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 3
... tion of flight by adding that the aircraft was controlled . In addition to having aerodynamic lift to counter its weight , and thrust to overcome the aerody- namic drag ( Figure 1.1 ) * , an airplane must be controlled about the three ...
... tion of flight by adding that the aircraft was controlled . In addition to having aerodynamic lift to counter its weight , and thrust to overcome the aerody- namic drag ( Figure 1.1 ) * , an airplane must be controlled about the three ...
Strana 6
... tion of sustained flight . However , in pursuing the early history of known attempts to fly , we must abandon this strict notion . In parallel with ornithop- ters - flying machines that emulate the birds by having a man flap wings via ...
... tion of sustained flight . However , in pursuing the early history of known attempts to fly , we must abandon this strict notion . In parallel with ornithop- ters - flying machines that emulate the birds by having a man flap wings via ...
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... tion excelled in fields ranging from physiology to engineering , provided the first sketches of parachutes and helicopters – a later successor of the spinning top of the Chinese - and for years worked on plans for ornithopters . His ...
... tion excelled in fields ranging from physiology to engineering , provided the first sketches of parachutes and helicopters – a later successor of the spinning top of the Chinese - and for years worked on plans for ornithopters . His ...
Strana 12
... 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 spheres flying at supersonic speeds — that is , at velocities ...
... 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 spheres flying at supersonic speeds — that is , at velocities ...
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... tion parenthetically some additional contributors who will be encountered by those delving into history books . They include the Austrian Wilhelm Kress , who around 1880 built powered ornithopters and rigid models that flew , and worked ...
... tion parenthetically some additional contributors who will be encountered by those delving into history books . They include the Austrian Wilhelm Kress , who around 1880 built powered ornithopters and rigid models that flew , and worked ...
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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