Fundamentals of Aerodynamics

John D. Anderson, Jr., was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1937. He attended the University of Florida, graduating in 1959 with high honors and a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering Degree. From 1959 to 1962, he was a Lieutenant and Task Scientist at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From 1962 to 1966, he attended the Ohio State University under the National Science Foundation and NASA Fellowships, graduating with a PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. In 1966, he joined the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory as Chief of the Hypersonics Group. In 1973, he became Chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, and since 1980 has been Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. In 1982, he was designated a Distinguished Scholar/Teacher by the University. During 19861987, while on sabbatical from the University, Dr. Anderson occupied the Charles Lindbergh Chair at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He continued with the Air and Space Museum one day each week as their Special Assistant for Aerodynamics, doing research and writing on the History of Aerodynamics. In addition to his position as Professor of Aerospace Engineering, in 1993, he was made a full faculty member of the Committee for the History and Philosophy of Science and in 1996 an affiliate member of the History Department at the University of Maryland. In 1996, he became the Glenn L. Martin Distinguished Professor for Education in Aerospace Engineering. In 1999, he retired from the University of Maryland and was appointed Professor Emeritus. He is currently the Curator for Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Part One - Fundamental Principles

1) Aerodynamics: Some Introductory Thoughts

2) Aerodynamics: Some Fundamental Principles and Equations

Part Two - Inviscid, Incompressible Flow

3) Fundamentals of Inviscid, Incompressible Flow

4) Incompressible Flow over Airfoils

5) Incompressible Flow over Finite Wings

6) Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow

Part Three - Inviscid, Compressible Flow

7) Compressible Flow: Some Preliminary Aspects

8) Normal Shock Waves and Related Topics

9) Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves

10) Compressible Flow Through Nozzles, Diffusers, and Wind Tunnels

11) Subsonic Compressible Flow over Airfoils: Linear Theory

12) Linearized Supersonic Flow

13) Introduction to Numerical Techniques for Nonlinear Supersonic Flow

14) Elements of Hypersonic Flow

Part Four - Viscous Flow

15) Introduction to the Fundamental Principles and Equations of Viscous Flow

16) Some Special Cases; Couette and Poiseuille Flows

17) Introduction to Boundary Layers

18) Laminar Boundary Layers

19) Turbulent Boundary Layers

20) Navier-Stokes Solutions: Some Examples

Appendix A - Isentropic FlowProperties

Appendix B - Normal Shock Properties

Appendix C - Prandtl-Meyer Function and Mach Angle

Appendix D - Standard Atmosphere, SI Units

Appendix E - Standard Atmosphere, English Engineering Units