Very light, very strong. extremely reliable -aircraft and aerospace engineers are. and have to be. very demanding partners in the materials community. 

Still relevant decades after its 1950 publication, this legendary reference text on aircraft stress analysis is considered the best book on the subject. It emphasizes basic structural theory, which remains unchanged with the development of new materials and construction methods, and the application of the elementary principles of mechanics to the analysis of aircraft structures.

This book addresses anti-fatigue manufacturing, analysis and test verification technologies for typical aircraft structures, including fastening holes, shot peening plates, different types of joints and wing boxes. Offering concrete solutions to practical problems in aircraft engineering, it will benefit researchers and engineers in the fields of Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Over the last fifty years, the ability to carry out analysis as a precursor to decision

This 1972 volume, the third section of a three-part series, is intended to set forth explicit design standards for Army helicopters, to establish qualification requirements, and to provide technical guidance to helicopter designers in both the industry and within the Army. 

This handbook defines the requirements for airworthiness qualification of the helicopter and for demonstration of contract compliance, and also describes the test procedures accomplished by the Army.

This 1976 volume, the second section of a three-part series, is intended to set forth explicit design standards for Army helicopters, to establish qualification requirements, and to provide technical guidance to helicopter designers in both the industry and within the Army. 

This 1974 volume, the first section of a three-part series, is intended to set forth explicit design standards for Army helicopters, to establish qualification requirements, and to provide technical guidance to helicopter designers in both the industry and within the Army. 

This handbook discusses the characteristics and subsystems which must be considered during preliminary design of a helicopter. Additionally, possible design problems encountered during helicopter design are discussed and possible solutions suggested.

The purpose of the Bell Helicopter Structural Design Manual is to provide a source of structural analysis methods, material data, procedures and policies applicable to structural design. 

The data contained herein are largely condensations of information obtained from the Federal Government, universities, textbooks, technical publications and Bell reports and memoranda. As much as possible the sources are noted and shown in a list of references at the beginning of the manual.