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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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 18.
Strana 6
... airship of the visionary French writer Jules Verne ( 1828-1905 ) , who also foretold travel to the moon . In fact ... airships . Indeed , we find that balloons long preceded reliably recorded flights of hang gliders or sailplanes in ...
... airship of the visionary French writer Jules Verne ( 1828-1905 ) , who also foretold travel to the moon . In fact ... airships . Indeed , we find that balloons long preceded reliably recorded flights of hang gliders or sailplanes in ...
Strana 7
... Leonardo had studied the anatomy of both bird and man . Figure 1.5 . Vision of an airship by Jules Verne , 1886 . Figure 1.7 . Cayley's model glider of 1804 . Figure. 1. A Dream Comes True : The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors 7.
... Leonardo had studied the anatomy of both bird and man . Figure 1.5 . Vision of an airship by Jules Verne , 1886 . Figure 1.7 . Cayley's model glider of 1804 . Figure. 1. A Dream Comes True : The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors 7.
Strana 8
... airship , as opposed to a heavier- than - air machine such as Leonardo's ornithopter . He based this thought on his observation of hot gases rising from volcanic eruptions . Lighter than a light gas would , of course , be no gas at all ...
... airship , as opposed to a heavier- than - air machine such as Leonardo's ornithopter . He based this thought on his observation of hot gases rising from volcanic eruptions . Lighter than a light gas would , of course , be no gas at all ...
Strana 9
... airship named Passarola , which was supposed to be propelled by two magnetic spheres . This was a step backward , but the eighteenth century was ready for ballooning . The brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier , of the ...
... airship named Passarola , which was supposed to be propelled by two magnetic spheres . This was a step backward , but the eighteenth century was ready for ballooning . The brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier , of the ...
Strana 12
... airships , kites , control surfaces , governable parachutes , and other aspects of aeronautics . This catalogue reads like that of an extended contemporary course of study in aviation . It is not impossible that Cayley actually saw the ...
... airships , kites , control surfaces , governable parachutes , and other aspects of aeronautics . This catalogue reads like that of an extended contemporary course of study in aviation . It is not impossible that Cayley actually saw the ...
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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