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 1
... weight of a heavier - than - air flying machine to keep it aloft . The balance of forces in the vertical direction is shown in the schematic diagram of Figure 1.1 , which depicts the fundamental idea of flight . The lift is largely ...
... weight of a heavier - than - air flying machine to keep it aloft . The balance of forces in the vertical direction is shown in the schematic diagram of Figure 1.1 , which depicts the fundamental idea of flight . The lift is largely ...
Strana 3
... weight , and thrust to overcome the aerody- namic drag ( Figure 1.1 ) * , an airplane must be controlled about the three axes of motion shown in Figure 1.3 . A scheme to achieve control about the roll or longitudinal axis of the ...
... weight , and thrust to overcome the aerody- namic drag ( Figure 1.1 ) * , an airplane must be controlled about the three axes of motion shown in Figure 1.3 . A scheme to achieve control about the roll or longitudinal axis of the ...
Strana 8
... weight in air " without mechanical assistance . " A full understanding of the physiology of humans in relation to flight was arrived at about 120 years later by the father of modern aviation , Sir George Cayley , about whom we will have ...
... weight in air " without mechanical assistance . " A full understanding of the physiology of humans in relation to flight was arrived at about 120 years later by the father of modern aviation , Sir George Cayley , about whom we will have ...
Strana 9
... weight for weight a man is comparatively weaker than a bird ; it is therefore probable , if he can be made to exert his whole strength advantageously upon a light surface similarly proportioned to his weight as that of the wing to the ...
... weight for weight a man is comparatively weaker than a bird ; it is therefore probable , if he can be made to exert his whole strength advantageously upon a light surface similarly proportioned to his weight as that of the wing to the ...
Strana 11
... weight by the application of power to the resistance of air . " As Gibbs - Smith noted , " The propulsion system ... is of great importance in Cayley's work , and signifies the one great weakness of his life's work in aviation . " The ...
... weight by the application of power to the resistance of air . " As Gibbs - Smith noted , " The propulsion system ... is of great importance in Cayley's work , and signifies the one great weakness of his life's work in aviation . " 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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