"This book represents a comprehensive treatment of unsteady aerodynamics and dynamic aeroelasticity, covering the fundamentals of unsteady aerodynamics and dynamic aeroelasticity in 831 pages, 39 chapters and 18 appendices. It explains the fundamentals of the doublet lattice method and its applications, introduction to nonlinear aeroelasticity, including the effects of control surface free play giving rise to limit cycle oscillations. It further discusses techniques for mapping the structural vibration mode shapes from a finite element mesh to the corresponding aerodynamic mesh, and methods of determining the flutter point. Each chapter includes a list of competency questions which makes it very useful for teaching the subject. In short, it is an excellent textbook for teaching the subject of aeroelasticity, and a very useful reference for practicing aerospace engineers." (Prof. Gautam SenGupta, University of Washington, Bothell, WA, and Boeing Technical Fellow (Retired)) "Luciano Demasi has written a comprehensive and insightful book on aeroelasticity as practiced today. The careful and deep attention to the fundamentals and a unique and valuable discussion of the implementation of Doublet Lattice aerodynamics are special features of the book.
The author also ranges over a number of additional topics including current and promising aircraft and wing concepts that bring new challenges to the aeroelastician. The student new to the topic as well as the experienced practitioner will find much to ponder and benefit from a careful reading of this text." (Prof. Earl Dowell, Duke University) "Doublet Lattice Method is one of the key ingredients of the aeroelastic assessment of the early aircraft design phases. It is based on the acceleration potential, a topic usually not covered in detail in commonly published literature and academic textbooks. Introduction to Unsteady Aerodynamics and Dynamic Aeroelasticity addresses this need. The book also shows how the Doublet Lattice Method is practically implemented in a commercial code and how it is integrated in an aeroelastic solver. Particularly interesting are the theoretical comparisons between the k, k-E, p-k, non-iterative p-k, first order g, second-order g, p, p-p, p-L, GAMM, and CV methods for the determination of the flutter point.
On engineering applications, the book covers how the design parameters determine a change of the instability mechanism, from the body freedom flutter to cantilever flutter." (Dale Pitt, Technical Fellow at the Boeing Company (retired), Aeroelasticity/Flutter Consultant).