Küchemann died in 1976, and this book based on his teaching at Imperial College London was published posthumously in 1978. Its reputation has remained high throughout the many years it was out of print, and here is a facsimile of the original typescript. The topics include the treatment of airflows, properties of classical and swept aircraft, properties and design of slender aircraft for supersonic flight, and waverider aircraft. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)