non-fictionHistory and analysis of flight, circa 1963aerodyamic research before era of flight, theory of lift, theories of drag & skin friction, supersonic aerodynamics, stability & aeroelasticity, from propeller to space rocket

non-fictionOverview of transonic aerodynamics, circa 1968transonic shock free flow, transonic aerofoil problem, supercritical airfoil theory, compressible flow computations, airfoil flows in transonic freestream, transonic airfoil design, wing profiles in transonic flow, unsteady transonic flow, viscous transonic flow, shock & rear separation, airfoil pressure distribution, supercritical wing profiles, leading edge supersonic velocity peaks, thickness distribution, swept wing design, pressure distribution in wings, wing- body interference, wind tunnel experiments on interference