The field of aerospace is multidisciplinary and wide ranging, covering a large variety of disciplines and domains, not only in engineering but in many related supporting activities. These combine to enable the aerospace industry to produce innovative and technologically advanced products. The wealth of knowledge and experience that has been gained by expert practitioners in the aerospace field needs to be passed on to others working in the industry and to researchers, teachers, and the student body in universities.

The Aerospace Series aims to be a practical, topical, and relevant series of books for people working in the aerospace industry, including engineering professionals and operators, academics, and allied professions such as commercial and legal executives. The range of topics is intended to be wide ranging, covering design and development, manufacture, operation, and support of aircraft, as well as topics such as infrastructure operations and advances in research and technology.