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Insightful comment. Do you have any book or youtube recommendations for casual readers like me - A programmer who is fascinated by engines and gets intrusive th

by ddev0 3y ago

Insightful comment. Do you have any book or youtube recommendations for casual readers like me - A programmer who is fascinated by engines and gets intrusive thoughts like "why ever happened to jetcars? " ( that nagging question again popped up when i read this headline - "Wait, Efficient at any speed"? "wasn't that one of the problems chrysler faced in the 60s ? could this work for roadcars?" )

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Do you have any book or youtube recommendations For a low-math text on aeronautical engineering at its core, the FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge [1][2] is hard to beat. It won't talk much about jet engines, though. Real Engineering [3] and Mustard [4] tend to do a decent job surveying specific plane designs. And the Wikipedia pages are decently peppered with references. Otherwise, getting into the weeds on engine design [5] and launch mechanics [6]. [1] https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-25c.pdf https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/a... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledge-FAA-H-8083-25C/dp/1644253461/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3DZ03XK6W3731&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kgtqegufHST6Rg9Nm5R37-y09xfl0hQXlEM965CRj1yY1KCcr5Dxyf5ntV2sfW02owGVVzSrxSCG19KI4iHwjAyqgyr0emhMep49Ew_BHbFEQheF5-o9abR6ty9JNvhkTlb71_0cFLyhfL1gFTekXqN7vzwPOx0JYulgsv48VDe9wwhHZ3PHyQauXDo1P8vFDEWP8XaRSAzl3Sea0dvKnMTNze6U-dsh2QzjqGYLYa0.ycS4EeEe67ph52rRzmEdVrU4IBmknrwEEHTpZXPMpNQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautical&qid=1709221434&sprefix=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautic,aps,927&sr=8-4 https://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledg... [3] https://www.youtube.com/@RealEngineering https://www.youtube.com/@RealEngineering [4] https://www.youtube.com/@ https://www.youtube.com/@ [5] https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Engines-Fundamentals-Theory-Operation/dp/1853108340 https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Engines-Fundamentals-Theory-Opera... [6] https://www.amazon.com/Design-Rockets-Launch-Vehicles-Second/dp/1624106412 https://www.amazon.com/Design-Rockets-Launch-Vehicles-Second...
mnw21cam 3y ago
The canonical book for this is "Rolls-Royce - The Jet Engine". It's an old book, but the principles are all there. And hey, someone has put a PDF up on the internet of it, findable by Google. http://www.valentiniweb.com/piermo/meccanica/mat/Rolls%20Royce%20-%20The%20Jet%20Engine.pdf http://www.valentiniweb.com/piermo/meccanica/mat/Rolls%20Roy...

by ddev0 3y ago

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> Do you have any book or youtube recommendations For a low-math text on aeronautical engineering at its core, the FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge [1][2] is hard to beat. It won't talk much about jet engines, though. Real Engineering [3] and Mustard [4] tend to do a decent job surveying specific plane designs. And the Wikipedia pages are decently peppered with references. Otherwise, getting into the weeds on engine design [5] and launch mechanics [6]. [1] https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-25c.pdf https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/a... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledge-FAA-H-8083-25C/dp/1644253461/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3DZ03XK6W3731&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kgtqegufHST6Rg9Nm5R37-y09xfl0hQXlEM965CRj1yY1KCcr5Dxyf5ntV2sfW02owGVVzSrxSCG19KI4iHwjAyqgyr0emhMep49Ew_BHbFEQheF5-o9abR6ty9JNvhkTlb71_0cFLyhfL1gFTekXqN7vzwPOx0JYulgsv48VDe9wwhHZ3PHyQauXDo1P8vFDEWP8XaRSAzl3Sea0dvKnMTNze6U-dsh2QzjqGYLYa0.ycS4EeEe67ph52rRzmEdVrU4IBmknrwEEHTpZXPMpNQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautical&qid=1709221434&sprefix=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautic,aps,927&sr=8-4 https://www.amazon.com/Pilots-Handbook-Aeronautical-Knowledg... [3] https://www.youtube.com/@RealEngineering https://www.youtube.com/@RealEngineering [4] https://www.youtube.com/@ https://www.youtube.com/@ [5] https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Engines-Fundamentals-Theory-Operation/dp/1853108340 https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Engines-Fundamentals-Theory-Opera... [6] https://www.amazon.com/Design-Rockets-Launch-Vehicles-Second/dp/1624106412 https://www.amazon.com/Design-Rockets-Launch-Vehicles-Second...

mnw21cam 3y ago

The canonical book for this is "Rolls-Royce - The Jet Engine". It's an old book, but the principles are all there. And hey, someone has put a PDF up on the internet of it, findable by Google. http://www.valentiniweb.com/piermo/meccanica/mat/Rolls%20Royce%20-%20The%20Jet%20Engine.pdf http://www.valentiniweb.com/piermo/meccanica/mat/Rolls%20Roy...