Download or read book Thermal Structures and Materials for High-speed Flight written by Earl Arthur Thornton and published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics). This book was released on 1992 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents recent research and development in aerothermodynamics, advanced light metals and composites, thermal structures, materials performance and failure criteria, and intelligent processing of materials, as they relate to high-speed flight. Researchers and designers of aerospace vehicles for high-speed flight, as well as materials scientists, should find this text valuable.