What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics
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Main Author: Wegener, Peter P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1991
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 225p. 89 illus)
ISBN:9781468404036
9781468404050
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4684-0403-6

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