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Aerodynamics
Books: Classical Aerodynamic Theory (Free)
Author: Jones, R. T.
Publisher:: NASA
Download 1 or Download 2 Aerodynamics for Navy Aviators (FAA, 1965) (Free)
Author: H. H. HURT, JR.
Download (Published by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free, it’s old but has great illustrations.) Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance (Free)
Author:
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Aircraft Design
Video Courses: Introduction to Aircraft Design, IIT Bombay
Instructor: Prof. Rajkumar Pant
Link: https://nptel.ac.in/courses/101101083 Aircraft Design, IIT Kanpur
Instructor: Dr. A.K. Ghosh
Videos and Data from NPTEL Lighter than Air Systems, IIT Bombay
Instructor: Prof. Rajkumar Pant
Videos and Data from NPTEL Web Based
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Aircraft Propulsion
Books: Thermodynamics and Propulsion (Free)
Author: Prof. Z. S. Spakovszky
Online Version Video Courses: Introduction to Airbreathing Propulsion, IIT Kanpur (NPTEL)
Instructor: Prof. Ashoke De
Videos and Data from NPTEL Aerospace Propulsion, IIT Madras (NPTEL)
Instructor: Dr. P.A. Ramakrishna
Videos and Data from NPTEL Jet Aircraft Propulsion, IIT Bombay
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Control Theory
Books: Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers (Free)
Author: Karl J. Åström and Richard M. Murray
Download 1or Download 2 Modelling, Dynamics and Control (Free) (Book + Video Course)
Author: Dr. John Anthony Rossiter
PDFs, Videos, Tutorial Sheets, MATLAB Files Video Courses: Control Theory
Instructor: Christopher Lum
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Flight Mechanics
Books: Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control (Free)
Author: David A. Caughey
PDF, Course Homepage Lecture Slides for Aircraft Flight Dynamics (Free)
Author: Robert F. Stengel
Slides Aircraft Dynamics and Automatic Control (Free by DTIC)
Author: McRuer, Duane Ashkenas, Irving Graham, Dunstan
PDF Video Courses: MAE 175: Flight Dynamics
Instructor:
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Fluid Mechanics
Books: Internet Book on Fluid Mechanics (Free)
Author: Christopher E. Brennen
Download Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow, Cambridge University Press (Free)
Author: Christopher E. Brennen
Download Basics of Fluid Mechanics (Free)
Author: Dr. Genick Bar-Meir
PDF, Online Version A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: Second Edition (Free)
Author: Alexander J. Smits,
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Gas Dynamics
Books: Fundamentals of Compressible Flow Mechanics (Free)
Author: Dr. Genick Bar-Meir
PDF, Online Version Fundamentals of Compressible Flow (Free)
Author: Brian J. Cantwell
PDF, Slides, Resources An Album of Fluid Motion (Free?)
Author: Milton Van Dyke
Download (Washington University) NASA Report 1135 - Equations, Tables and Charts for Compressible Flow
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Heat & Mass Transfer
Books: Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer (Free)
Author: Amir Faghri, Yuwen Zhang, John Howell
Publisher: Global Digital Press
Web Version 1 or Web Version 2 or Web Version 3 (available online, by the publisher, can be viewed for free with no option to save or print) A Heat Transfer Textbook,
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Rocket Propulsion
Books: An introduction to rocket missile propulsion, a technical training publication (Free) (Public Domain)
Author: North American Aviation. Rocketdyne Division
Download 1 or Download 2 Introduction to Rocket Propulsion (Free, DTIC)
Author: Lyon, J. M.
Download Rocket Propulsion Notes (Free, a book of supplementary notes for the ME 499/505:
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Space Missions
Books: Satellite Communications Reference Data Handbook, 1972 (Free)
Author: Altman, Frederick J. Burgess, John L. Driscoll, Clarence R. McAllister, Neil F. Selz, George O.
Download Video Courses: Satellite Attitude Dynamics and Control, IIT Kharagpur (NPTEL)
Instructor: Dr. Manoranjan Sinha
Videos and Data from NPTEL Satellite Communication
Instructor: Dr. Sapna Katiyar
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Thermodynamics
Books: Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics (Free)
Author: Claire Yu Yan
Download and Online Version Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion (Free)
Author: Henning Struchtrup
Download Video Courses: Engineering MAE 91. Intro to Thermodynamics (University of California, Irvine)
Instructor: Roger Rangel (Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCI)
Watch On YouTube Thermodynamics
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Updated on Jul 10, 2025