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This technical handbook by Ray Schapiro provides an introductory overview of missile guidance and propulsion systems during the early 1960s. Schapiro, a field engineer and technical writer, outlines the fundamentals of preset, command, beam-rider, and homing guidance systems. The volume further explores the principles of propulsion, focusing on jet and rocket engines, including a detailed examination of the reaction principle as formalised by Newton’s third law. The text is accompanied by numerous technical diagrams and illustrations, such as a cross-section of a typical turbojet engine. The author is noted as a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers and a consultant for the American Rocket Society. The book is bound in its original publisher’s pictorial paper wrappers. A contemporary price label of five shillings is present on the front cover, indicating UK distribution.
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