Engineering Studies
HSC Course
Stage 6
Aeronautical engineering
ES/S6 – HSC 41097
P0022161
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Module contents
Subject overview ................................................................................iii
Module overview................................................................................vii
Module components .................................................................vii
Module outcomes ..................................................................... ix
Indicative time ........................................................................... x
References: Higgins, R.A. 1977, Properties of Engineering Materials, Edward Arnold, Sydney Kermode, A.C. 1987, Mechanics of Flight, Longman, Essex