Samuel Pierpont). The internal work of the wind. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1893. 23 p. 

(Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, v. 27, no. 2) (Smithsonian Institution. Publication, 884) 

 TL573.L3 and Q11.S68 v. 27 no. 2 

Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont). Langley memoir on mechanical flight. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 

1911. 320 p. (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, v. 27, no. 3) (Smithsonian Institution. Publication, 1948) 

 TL570.L3 and Q11.S68 v. 27 no. 3 

Lilienthal, Otto. Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst. 3. aufl. München and Berlin, R. Oldenbourg, 1939. 

187 p. 

 TL570.L5 1939 

Munk, Max Michael. The principles of aerodynamics. Washington, The Author, c1933. 252 p. 

 TL570.M8 

 Contains all of the author's articles, in a revised form, which appeared two years before in Aero digest and 

adds to them an almost equal amount of new material. 

 Forms an introduction and commentary to the author's Fluid dynamics for aircraft designers. 

Roy, Maurice. Théorie des surfaces portantes: la théorie de Prandtl. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1923. 129 p. 

 TL574.A4R6 1923 

Von Mises, Richard. Theory of flight. With the collaboration of W. Prager and Gustav Kuerti. With a new introd. 

SPECIALIZED TITLES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST

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by Kurt H. Hohenemser. New York, Dover Publications, 1959. 629 p. 

 TL570.V572 1959 

 Unabridged and unaltered republication of the English translation first published by McGraw-Hill Book 

Company in 1945. 

 German language version is entitled Fluglehre. 

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Aerospace vehicle dynamics and control: based on the proceedings of a conference organized by the Institute of 

Mathematics and its Applications on aerospace vehicle dynamics and control, held at the Cranfield Institute of 

Technology, in September 1992. Edited by M. V. Cook and M. J. Rycroft. Oxford, Clarendon Press; New York, 

Oxford University Press, 1994. 438 p. (The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications conference series, new 

ser., 47) 

 TL573.A314 1994 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

Computational aeroacoustics. Jay C. Hardin, M. Y. Hussaini, editors. New York, Springer-Verlag, c1993. 513 p. 

 TL574.N6C66 1993 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

 Presentations at the Workshop on Computational Aeroacoustics sponsored by ICASE and the Acoustics 

Division of NASA LaRC on April 6-9, 1992. 

Computational aeronautical fluid dynamics. Edited by L. Fezoui, J. Periaux, and J. C. R. Hunt. Oxford, Clarendon 

Press; New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. 381 p. (The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications 

conference series, new ser., 44) 

 TL573.C612 1994 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

 Papers from the second conference, held in Antibes, May 1989, organized by SMAI and INRIA. 

Computational methods in aeronautical fluid dynamics: based on the proceedings of a conference organized by 

the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications on computational methods in aeronautical fluid dynamics, held 

at the University of Reading in April 1987. Edited by P. Stow. Oxford, Clarendon Press; New York, Oxford 

University Press, 1990. 402 p. (The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications conference series, new ser., 25) 

 TL573.C615 1990 

 Includes bibliographical references. 

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Dissertations may be identified by using online resources or the following indexes located in the Main Reading 

Room. Consult any reference librarian about options. Some dissertations may be available in full text through 

electronic resources on public terminals at the Library of Congress. 

Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972. 

 Z5053.X47 1973 

Comprehensive Dissertation Index. Supplement. (1973- annual) 

 Z5053.X47a 

Dissertation Abstracts International. (1938- monthly) 

 Z5053.D57 and Computer format 

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Al-Garni, Abdullah Mohammed. Wind tunnel testing of an airfoil with a moving surface boundary-layer control. 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 

DISSERTATIONS

SELECTED DISSERTATIONS 

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Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1999. 

 UMI publication number 11395603 

 Collation of the original: 116 p. 

 Thesis (masters)--King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia), 1999. 

Carlson, Eric Bernard. Optimal tiltrotor aircraft operations during power failure (trajectory optimization). Ann 

Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1999. 

 UMI publication number 9937837 

 Collation of the original: 194 p. 

 Thesis (doctoral)--University of Minnesota, 1999. 

Glass, Christopher Earl. Numerical study of rarefied hypersonic flow interacting with a continuum jet. Ann Arbor, 

Mich., University Microfilms, 1999. 

 UMI publication number 9940857 

 Collation of the original: 438 p. 

 Thesis (doctoral)--The Pennsylvania State University, 1999. 

Gopalarathnam, Ashok. Hybrid methods for inverse aerodynamic design. Ann Arbor, Mich., University 

Microfilms, 1999. 

 UMI publication number 9953029 

 Collation of the original: 148 p. 

 Thesis (doctoral)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999. 

Manning, Valerie Michelle. Large-scale design of supersonic aircraft via collaborative optimization. Ann Arbor, 

Mich., University Microfilms, 1999. 

 UMI publication number 9943695 

 Collation of the original: 205 p. 

 Thesis (doctoral)--Stanford University, 1999. 

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Baals, Donald D., and William R. Corliss. Wind tunnels of NASA. Washington, Scientific and Technical 

Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981. 154 p. (NASA SP, 440) 

 TL567.W5B2 

Hurt, Hugh H. Aerodynamics for naval aviators. Renton, Wash., Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1992. 416 p. 

 TL570.H83 1992 

 Bibliography: p. 413. 

 Originally published by the Direction of Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, United States Navy. 

Washington, 1960. Rev. 1965. 

Talay, Theodore A. Introduction to the aerodynamics of flight. Washington, Scientific and Technical Information 

Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975. 198 p. (NASA SP, 367) 

 TL570.T25 

 Bibliography: p. 197-198. 

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Technical reports and other types of literature are indexed in the following guides: 

Government Reports Announcements & Index (1946-1996) 

 Z7916.G78 <SciRR A&I> and Computer format 

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (1895- ) 

 Z1233.A18 <SciRR A&I> and Computer format 

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GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

TECHINICAL REPORTS

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Reports listed below are available upon request in the Science Reading Room. These and other reports on 

aerodynamics may also be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, 

Virginia 22161. NTIS telephone: (800) 553-6847. 

Lallman, F. J., J. B. Davidson, and P. C. Murphy. Method for integrating thrust-vectoring and actuated forebody 

strakes with conventional aerodynamic controls on a high-performance fighter airplane. Hampton, Va., Langley 

Research Center, 1998. 46 p. (NASA/TP 1998 208464) 

 N199802328887 

Missiles aerodynamics. Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France, NATO Research and Technology Organization, 1998. 

506 p. (RTO-MP-5) (AC/323(AVT)TP/3) 

 ADA358535 

 "Paper presented and discussion recorded at the Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Symposium held in 

Sorrento, Italy, 11-14 May 1998." 

Newman, P.A., and others. Overview of sensitivity analysis and shape optimization for complex aerodynamic 

configurations. Hampton, Va., Langley Research Center, 1998. 26 p. 

 N19990009046 

Smith, M.S. Analysis of wind tunnel oscillatory data of the X-31A aircraft. Hampton, Va., Joint Institute for 

Advancement of Flight Science, 1999. 128 p. (NASA CR 1999 208725) 

 N19990018654 

Soemarwoto, Bambang I. Airfoil optimization using the Navier-Stokes equations by means of the variational 

method. Reston, Va., American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998. 9 p. 

 AIAA-98-2401 

 "16th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 15-18, 1998, Albuquerque, N.M." 

Wooden, P. A., E. R. McQuillen, and W. B. Brooks. Evaluation of a simplified multiple store interference model. 

Reston, Va., American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998. 12 p. 

 AIAA-98-2800 

 "16th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 15-18, 1998, Albuquerque, N.M." 

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Abstracting and Indexing Services that index relevant journal articles and other literature on aerodynamics are 

listed below. Some suggested terms for searching are: 

Aerodynamic Heating 

Aerodynamics 

Aerodynamics, Hypersonic 

Aerodynamics, Subsonic 

Aerodynamics, Supersonic 

Aerodynamics, Transonic 

Boundary Layer 

Drag (Aerodynamics) 

Flutter (Aerodynamics) 

Leading Edges (Aerodynamics) 

Lift (Aerodynamics) 

Reynolds Number 

Skin Friction (Aerodynamics) 

Stability of Airplanes 

Stability of Helicopters 

Stalling (Aerodynamics) 

Vortex-motion 

Wakes (Aerodynamics) 

Wind Tunnels 

Yawing (Aerodynamics) 

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ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES

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FirstSearch, ProQuest, Infotrac, and Engineering Index, available on workstations in the Science Reading Room 

and the Computer Catalog Center, contain files that may be useful in obtaining information about aerodynamics. 

Consult reference staff for the location of abstracting and indexing (A&I) services and the computer terminals. 

Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (1962- ) 

 Z7913.B7 <SciRR> 

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals (1949- ) 

 Z6723.U27 <SciRR> and Computer format 

Applied Science & Technology Index (1913- ) 

 Z7913.I7 <SciRR> and Computer format 

Engineering Index Annual (1884- ) 

 Z5851.E62 <SciRR> and Computer format 

General Science Index (1978- ) 

 Z7401.G46 <SciRR> and Computer format 

International Aerospace Abstracts (1961-) 

 TL500.I57 <SciRR> 

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (1895-) 

 Z1223.A18 <SciRR> and Computer format 

Physics Abstracts (1898- ) 

 QC1.P46 <SciRR> and Computer format 

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1900- ) 

 AI3.R48 <BusRR>,<N&CPR>, and Computer format 

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Journals that often contain relevant articles include the following: 

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JOURNALS

Aeronautical Journal TL501.R7

Aerospace Science and Technology TL501.A8185

AIAA Journal TL501.A688A2

Aviation Week and Space Technology TL501.A8

Journal of Aircraft TL501.J63

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics TL676.J65

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets TL787.A62A2

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics TA654.5.J68 

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 

Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering

TJ1.P867

Progress in Aerospace Sciences TL500.P7

Rotor and Wing TL716.A1R63

REPRESENTATIVE JOURNAL ARTICLES

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Anderson, W. Kyle, and Daryl L. Bonhaus. Airfoil design on unstructured grids for turbulent flows. AIAA journal, 

v. 37, Feb. 1999: 185-191. 

 TL501.A688A2 

Batten, P., and others. Reynolds-stress-transport modeling for compressible aerodynamics applications. AIAA 

journal, v. 37, July 1999: 785-797. 

 TL501.A688A2 

Bermúdez, L., A. Velázquez, and A. Matesanz. Numerical simulation of unsteady aerodynamics effects in 

horizontal-axis wind turbines. Solar energy, v. 68, Jan. 2000: 9-21. 

 TJ810.S6 

Boonyapinyo, Virote, Toshio Miyata, and Hitoshi Yamada. Advanced aerodynamic analysis of suspension 

bridges by state-space approach. Journal of structural engineering, v. 125, Dec. 1999: 1357-1366. 

 TA1.A5235 

Cobo del Arco, Diego, and Ángel Aparicio. Improving suspension bridge wind stability with aerodynamic 

appendages. Journal of structural engineering, v. 125, Dec. 1999: 1367-1375. 

 TA1.A5235 

Gern, Frank H., and Liviu Librescu. Effects of externally mounted stores on aeroelasticity of advanced swept 

cantilevered aircraft wings. Aerospace science and technology, v. 2, July 1998: 321-333. 

 TL501.A8185 

Lee, B.H.K., S.J. Price, and Y.S. Yong. Nonlinear aeroelastic analysis of airfoils: bifurcation and chaos. Progress 

in aerospace sciences, v. 35, Apr. 1999: 205-334. 

 TL500.P7 

Li, Pei, Helmut Sobieczky, and Richard Seebass. Manual aerodynamic optimization of an oblique wing 

supersonic transport. Journal of aircraft, v. 36, Nov./Dec. 1999: 907-913. 

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Qin, N., Y. Zhu, and D. I. A. Poll. Surface suction on aerofoil aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds. 

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Aerospace engineering, v. 212, no. G5, 1998: 

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Robinson, Keith W., and J. Gordon Leishman. Effects of ballistic damage on the aerodynamics of helicopter rotor 

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Slimon, Scot A., Marios C. Soteriou, and Donald W. Davis. Computational aeroacoustics simulations using the 

expansion about incompressible flow approach. AIAA journal, v. 37, Apr. 1999: 409-416. 

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Wang, Frank Y., Özgür Karatekin, and Jean-Marc Charbonnier. Low-speed aerodynamics of a planetary entry 

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Yanagihara, Masaaki, Masashi Shigemi, and Takanobu Suito. Estimating aerodynamic characteristics of 

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Zuber, Matthew E., and others. Aerothermodynamic environment for a generic missile. Journal of spacecraft and 

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Selected materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet boxes include the following: 

Battipede, Manuela. Boomerang flight mechanics: unsteady effects on motion characteristics. 

Journal of aircraft, v. 36, July/Aug. 1999: 689-696. 

Boel, Maurice. Scientific studies of natural flight. Transactions of the American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers, v. 51, part I, 1929: 217-242. (AER-51-35) 

Dillenius, Marnix F. E., and others. Engineering-, intermediate-, and high-level aerodynamic 

prediction methods and applications. Journal of spacecraft and rockets, v. 36, Sept./Oct. 1999: 

609-620. 

Dudley, Robert. Unsteady aerodynamics. Science, v. 284, June 18, 1999: 1937-1939. 

Durand, W. F. Historical sketch of the development of aerodynamic theory. Transactions of the 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, v. 51, part I, 1929: 13-19. (AER-51-3) 

Ellington, C. P. The aerodynamics of normal hovering flight: three approaches. In Comparative 

physiology: water, ions and fluid mechanics. Editors, K. Schmidt-Nielsen, L. Bolis, and S. H. P. 

Maddrell. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1978. p. 327-345. 

Gnoffo, Peter A., and others. Computational aerothermodynamic design issues for hypersonic 

vehicles. Journal of spacecraft and rockets, v. 36, Jan./Feb. 1999: 21-43. 

Lighthill, James. Aerodynamic aspects of animal flight. In Swimming and flying in nature. Editors, 

Theodore Y.-T. Wu, Charles J. Brokaw, and Christopher Brennen. v. 2. New York, Plenum, c1975. 

p. 423-491. 

Mabey, D. G. Unsteady aerodynamics: retrospect and prospect. Aeronautical journal, v. 103, Jan. 

1999: 1-18. 

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Goldsworthy, Colin H. Wheeler. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, 1989: 1-29. 

Nachtigall, Werner. Wing movements and the generation of aerodynamic forces by some mediumsized insects. In Insect flight. Edited on behalf of the Society by R. C. Rainey. London, published 

for the Royal Entomological Society by Blackwell Scientific Publications; New York, distributed by 

Halsted Press, 1976: 31-47. 

Osborne, M. F. M. Aerodynamics of flapping flight with applications to insects. Journal of 

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speeds. Journal of spacecraft and rockets, v. 36, Jan./Feb. 1999: 8-20. 

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Weis-Fogh, Torkel. Energetics and aerodynamics of flapping flight: a synthesis. In Insect flight. 

Edited on behalf of the Society by R. C. Rainey. London, published for the Royal Entomological 

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Reston, VA 20190-4344 

Telephone: (703) 264-7500 and (800) NEW-AIAA 

Fax: (703) 264-7551 

URL: http://www.aiaa.org 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Headquarters Library 

300 E Street SW 

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Washington, DC 20546-0001 

Telephone: (202) 358-0168 

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The Internet offers a growing number of sites for research on aerodynamics. Most of the organizations listed in 

the previous section provide links to related sites from their web sites. In addition to the following sites, it is also 

possible to use a search engine, such as AltaVista, Google, or Northern Light, to locate additional sites. 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Home Page 

 URL: http://www.nasa.gov 

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collections and Research: Aeronautics Division 

 URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Technical Reports Server 

 URL: http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ 

 Connects to LTRS Langley Technical Report Server, NTRS NASA Technical Report Server, and NACA 

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Access to databases including: Ames Research Center, Dryden 

Flight Research Center, Glenn Research Center, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Goddard Space Flight 

Center, ICASE, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Langley Research 

Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NACA Reports, and Stennis Space Center. 

Glenn Research Center Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics 

 URL: http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/short.html 

 Includes the following topics: teacher problem sets; forces; gases–statics; aerodynamics; the atmosphere; 

aerodynamic forces; aircraft forces; aircraft motion; thrust; weight; lift; drag; falling objects; gliders; airplane parts 

and functions; model rockets; fundamentals. This is part of NASA's Learning Technologies Project 

(http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12). 

Wright Flyer Online 

 URL: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/ 

 At this site one can learn about the Wright Flyer Project, in which a full-sized replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer, 

flown in the first-ever powered flight, was tested in a wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center. This is part of 

NASA's Aerospace Team Online (http://questdb.arc.nasa.gov/content_search_aero.htm). 

December 2000

ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES

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