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
... bird flight , and the motion of diverse objects through air or water . The fundamentals of basic mechanics and fluid mechanics - the physics underly- ing aerodynamics - and general remarks on the nature of science and engi- neering are ...
... bird flight , and the motion of diverse objects through air or water . The fundamentals of basic mechanics and fluid mechanics - the physics underly- ing aerodynamics - and general remarks on the nature of science and engi- neering are ...
Strana viii
... bird flight . These colleagues extended valuable aid , but all possible errors are of course my own responsibility . The physics editorial department of Springer - Verlag New York read the manuscript and provided many suggestions . I am ...
... bird flight . These colleagues extended valuable aid , but all possible errors are of course my own responsibility . The physics editorial department of Springer - Verlag New York read the manuscript and provided many suggestions . I am ...
Strana x
... Birds Fly and Why We Cannot Copy Them 123 CHAPTER 9 Notes on the Whole Airplane 131 9.1 Stability and Control 131 9.2 Propulsion : From Propellers to Rockets 135 CHAPTER 10 Toward High Speed : Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight . . 145 ...
... Birds Fly and Why We Cannot Copy Them 123 CHAPTER 9 Notes on the Whole Airplane 131 9.1 Stability and Control 131 9.2 Propulsion : From Propellers to Rockets 135 CHAPTER 10 Toward High Speed : Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight . . 145 ...
Strana 4
... bird ? Such primeval fantasies are embedded in the early mythology of peoples in all parts of the world . Thoughts of ... birds . The Greek god Hermes - a swift messenger - has short wings attached to his sandals and helmet . Statues of ...
... bird ? Such primeval fantasies are embedded in the early mythology of peoples in all parts of the world . Thoughts of ... birds . The Greek god Hermes - a swift messenger - has short wings attached to his sandals and helmet . Statues of ...
Strana 5
... Batitta Dante reportedly flew a glider across the Lake of Trasimene in 1456. Stories of mechanical models of birds abound : Archytas of Greece described in. 1. A Dream Comes True : The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors 5.
... Batitta Dante reportedly flew a glider across the Lake of Trasimene in 1456. Stories of mechanical models of birds abound : Archytas of Greece described in. 1. A Dream Comes True : The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors 5.
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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