The X-43A Flight Reseach Program: Lessons Learned on the Road to March 10

by Curtis Peebles

During an aerospace engineer’s undergraduate studies, he or she will attend classes in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, structures, stability and control, dynamics, design, propulsion, and computer science, along with the related courses in mathematics, physics, statistics, and chemistry required to understand the material. Upon graduation, the new engineer will have acquired a basic knowledge of how to build an aerospace vehicle.

314 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2012