What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of AerodynamicsSpringer Science & Business Media, 6. 12. 2012 - 225 strán (strany) Developed for humanities students at Yale and intended for the general reader interested in flight, this book is about aerodynamics in the broadest sense. To put the science into its social context, the author describes (with many illustrations) the history of human attempts to fly and discusses the outlook for future developments, as well as the social impact of commercial aviation. Although only elementary mathematics is used, the underlying science is discussed rigorously, but clearly, and with an emphasis on the visualizable aspects. Thus readers whose background is not in physics will deepen their knowledge of physics, gain an understanding of what keeps the huge airliners up, and appreciate some of the details of the exciting recent developments in technology. |
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Strana vii
... Appendix 4 to facilitate further study . The general reader may safely skip all appendixes and the footnotes . Even the few equations can be dispensed with , since their meaning is explained in the text . However , college students who ...
... Appendix 4 to facilitate further study . The general reader may safely skip all appendixes and the footnotes . Even the few equations can be dispensed with , since their meaning is explained in the text . However , college students who ...
Strana x
... APPENDIX 1 Facts from Algebra . 181 APPENDIX 2 Model Testing and Similarity 185 A2.1 Aircraft Nomenclature and Model Testing . A2.2 Dimensions and Units 185 187 A2.3 Similarity Parameters and Model Testing . 189 APPENDIX 3 History of ...
... APPENDIX 1 Facts from Algebra . 181 APPENDIX 2 Model Testing and Similarity 185 A2.1 Aircraft Nomenclature and Model Testing . A2.2 Dimensions and Units 185 187 A2.3 Similarity Parameters and Model Testing . 189 APPENDIX 3 History of ...
Strana 2
... abbreviations and units , consult Appendix 3 and Tables A3.1 - A3.2 , which include conver- sion factors between the British and metric systems . 1.2 Mythology and Legend To leave the surface of the. 2 What Makes Airplanes Fly.
... abbreviations and units , consult Appendix 3 and Tables A3.1 - A3.2 , which include conver- sion factors between the British and metric systems . 1.2 Mythology and Legend To leave the surface of the. 2 What Makes Airplanes Fly.
Strana 4
... Appendix 4 ) dealing with the history of early aviation and its uncertain antecedents and based on study of original documents . Different sources put varying emphases on the relative importance of the contributions of different people ...
... Appendix 4 ) dealing with the history of early aviation and its uncertain antecedents and based on study of original documents . Different sources put varying emphases on the relative importance of the contributions of different people ...
Strana 12
... Appendix 2 ) . This testing method was an extension of a 1746 inven- tion of the British engineer and artillerist Benjamin Robins ( 1707-51 ) , whose work foreshadowed the age of supersonic flight . In fact , Robins measured the drag of ...
... Appendix 2 ) . This testing method was an extension of a 1746 inven- tion of the British engineer and artillerist Benjamin Robins ( 1707-51 ) , whose work foreshadowed the age of supersonic flight . In fact , Robins measured the drag of ...
Obsah
Milestones of the Modern Age | 25 |
The Nature of Liquids and Gases | 41 |
The Atmosphere of the Earth | 47 |
Air in Motion | 57 |
Turning to Aerodynamics | 79 |
Aerodynamic Drag | 87 |
Aerodynamic Lift | 109 |
Notes on the Whole Airplane | 131 |
Supersonic | 145 |
Air Transportation and the Outlook for the Future | 167 |
Facts from Algebra | 183 |
The SI System | 195 |
A Guide to Further Reading | 203 |
FIGURE AND TABLE CREDITS | 213 |
Iné vydania - Zobraziť všetky
What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics Peter P. Wegener Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1991 |
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