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Title: Aircraft Conceptual Design Synthesis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons © 2005
ISBN: 978-1-86058-301-8 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-062-8
Author/Editor: By: Howe, Denis
Description: This is the first book for the aeronautical designer devoted to guiding the reader through this highly effective conceptual design synthesis process. This forms the procedure for the initial stage of the aircraft design process, the interpretation of a requirement into the preliminary layout. A logical design sequence is developed utilizing original modules to represent propulsion, lift, drag, mass, and performance.

Title: Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary
Publisher: Cambridge University Press © 2004
ISBN: 978-0-521-84140-5 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-61583-216-3
Author/Editor: By: Gunston, Bill
Description: This book is an essential tool for people who must read and understand technical content regarding the aerospace industry and specific aircraft. The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is also an ideal reference for the engineering and physics student encountering a subject replete with technical jargon and acronyms, based on three previous editions of the popular and definitive Janes Aerospace Dictionary by Bill Gunston, OBE, FRaes. Also included are brief explanations of aerospace materials and organizations. Terms specific to manufacturers, airlines, and armed forces are avoided

Title: AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide (5th Edition)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 2003
ISBN: 978-1-56347-590-0 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-196-0
Author/Editor: Edited by: The Design Guide Subcommittee of the AIAA Design Engineering Technical Committee
Description: The 5th revised and enlarged edition of this practical guide provides a condensed collection of commonly used engineering reference data specifically related to aerospace design. New material on air breathing propulsion, systems engineering, and radar cross section has been added to reflect recent data in aircraft design.

Title: Aircraft Engine Design (2nd Edition)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 2002
ISBN: 978-1-56347-538-2 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-223-3
Author/Editor: By: Mattingly, Jack D.; Heiser, William H.; Pratt, David T.
Description: From the request for proposal for a new aircraft to the final engine layout, this book provides the concepts and procedures required for the entire process. It is a significantly expanded and modernized version of the best-selling 1st edition that emphasizes recent developments impacting engine design such as theta break-throttle ratio, life management, controls, and stealth.

Title: Aeronautical Engineer's Data Book
Publisher: Elsevier © 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7506-5125-7 Electronic ISBN: 978-0-0804-8828-8
Author/Editor: By: Matthews, Clifford
Description: This is an essential handy guide containing useful up to date information regularly needed by the student or practising engineer. Covering all aspects of aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary craft, this pocket book provides quick access to useful aeronautical engineering data and sources of information for further in-depth information.

Title: Air and Spaceborne Radar Systems - An Introduction
Publisher: William Andrew Publishing/Noyes © 2001
ISBN: 978-1-891121-13-5 Electronic ISBN: 978-0-8155-1613-2
Author/Editor: By: Lacomme, P.; Hardange, J-P.; Marchais, J-C.; Normant, E.
Description: This book focuses on the history, main principles, functions, modes, properties, and specific nature of modern airborne radar. It examines radar's role within the system and shows its possibilities as well as its limitations. A concluding section describes how radar may evolve in the future given the changing operational requirements and the potential opened up by modern technological developments. The authors review the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems, designed for specific missions as well as for the global environment of their host aircraft or satellites. They include numerous examples of the parameters of these radars.

Title: Air Transportation Systems Engineering
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 2001
ISBN: 978-1-56347-474-3  Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-205-9
Author/Editor: Edited by: Donohue, George L.; Zellweger, Andres G
Description: Drawn from research papers presented at two closed-forum research meetings sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Eurocontrol, this book explains the technical nature of a very complex international air transportation system. It reports on research that is furthering the evolution of the international air transportation systems. The book promotes our understanding of the technical attributes of delay and its economic effects on aviation-related business. The application of mathematical analyses and principles is a growing area of aviation. This book contributes to expanding our understanding of this area. It also provides approaches to airspace management and new roles for controllers and pilots.

Title: Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 2000
ISBN: 978-1-56347-456-9 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-199-1
Author/Editor: By: Zipfel, Peter H.
Description: This book unifies all aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations. It uses tensors for modeling flight dynamics in a form invariant under coordinate transformations. For implementation, the tensors are converted to matrices, resulting in compact computer code. The reader can pick templates of missiles, aircraft, or hypersonic vehicles to jump-start a particular application.

Title: Flight Control Systems - Practical Issues in Design and Implementation
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology © 2000
ISBN: 978-0-85296-766-9 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-072-7
Author/Editor: Edited by: Pratt, Roger W.
Description: A complete reference on modern flight control methods for fixed wing aircraft, this authoritative book includes contributions from an international group of experts in their respective specialized fields. Split into two parts, the first section of the book deals with the fundamentals of flight control systems design, whilst the second concentrates on genuine applications based on modern control methods used in the latest aircraft.

Title: Microengineering Aerospace Systems
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Aerospace Press: © 1999
ISBN: 978-1-884989-03-2 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-217-2
Author/Editor: Edited by: Helvajian, Henry
Description: This is a textbook tutorial encompassing MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems), nanoelectronics, packaging, processing, and materials characterization for developing miniaturized smart instruments for aerospace systems (i.e., ASIM application-specific integrated microinstrument), satellites, and satellite subsystems.

Title: Aerospace Software Engineering - A Collection of Concepts
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Copyright © 1991
ISBN: 978-1-56347-005-9 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-253-0
Author/Editor: Edited by: Anderson, Christine; Dorfman, Merlin
Description: This book brings you the knowledge of some of the finest software engineers in the world in a single volume. This text is an essential guide for the aerospace program manager who must deal with software as part of the overall system and a valuable update for the practicing software engineer.

Title: Aircraft Propulsion Systems Technology and Design
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 1989
ISBN: 978-0-930403-24-9 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-206-6
Author/Editor: Edited by: Oates, Gordon C.
Description: A comprehensive coverage of the key physical concepts that govern gas turbine propulsion systems. Topics include combustion technology, engine/airplane performance matching, inlets and inlet/engine integration, variable convergent/divergent nozzle aerodynamics, and more.

Title: Aircraft Landing Gear Design - Principles and Practices
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics © 1988
ISBN: 978-0-930403-41-6 Electronic ISBN: 978-1-60119-210-3
Author/Editor: By: Currey, Norman S.
Description: The book provides a vital link in landing gear design technology from historical practices to modern design trends, and it considers the necessary airfield interface with landing gear design. The text is backed up by calculations, specifications, references, working examples, and nearly 300 illustrations.

Engineering and IT Reference Library:

Aircraft Design
By Ajoy Kundu
Cambridge University Press (c) 2010
ISBN: 9780521885164
Including example exercises from the author’s industrial experience dealing with a typical aircraft design, this book explores fixed winged aircraft design at the conceptual phase of a project.

Aircraft Systems: Mechanical, Electrical and Avionics Subsystems Integration
3rd Edition
By Lan Moir and Allan Seabridge
John Wiley & Sons (c) 2008
ISBN: 9780470059968
An essential reference tool for aerospace industry researchers and practitioners, this guide presents an in-depth study of the general systems of an aircraft that transform an aircraft shell into a living, functioning and communicating flying machine.

Aircraft engineering principles
By Lloyd Dingle and Mike Tooley
Elsevier Science and Technology Books, Inc. © 2005
ISBN: 978075065015
Comprehensive and accessible, with self-test questions, exercises, and multiple choice, this guide delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required for JAR-66/ECAR-66 and the associated Federal Aviation Administration qualifications.

Global Positioning System: Theory and Applications, Volume I
By Bradford W. Parkinson (ed) et al.
AIAA (c) 1996
ISBN: 9781563471063
Written to accelerate the understanding of the GPS system and encourage new and innovative applications, this fundamental volume deals with the operation and theory of basic GPS and provides coverage of GPS techniques, capabilities, and limitations.

Wiley e-books:

Aeronautical Radio Communication Systems and Networks
Author(s): Dale Stacey
Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Print ISBN: 978-0-470-01859-0
A comprehensive guide to current systems, networks and topologies, this book covers application requirements for communication and related radio-navigation and surveillance functions in aeronautical systems. There is also an insight into future possibilities as technologies progress and airspace operation and control scenarios change.

Military Avionics Systems
Author(s): Ian Moir, Allan G. Seabridge
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Print ISBN: 9780470016329
This book introduces the military roles expected of aircraft types and describes the avionics systems required to fulfil these roles. These range from technology and architectures through to navigations systems, sensors, computing architectures and the human-machine interface. It enables students to put together combinations of systems in order to perform specific military roles.

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Thousands of full text articles/reports/ news items on EbscoHost databases- another electronic resource.  A few examples below:

Asian Aerospace 2011. By: Doyle, Andrew; Govindasamy, Siva; Morrison, Murdo; Peaford, Alan; Waldron, Greg; Ghim-Lay Yeo. Flight International, 3/15/2011, Vol. 179 Issue 5282

Aerospace initiative to emphasise its stategic importance to UK electronics. Electronics Weekly, 3/16/2011, Issue 2460

Banking on Aerospace And Defense Takeoff. By: Burton, Paul. Investment Dealers' Digest, 2/25/2011, Vol. 77 Issue 8

Production of Nano-based Light Alloys and Composites for Aerospace Applications. By: Melnyk, Christopher; Weinstein, Brian; Lujan, David; Grant, David; Gansert, Robert. Advanced Materials & Processes, May 2011, Vol. 169 Issue 5

The Aerospace Industry Takes Flight. Journal of Business (10756124), 2011 Postponed for Growth

Airport's March passenger numbers are worst in 27 years. By: Hatfield, David. Inside Tucson Business, 4/22/2011, Vol. 20 Issue 48

Beijing now second biggest airport. Air Cargo World, Apr 2011, Vol. 101 Issue 4,

Conference report: From airport city to airport region? The 1st International Colloquium on Airports and Spatial Development, Karlsruhe, 2009. By: Knippenberger, Ute. TPR: Town Planning Review, Mar 2010, Vol. 81 Issue 2

Privatization, regulation and airport pricing: an empirical analysis for Europe by Bel, Germà; Fageda, Xavier. Journal of Regulatory Economics, April 2010, Vol. 37 Issue: Number 2

A noncooperative view on two airport cost sharing rules by Arin, J.; Inarra, E.; Luquin, P.. Review of Economic Design, December 2009, Vol. 13 Issue: Number 4

Airport sustainability with a positive impact on the bottom line: The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport experience. By: Wareham, Steve. Journal of Airport Management, Apr-Jun 2009, Vol. 3 Issue 3

EbscoHost also has hundreds of Datamonitor Company Profile Reports– e.g BAE Systems PLC. and BAA Limited.  Also Datamonitor Industry Profiles e.g. Aerospace & Defense Industry Profile: Europe.

Key Note Market Research Reports

Aerospace 2003

Aerospace Industry 2008

From IET library (print) – available for loan

Several hundred Library books and journals (a few examples of more recent publications below):

Title: Aeronautical Journal  (NB: not available for loan. Abstracts online through EbscoHost)
Other titles: Aeronaut J
Former title: Formerly: Royal Aeronautical Society Journal Incorporating: Aeronautical Quarterly
Imprint: Royal Aeronautical Society

Title: An engineer's guide to MATLAB: with appplications from mechanical, aerospace, electrical, civil, and biological systems engineering.
Author: MAGRAB E B
Co-author: AZARM S; BALACHANDRAN B
Imprint: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2011
ISBN: 9780137039548

Title: Broadband communications via high altitude platforms.
Author: GRACE D
Co-author: MOHORCIC M
Imprint: Chichester : Wiley, 2011
ISBN: 9780470694459

Title: Vibration-based condition monitoring: industrial, aerospace and automotive applications.
Author: RANDALL R B
Imprint: Chichester : John Wiley, 2011
ISBN: 9780470747858

Title: Control system applications.
Author: LEVINE W S
Edition: 2nd edition
Imprint: Boca Raton, FL : CRC, 2011
ISBN: 9781420073607

Title: Unmanned aerial vehicles: embedded control.
Author: LOZANO R
Imprint: London; Hoboken, NJ : ISTE; Wiley, 2010
ISBN: 9781848211278

Title: Hydrogen as a future energy carrier.
Author: ZUTTEL A
Co-author: BORGSCHULTE A; SCHLAPBACH L
Imprint: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2008
ISBN: 9783527308170

Title: Aeronautical radio communication systems and networks.
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470035108
ISBN: 9780470018590
Author: STACEY D
Imprint: Chichester : Wiley, 2008

Title: MEMS and nanotechnology-based sensors and devices for communications, medical and aerospace applications.
Author: JHA A R
Imprint: Boca Raton, FL : CRC, 2008
ISBN: 9780849380693

Title: Enterprise architecture frameworks, London, 30 September 2008, IET Seminar 2008/12463
Company: INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Imprint: Stevenage : IET, 2008
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Title: Electromagnetic shielding and corrosion protection for aerospace vehicles.
Author: GOOCH J W
Co-author: DAHER J K
Imprint: New York : Springer, 2007
ISBN: 9780387460949

Title: Engineering design reliability applications: for the aerospace, automotive, and ship industries.
Author: NIKOLAIDIS E
Co-author: GHIOCEL D M: SINGHAL S
Imprint: Boca Raton, FL : CRC, 2007
ISBN: 9781420051322

Title: Communication satellites.
Author: MARTIN D H
Co-author: ANDERSON P R; BARTAMIAN L
Edition: 5th edition
Imprint: El Segundo, CA : Aerospace Press; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007
ISBN: 9781884989193

Title: Safety critical applications from aerospace to automotive, Germany, 22 March 2006, IEE Seminar 2006/11441
Company: INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
Imprint: London : IEE Aerospace Professional Network, 22 March 2006
ISBN: 0863416195

Title: Vehicular electric power systems: land, sea, air, and space vehicles.
Author: EMADI A
Co-author: EHSANI M; MILLER J M
Imprint: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2004
ISBN: 0824747518

Title: Frank Whittle: invention of the jet.
Author: NAHUM A
Imprint: Cambridge : Icon, 2004
ISBN: 1840465387

Title: Electronics in the evolution of flight.
Author: HELFRICK A
Imprint: College Station, TX : Texas A&M University Press, 2004
ISBN: 1585444138

Title: Airplane stability and control: a history of the technologies that made aviation possible.
Author: ABZUG M J
Co-author: LARRABEE E E
Edition: 2nd edition
Imprint: Cambridge : CUP, 2002
ISBN: 0521809924

Title: Airfield electrical systems: meeting the safety challenge, Seminar, London, 13 June 2000
Company: INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, IEE SEMINAR 2000/085
Imprint: London : IEE, 2000

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