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 22.
Strana 2
... pilot . Wilbur steadied the right wing , the engine was revved up , and around 10:34 A.M. the Wright Flyer I lifted off the rail into a 20- to 22 - mph ( 9- to 10 - m / s ) wind . * The aircraft wobbled . Gusts of wind , marginal ...
... pilot . Wilbur steadied the right wing , the engine was revved up , and around 10:34 A.M. the Wright Flyer I lifted off the rail into a 20- to 22 - mph ( 9- to 10 - m / s ) wind . * The aircraft wobbled . Gusts of wind , marginal ...
Strana 11
... pilot in the horizontal plane . This engraving is the first design of an aircraft where lifting surfaces , the wings , are separated from the mechanism of propulsion . On the right - hand side of Figure 1.6 , the back of the disk , we ...
... pilot in the horizontal plane . This engraving is the first design of an aircraft where lifting surfaces , the wings , are separated from the mechanism of propulsion . On the right - hand side of Figure 1.6 , the back of the disk , we ...
Strana 12
... pilot for a flight in an airplane . Cayley's grand- daughter Dora Thompson wrote in 1921 , at the age of about eighty , " I remem- ber in later times hearing of a large machine being started on the high side of the valley behind ...
... pilot for a flight in an airplane . Cayley's grand- daughter Dora Thompson wrote in 1921 , at the age of about eighty , " I remem- ber in later times hearing of a large machine being started on the high side of the valley behind ...
Strana 15
... pilot about 25 km ( 16 mi ) at an alti- tude of 1,500 m ( 5,000 ft ) . The funnel for the steam boiler was directed down- ward to avoid incinerating the balloon , giving the craft a somewhat bizarre appearance . This event was the first ...
... pilot about 25 km ( 16 mi ) at an alti- tude of 1,500 m ( 5,000 ft ) . The funnel for the steam boiler was directed down- ward to avoid incinerating the balloon , giving the craft a somewhat bizarre appearance . This event was the first ...
Strana 17
... pilot , Lilienthal's glider weighed about forty - five pounds and had a wingspan of 6.7 m ( 22 ft ) and a wing area of 14 m2 ( 151 ft2 ) . About eight of these gliders were made and sold for five hundred German marks each to aspiring ...
... pilot , Lilienthal's glider weighed about forty - five pounds and had a wingspan of 6.7 m ( 22 ft ) and a wing area of 14 m2 ( 151 ft2 ) . About eight of these gliders were made and sold for five hundred German marks each to aspiring ...
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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