Reference: Abbott, Richard. Analysis and Design of Composite and Metallic Flight Vehicle Structures 3 Edition, 2019

Of particular help in the compilation and checking of this book, the following individuals deserve special recognition – in no particular order.

• Peter Lebiedowicz
• Michael Prystie
• Knut Gjelsvik
• Nirav Shukla
• Santiago Perez – Checker Extraordinaire
• Kenan Stewart
• Charles Lee
• Anna Abbott
• Mike Sharpe
• Sophia Abbott

Many thanks to the following readers of the first edition of the book who have spotted errors and provided useful feedback

• Roey Epshtein of Elbit Systems
• Stephen Rigden  of Cobham Mission Systems
• Martin Zahoruyko of Altitude Aerospace
• Steve Marsan of Innoviator Flight Science
• Andrew Butcher of Pratt and Whitney
• Surya Batchu of MD Helicopters