What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of AerodynamicsSpringer Science & Business Media, 6. 12. 2012 - 260 strán (strany) How can an airplane weighing many tons stay aloft for many hours, flying so smoothly that the passengers may feel less like they are moving than they would in a car? The answer, of course, lies in the wings and the air they are moving through, and the study of the flow of air around airplane wings is part of the science of aerodynamics. This book is about aerodynamics in the broadest sense. In addition to airplanes, it discusses the aerodynamics of cars and birds, and the motion of diverse object thorugh air and water. The fundamental notions of mechanics and fluid dynamics -- that is, the basic physics underlying aerodynamics -- are clearly explained. The underlying science is discussed rigorously, but only elementary mathematics is used, and only occasionally. To put the science into its human context, the author describes (with many illustrations) the history of human attempts to fly and discusses the social impact of commercial aviation as well as the outlook for future developments. This book is addressed primarily to readers whose background is not in physics or engineering. It will deepen their knowledge of these fields and add to their appreciation of some exciting recent developements in technology. This new edition has been brought up to date throughout; solutions to selected exercises have been added, as well as new problems and other study aids. |
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... Cayley to the Wright Brothers ... Milestones of the Modern Age ... CHAPTER 2 2.1 CHAPTER 3 Notes on Aeronautical Research Great Moments in Aviation . 2.2 The Nature of Liquids and Gases 3.1 Description and Properties . 3.2 Behavior of ...
... Cayley to the Wright Brothers ... Milestones of the Modern Age ... CHAPTER 2 2.1 CHAPTER 3 Notes on Aeronautical Research Great Moments in Aviation . 2.2 The Nature of Liquids and Gases 3.1 Description and Properties . 3.2 Behavior of ...
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... lighter substance than air . Bacon did not know that his " ethereal air " could simply. Figure 1.5 . Vision of an airship by Jules Verne , 1886 . Figure 1.7 . Cayley's model glider of 1804 . Figure. 8 What Makes Airplanes Fly ? CHAPTER.
... lighter substance than air . Bacon did not know that his " ethereal air " could simply. Figure 1.5 . Vision of an airship by Jules Verne , 1886 . Figure 1.7 . Cayley's model glider of 1804 . Figure. 8 What Makes Airplanes Fly ? CHAPTER.
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... Cayley , about whom we will have much to say later . Cayley showed how a powered airplane would be pos- sible by discarding the ornithopter . The following prophetic words define the modern aircraft : The idea of attaching wings to the ...
... Cayley , about whom we will have much to say later . Cayley showed how a powered airplane would be pos- sible by discarding the ornithopter . The following prophetic words define the modern aircraft : The idea of attaching wings to the ...
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... Cayley's time , not even railroads had made their appearance . ( The first steam - powered train to haul freight and passengers was the Stock- ton and Darlington Railway in England , which began operating in 1825. ) We now return to ...
... Cayley's time , not even railroads had made their appearance . ( The first steam - powered train to haul freight and passengers was the Stock- ton and Darlington Railway in England , which began operating in 1825. ) We now return to ...
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... Cayley , whom we cited on the futility of the ornithopter , to lay the foundation for modern airplanes . Cayley's vi- sion around 1800 became the basis of all further work in the de- sign of aircraft . As Theodore von Kármán , a leading ...
... Cayley , whom we cited on the futility of the ornithopter , to lay the foundation for modern airplanes . Cayley's vi- sion around 1800 became the basis of all further work in the de- sign of aircraft . As Theodore von Kármán , a leading ...
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What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics Peter P. Wegener Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1991 |
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aerodynamics Aeronautics aircraft airfoil airliners airplane airship altitude angle of attack Appendix atmosphere automobile aviation balloon behavior Bernoulli's equation bird Boeing boundary layer Cayley Cayley's Chapter constant craft cruising cylinder density dimension discussed distance drag and lift drag coefficient duct earth effect energy engine experiments fact flew flight speed flow speed fluid dynamics fluid mechanics flying machines fuel gases given glider gravity incompressible increase jet turbines km/h laminar later lift force Lilienthal liquids Mach number mass measured molecules monoplane motion moving Newton ornithopter passengers pilot plane plate pressure problems produced propeller propulsion ratio Reynolds number rocket shape shear shown in Figure space speed of sound sphere stagnation pressure steady streamlines supersonic surface Table temperature test section Theodore von Kármán thrust tion tube turn unit velocity vortex wind tunnel wing Wright brothers Wright Flyer