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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... Wing The Finite Wing of an Airplane 113 122 8.4 How 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 ...
... Wing The Finite Wing of an Airplane 113 122 8.4 How 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 ...
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... wing , covered 120 feet in 12 seconds on December 17 , 1903 . would be confirmed by independent observers . For years , attempts at flight had been made . Would - be aviators in the United States and in other countries had experimented ...
... wing , covered 120 feet in 12 seconds on December 17 , 1903 . would be confirmed by independent observers . For years , attempts at flight had been made . Would - be aviators in the United States and in other countries had experimented ...
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... wings attached to his sandals and helmet . Statues of Nike , the goddess of victory , show large wings attached to her back . Similarly , Chris- tian angels are represented from the earliest times with wings . The best - known ...
... wings attached to his sandals and helmet . Statues of Nike , the goddess of victory , show large wings attached to her back . Similarly , Chris- tian angels are represented from the earliest times with wings . The best - known ...
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... wings , starting from the tower of the abbey . He broke his legs in the process . Similar events are described in many countries . For example , the Italian mathematician Batitta Dante reportedly flew a glider across the Lake of ...
... wings , starting from the tower of the abbey . He broke his legs in the process . Similar events are described in many countries . For example , the Italian mathematician Batitta Dante reportedly flew a glider across the Lake of ...
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... wings via some mechanism - and with gliders of various kinds , we admit lighter - than- air craft such as balloons and airships . Indeed , we find that balloons long preceded reliably recorded flights of hang gliders or sailplanes in ...
... wings via some mechanism - and with gliders of various kinds , we admit lighter - than- air craft such as balloons and airships . Indeed , we find that balloons long preceded reliably recorded flights of hang gliders or sailplanes in ...
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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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