WILEY Aircraft Propulsion Hardcover – Big Book, 27 May 2014

The book in average condition and all pages in black and white look like not new book

This book is an encyclopedia of Aircraft Propulsion with Gas Turbine Engines. The author has done an excellent job of reporting on the latest results in research in Compressor Stall and Surge. I was also very impressed with the Chapters on Component Matching and Aircraft Engine Testing. I am not done reading this book yet. I will be adding to this review in days ahead. I hope in the future editions of this book the author will devote some space to Helicopter and Marine Propulsion also. One odd aspect of this book caught my attention. The book makes references to books written by expert authors such as Cumpsty, Kerrebrock,Hill and Petersen, Mattingly, Bathie, Shepherd etc. etc.,to name just a few, but there is no reference made to the Classic Text Book "Gas Turbine Theory" by Cohen,Rogers and Saravanamuttoo anywhere in this book. This I think is regrettable.

If you have to buy only one book on the subject of modern aircraft propulsion system design as a senior-level engineering student, a graduate engineering student, or a practicing aerospace/aeronautical/mechanical engineer, then the second edition of this book will be money very well spent. In terms of subject organization and clarity, material coverage and examples, I think this is one of the best books on the market, as of the date of this review. If you have the liberty to spend a little more on books on a similar topic, then the other two books I recommend would be Gas Turbine Theory, 6th edition, by authors Saravanamuttoo, Rogers, Cohen and Straznicky, and Elements of Propulsion: Gas Turbines and Rockets by Mattingly and von Ohain.Excellent book and kudos to Dr. Farokhi.

As a propulsion engineer, I would highly recommand this book.

The books has awesome explanation and theory, but the examples have errores in them so people gotta be careful

Great book for engineering students. Well explained concepts.