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Which books to refer to for gate 2016 Aerospace engineering?
please tell if there is any study material type books or specific publication to refer for gate aerospace engineering

Best books for preparation of GATE exam of Aeronautics are-

>> Aerodynamics by Anderson

>> Aerodynamics by Clancy

>> Propulsion by Hill and petersen

>> Book for Basic fundamentals by Mike Burton

>> Analysis of Aircraft Structure by Donaldson

>> Flight Mechanics by John D. Anderson

>> Strength of material by R.K. Bansal

The list of reference books is given below. Kindly refer then to understand the concepts well. Apart from these books you can also refer other books to practice more problems and enhance your preparation.


LINEAR ALGEBRA
Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S.Grewal

CALCULUS
Intermediate Mathematics by B.V. Sastry and K. Venkateswarlu (S.Chand publications).

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS:
Advanced Engineering Mathematics – Grewal

NUMERICAL METHODS
Introductory methods of numerical analysis by SS Sastry

AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE
Aircraft performance and Design by John D.Anderson

STATIC STABILITY
Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control By David A. Caughey

DYNAMIC STABILITY
Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control By David A. Caughey

Rocket Propulsion and space Dynamics by J. W. Cornelisse, H. F. R. Schöyer, K. F. Wakker.

Basic Fluid Mechanics
Introduction to flight by Anderson

AIRFOILS AND WINGS
Introduction to flight by Anderson.

VISCOUS FLOWS
Viscous flow by F M white

COMPRESSIBLE FLOWS
Modern Compressible flow by Anderson.

STRESS AND STRAIN
Analysis of Aircraft Structures: An Introduction By Donaldson

FLIGHT VEHICLE STRUCTURES
Aircraft structures for engineering students – T.H.G. Megson.

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Theory of vibration By Meirovitch

Aircraft Propulsion by Saeed Farokhi

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS OF NON ROTATING PROPULSION COMPONENTS
Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion - Hill and Peterson.

Some of the best reference books for the Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering 2016 Aeronautical Engineering:

>>Engineering Mathematics by B.S Grewal.

>>Aircraft Performance and Design by John D Anderson.

>>Numerical Methods by SS Sastry.

>>Aircraft Stability and Control by David A Caughey.

>>Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics by J.W Cornelisse.

>>Introduction to Flight by Anderson.

>>Aircraft Structures by THG Megson.

Here ia list of books:

Higher Engineering Mathematics by BS Grewal

Intermediate Mathematics by BV Sastry

Advanced Engineering Mathematics Grewal

Aircraft Performance And Design by john D. Anderson

Introduction of flight by Anderson

Visvous flows by FM white

Modern Compressible flow by Anderson

Aircraft Propulsion by Saeed Farokhi

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Which books to refer to for gate 2016 Aerospace engineering?
please tell if there is any study material type books or specific publication to refer for gate aerospace engineering

Reference Books for GATE Aeronautical Engineering:

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics – Grewal
• Aircraft Performance & Design – Anderson
• Advanced Engineering Mathematics – Grewal
• Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion – Hill and petersen
• Gas Turbine Theory – H Cohen,GFC Rogers,HIH Saravanamutto
• Rocket Propulsion and space Dynamics – Cornelisse
• Space Mechanics – Nelson, Walter C.; Loft, Ernest E.
• Introduction to flight – Anderson
• Aircraft Performance & Design – Anderson

Reference Books for GATE Aeronautical Engineering are :

- Fundamental of Aerodynamics by John D.Anderson, Jr.

- Aerodynamics for Engineering students by E.L Houghton, P.W Carpenter.

- Gas Dynamics by E.Rathakrishnan

- Modern Compressible flow by John D. Anderson, Jr.

- Introduction to Flight by John D. Anderson, Jr.

- Aircraft Performance and design by John D. Anderson, Jr

- Airplane Performance, stability, and control by Perkins and Hage.

- A textbook of strength material by R.K Bansal.

- Aircraft Structures for Engineering students by THG Megson. etc.

# Few useful books for GATE 2016 Aeronautical Engineering are given below:

* Engineering Thermodynamics by M. Achuthan
* Mechanical Design Process by Ullman D. G.
* Heat and Thermodynamics by M.W. Zemansky
* Product Design and Development by Ulrich K. T. and Eppinger S. D.
* Flight Stability and Automatic Control by Nelson R. C.
* Aeroplane Performance Stability and Control by Perkins C. D. and Hage R. E.
* Automatic Control Systems by Kuo B. C. and Golnaraghi F
* Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice by Rao S. S.
* Computational Fluid Dynamics by Anderson J. D.
* Rocket Propulsion Elements by Sutton G. P. and Biblarz O.
* Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion by Hill P. G. and Peterson C
* Introduction to Aircraft Design by Fielding J
* Aerodynamics for Engineers by Bertin J. J.
* Fundamentals of Space Systems by Pisacane V. L. and Moore R. C.
* Elements of Space Technology for Aerospace Engineers by Meyers R. X.
* Rocket Propulsion and Spaceflight Dynamics by Cornelisse J. W.
* Dynamics of Structures by R. W. Clough and J. Penzien

# The field of Aeronautical or Aerospace is most challenging, interesting and rewarding one with scope for growth.

# Aeronautics or Aerospace is the branch of Science which deals with space exploration, and aviation. It also deals in construction, testing, development, designing and maintenance of aircraft, space craft, satellites and missiles.

# The things/qualities required by aspirant of aeronautical/aerospace engineering are:

* Having good communication skill.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Having good computer skills.
* Well versed in mathematical problems.
* Having good designing skills.
* Having good planning ability.
* Must be physically fit.

# Areas of job available in this field are:

* In the Airline Services such as Indian Airlines, Air India, private airlines etc.
* In Aircraft Manufacturing Sector.
* In government organisations like National Aeronautical Lab (NAL), Civil Aviation Department, Aeronautical Development Establishment, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) etc.
* In Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
* Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) is an entrance exam which helps the candidates to pursue their Post graduation in IIT's.

Here are some of the preparation books for GATE 2016 Aerospace engineering :

* How to prepare for quantitative aptitude - Arun sharma.

* Introduction to Flight - John D.Anderson.

* Gas Dynamics - E.Rathakrishnan.

* Advanced Engineering Mathematics - Erwin Kreyszig.

* Gas Turbines - V.Ganesan.

* Elements of Rocket Propulsion - George P.Sutton.

* Strength of Materials - Stephen Timoshenko.

Reference books for GATE 2016 Aeronautical Engineering :

Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S. Grewal
Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Michael Greenberg
GATE Engineering Mathematics and General Aptitude 2016 by G.K. Publications
Fundamental of Aerodynamics by John D Anderson
Aerodynamics for Engineers by John J.Bertin
Gas Dynamics by E.Radhakrishnan