The art of flight:

In this book, Author chronicles the disciplines and major technologies that allow heavier-than-air machines to take flight. He explains how airplanes actually fly via a qualitative understanding of the underlying process, rather than a heavy reliance on mathematics. After providing historical and te...

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Main Author: Watkinson, John 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, VA American Institute of Aeronautics, Inc. [2016]
Series:Library of flight
Links:https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpAF000001/art-of-flight?kpromoter=marc
Summary:In this book, Author chronicles the disciplines and major technologies that allow heavier-than-air machines to take flight. He explains how airplanes actually fly via a qualitative understanding of the underlying process, rather than a heavy reliance on mathematics. After providing historical and technical background the author in turn examines aerodynamics, the power plant, flight information, control, performance, surface effect, and more. Readers are guided on a fascinating journey through the concepts and systems that make flight possible. This book will appeal to the technically-minded reader who seeks a reflective, thoughtful introduction to the concepts that allow flight. -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:1523106468
1624103731
9781523106462
9781624103735