What Makes Airplanes Fly?
History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics
(Sprache: Englisch)
Für Philologie-Sudenten in Yale entwickelt und für eine breite Leserschaft geschrieben, behandelt dieses Buch Aerodynamik im weitesten Sinne. Es beschreibt die historische Entwicklung des Fluges und wagt einen Ausblick auf zukünftige Entwicklungen. P.P....
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Für Philologie-Sudenten in Yale entwickelt und für eine breite Leserschaft geschrieben, behandelt dieses Buch Aerodynamik im weitesten Sinne. Es beschreibt die historische Entwicklung des Fluges und wagt einen Ausblick auf zukünftige Entwicklungen. P.P. Wegener legt besonderen Wert auf Anschaulichkeit. Er vermittelt die zugrundeliegende Wissenschaft exakt und doch verständlich, unter Verwendung einfachster Mathematik.
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Dealing with aerodynamics in the broadest sense, this book discusses, in addition to aeroplanes, the aerodynamics of cars and birds, and the motion of diverse objects through air and water. The fundamental notions of mechanics and fluid dynamics are clearly explained, while the underlying science is discussed rigorously, but using only elementary mathematics, and then only occasionally. To put the science into its human context, the author describes -- with many illustrations -- the history of human attempts to fly and discusses the social impact of commercial aviation as well as the outlook for future developments. This new edition has been brought up to date throughout; solutions to selected exercises have been added, as have new problems and other study aids. How can an airplane weighing many tons stay aloft for many hours, flying so smoothly that the passengers may feel less like they are moving than they would in a car? The answer, of course, lies in the wings and the air they are moving through, and the study of the flow of air around airplane wings is part of the science of aerodynamics.This book is about aerodynamics in the broadest sense. In addition to airplanes, it discusses the aerodynamics of cars and birds, and the motion of diverse object thorugh air and water. The fundamental notions of mechanics and fluid dynamics -- that is, the basic physics underlying aerodynamics -- are clearly explained. The underlying science is discussed rigorously, but only elementary mathematics is used, and only occasionally.
To put the science into its human context, the author describes (with many illustrations) the history of human attempts to fly and discusses the social impact of commercial aviation as well as the outlook for future developments. This book is addressed primarily to readers whose background is not in physics or engineering. It will deepen their knowledge of these fields and add to their appreciation of some exciting recent developements in
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This new edition has been brought up to date throughout; solutions to selected exercises have been added, as well as new problems and other study aids.
This new edition has been brought up to date throughout; solutions to selected exercises have been added, as well as new problems and other study aids.
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How can an airplane weighing many tons stay aloft for many hours, flying so smoothly that the passengers may feel less like they are moving than they would in a car? The answer, of course, lies in the wings and the air they are moving through, and the study of the flow of air around airplane wings is part of the science of aerodynamics. This book is about aerodynamics in the broadest sense. In addition to airplanes, it discusses the aerodynamics of cars and birds, and the motion of diverse object thorugh air and water. The fundamental notions of mechanics and fluid dynamics -- that is, the basic physics underlying aerodynamics -- are clearly explained. The underlying science is discussed rigorously, but only elementary mathematics is used, and only occasionally. To put the science into its human context, the author describes (with many illustrations) the history of human attempts to fly and discusses the social impact of commercial aviation as well as the outlook for future developments. This book is addressed primarily to readers whose background is not in physics or engineering. It will deepen their knowledge of these fields and add to their appreciation of some exciting recent developements in technology. This new edition has been brought up to date throughout; solutions to selected excercises have been added, as well as new problems and other study aids.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „What Makes Airplanes Fly? “
A Dream Comes True: The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors Milestones of the Modern Age
The Nature of Liquids and Gases
The Atmosphere of the Earth Air in Motion Turning to Aerodynamics
Aerodynamic Drag
Aerodynamic Lift
Notes on the Whole Airplane
Toward High Speed: Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight
Air Transportation and the Outlook for the Future
Appendices:
Facts from Algebra;
Model Testing and Similarity;
The Metric System;
Further Reading;
Study Guide
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter P. Wegener
- 1998, 2nd ed. corr. pr., 260 Seiten, Maße: 21,4 x 27,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, New York
- ISBN-10: 0387947841
- ISBN-13: 9780387947846
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.1998
Sprache:
Englisch
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