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
... engine was warmed up while the flying machine was restrained . When all was ready , the men holding it let go , and , after a short run of 35 to 40 feet on the track , the airplane lifted off the yoke into the air . Despite this initial ...
... engine was warmed up while the flying machine was restrained . When all was ready , the men holding it let go , and , after a short run of 35 to 40 feet on the track , the airplane lifted off the yoke into the air . Despite this initial ...
Strana 2
... 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 stability , and Orville's understandable inex ...
... 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 stability , and Orville's understandable inex ...
Strana 3
... engine driving two propellers . This epoch - making event merits further discussion , but we will first look at the history of flight leading up to the turn of the century , so that we can see what the world looked like to these gifted ...
... engine driving two propellers . This epoch - making event merits further discussion , but we will first look at the history of flight leading up to the turn of the century , so that we can see what the world looked like to these gifted ...
Strana 9
... engines , or even by man . However , he could not foresee that about 160 years after he invented the modern aircraft configuration around 1800 , the jet age would begin and such machines would routinely fly with many passengers at ...
... engines , or even by man . However , he could not foresee that about 160 years after he invented the modern aircraft configuration around 1800 , the jet age would begin and such machines would routinely fly with many passengers at ...
Strana 12
... engine , a gunpowder engine , studies of airfoil geometry , ornithopters , undercarriages of airplanes , beam construction , streamlined shapes of minimum air drag , airships , kites , control surfaces , governable parachutes , and ...
... engine , a gunpowder engine , studies of airfoil geometry , ornithopters , undercarriages of airplanes , beam construction , streamlined shapes of minimum air drag , airships , kites , control surfaces , governable parachutes , and ...
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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