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(More customer reviews)Aircraft loads is a peculiar subject, and there is not much material (at least that I'm aware) that is specifically addressed to loads engineers.
Therefore, such a textbook as that from Lomax is very valuable, already for its own existence! :) Sometimes it can provide also a sort of safety backup when a loads engineer is stuck without ideas on how to progress further in the analysis, especially if the answer sought is "asked today to be delivered yesterday" (i.e. you want a quick and dirty/rule of thumb thing).
This said, I must point out that the book is not really an easy reading. Nor it is a textbook in the classical sense, thought to be read cover to cover. You can think of it more as a reference, if you prefer as an annotated version of the FAR25 (or EASA CS25), commented a bit more extensively and presented in a more "human-thinking form" (i.e. the material is grouped by subject and if a FAR rule is applicable to more than one subject it will be repeated, which is a great help for a loads engineer, especially at the beginning!).
Summarising, the book is a good resource if you are already familiar with the subject of loads, know a bit of the regulations and have a sufficient clear idea of what you are looking for. Definitely do not buy this textbook as a learning book, because you could be easily frustrated from page 2 onwards!
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Showing how loads analysis theory and practice has changedover the years from 1953 to the present, this important text covers allaspects of structural loads analysis and provides some continuity betweenwhat was done on earlier airplane designs and what the currentapplications of the present regulations require. This masterful text also considers how the personal computer should beused to enhance the understanding of the physics of dynamics and automaticcontrols and to better equip the student of today to undertake the moreadvanced problems of tomorrow. The book is recommended for university students studying structural loadsanalysis and requirements as well as structural engineers who deal withaircraft. It is a highly recommended textbook for all aeronautics andastronautics engineering departments. The last five chapters give guidancein the interpretation of the regulations required for certification.
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