Helicopter Theory

Helicopter Theory (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering), a book by Wayne Johnson, is a comprehensive guide that provides detailed information on how to fly a helicopter. It describes the fundamental concepts of helicopter aerodynamics and flight dynamics as well as all the other relevant advanced topics.
The book provides a detailed and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of design and theory. It covers the elements of forward flight and vertical flight, mathematics of rotating systems, performance, aerodynamics, rotary wing dynamics, stability and control, aero elasticity, noise, stall and more. It is an essential read for all those readers who are interested in knowing about the design and development of vertical flight aircrafts. The book contains 189 illustrations that help in ensuring that the readers understand the given concepts easily.
The origin of a helicopter dates back to the Chinese flying top, which was as early as 400 BC and also to the contribution made by Leonardo da Vinci, who had made a sketch for a vertical flight machine using a screw-type propeller. Thomas Alva Edison, a famous scientist, experimented with the early helicopter models in the nineteenth century. The book not only provides a history of how the development of helicopters took place, but also explains the engineering analysis that is essential for designing a successful rotorcraft.
The revised edition of Helicopter Theory (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) was published by Dover Publications Inc. in the year 1995. It is available in paperback. If you are studying to become an aerospace engineer or you are already an aerospace engineer, then this book will be of use to you.