W.R. Sears, ed. General Theory of High Speed Aerodynamics, Vol. VI, High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1954.
A.F. Donovan and H.R. Lawrence, Aerodynamic Components of Aircraft at High Speeds, Vol. VII, High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1957.
H. Schlicting and E. Truckenbrodt, Aerodynamics of the Airplane, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979. The following references provide basic gas dynamics equations and charts which are often extremely handy for day-to-day supersonic aerodynamics work.
NACA, "Equations, Tables, and Charts for Compressible Flow," NACA 1135, 1953.
Handbook of Supersonic Aerodynamics, NAVORD Report 1488, (Vol. 3) (prepared by the staff of the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University).
W.H. Mason, Aerodynamic Calculation Methods for Programmable Calculators & Personal Computers; Pak#1, "Basic Aerodynamic Relations"; Pak#2, "Basic Geometry for Aerodynamics"; Pak#4, "Boundary Layer Analysis Methods," Aerocal, Box 799, Huntington, NY, 1981. (now P.O. Box 816, Blacksburg, VA 24060)
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