a good book for learning more about airplanes/aerodynamics

[lagcisco]

i would like to learn about "how airplanes fly" but more techinals aspects of it, i keep seeing terms like reynolds numbers, aspect ratios, etc being thrown around and would like to understand them, can someone recommend a good book or even a website for a beginner trying to learn more about flight

[Salto]

Model Aircraft Aerodynamics by Martin Simons is excellent. It's got good stuff on theory, plus lots of good practical stuff, and it's written by an aussie!!

Got my copy from Amazon.

Graham.

[lagcisco]

i went to amazon and found several of John D. Anderson's books but they are $150!

anyways, which is a good one to start with? theres several avaiable

[Marion]

Salto's recommendation is a good one. Got mine from Amazon for about $20...

[jlk]

One more nod for Simons book, great starter.

Jordan

[erik1938]

Here is a good site that deals with theory fairly well:

http://www.ae.su.oz.au/aero/contents.html

also nassa has a site:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/short.html

[Purdue Aero Man]

Nobody knows how airplanes fly. Lots of people know why flying works, but nobody knows how flying works.

[Ollie]

Pilots fly aircraft. Aircraft do performance of flight characteristics.

[lagcisco]

thanks for the links, ill be ordering that bool salto recommend, thanks.