Background
Vinh, Nguyen Xuan was born on January 3, 1930 in Yen Bay, Vietnam. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Nguyen X. and Thao (Do) Nhien.
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This text, written at a level accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, covers all aspects of flight performance of modern day high-performance aircraft, from take-off to landing, through different phases of flight in climb, cruise, turning and descent. The book begins with an introduction to equations of motion, aerodynamic forces, and propulsion systems and then goes on to apply what has been learned to performance during descent and glide, cruising, climb, turning and take-off and landing. A final chapter discusses the performance of hypervelocity re-entry vehicles. Challenging exercises are included at the ends of chapters. These are designed to give readers a deeper understanding of the material covered in the text. This text will serve as an introductory text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. It will also be of value to researchers in universities and industry. The author is an internationally recognised teacher and researcher in this subject and has received the Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Research Awards from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.
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aerospace engineering educator
Vinh, Nguyen Xuan was born on January 3, 1930 in Yen Bay, Vietnam. Came to the United States, 1962. Son of Nguyen X. and Thao (Do) Nhien.
Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, University Colorado, 1965. Doctor of Science in Mathematics, University Paris VI, 1972.
Assistant professor aerospace engineering, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1965-1968;
associate professor aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968-1972;
professor aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1972. Visiting lecturer University of California, Berkeley, 1967. Visiting professor ecological national support aero, France, 1974.
Chair professor National Tsing Hua U., Taiwan, 1982.
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Chief of staff Vietnam Air Force, 1957-1962. Member International Academy Astronautics, National Academy Air and Space (France).
Married Joan Cung, August 15, 1955. Children: Alphonse, Phuong, Phoenix, John.