Understanding Aerodynamics (eBook)

Doug Mclean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, USA Doug McLean is a Boeing Technical Fellow in the Enabling Technology and Research unit within Aerodynamics Engineering at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He received a BA in physics from the University of California at Riverside in 1965 and a PhD in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University in 1970. He joined the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in 1974 and has worked there ever since on a range of problems, both computational and experimental, in the areas of viscous flow, drag reduction, and aerodynamic design. Computer programs he developed for the calculation of three-dimensional boundary layers and swept shock/boundary-layer interactions were in use by wing-design groups at Boeing for many years.

"As someone who has been involved with aerodynamics for
more years than I care to remember, I have rarely come across a
book that is so readable and that provides so many (to me a least)
genuinely new insights into the subject and its applications.
This book should be high on the wish list of any
practising aerodynamicist, whether in industry or
academia." (Aeronautical
Journal, 1 August 2013)

"This is a sophisticated book for people immersed in the
study of fluid dynamics and aerodynamics; it will give them
in-depth knowledge of both the physical phenomena and the
mathematical equations that are used to describe and predict these
phenomena. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students in aerospace
engineering, researchers/faculty, and aircraft design
professionals." (Choice, 1 July 2013)

"Based on the author's decades of industrial
experience with Boeing, this book helps students and practicing
engineers to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics.
Relying on clear physical arguments and examples, Mcleanprovides a
much-needed, fresh approach to this sometimes contentious subject
without shying away from addressing "real" aerodynamic situations
as opposed to the oversimplified ones frequently used for
mathematical convenience."
(Expofairs.com, 11 March 2013)