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Author:   Peter P. Wegener
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 1997
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.883kg
ISBN:  

9780387947846

ISBN 10:   0387947841
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   05 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 A Dream Comes True: The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors.- 1.1 The First Flights at Kitty Hawk.- 1.2 Mythology and Legend.- 1.3 Early Adventures.- 1.4 From Cayley to the Wright Brothers.- 2 Milestones of the Modern Age.- 2.1 Notes on Aeronautical Research.- 2.2 Great Moments in Aviation.- 3 The Nature of Liquids and Gases.- 3.1 Description and Properties.- 3.2 Behavior of Liquids at Rest.- 4 The Atmosphere of the Earth.- 4.1 History and Composition.- 4.2 Structure.- 4.3 Global Circulation.- 5 Air in Motion.- 5.1 Description of Movement: Kinematics.- 5.2 Conservation of Mass and Energy.- 5.3 Viscosity and Turbulence.- 5.4 The Boundary Layer.- 6 Turning to Aerodynamics.- 6.1 How Do We Test Models of Airplanes?.- 6.2 Drag, Lift, and Other Coefficients.- 7 Aerodynamic Drag.- 7.1 What Is Drag? Blunt Bodies.- 7.2 The Strange Case of the Sphere.- 7.3 Slender Bodies, Skin Friction, Airfoils.- 7.4 Automobiles, Etc.- 8 Aerodynamic Lift.- 8.1 Early Experience and Some History.- 8.2 Lift of the Infinitely Extended Wing.- 8.3 The Finite Wing of an Airplane.- 8.4 How Birds Fly and Why We Cannot Copy Them.- 9 Notes on the Whole Airplane.- 9.1 Stability and Control.- 9.2 Propulsion: From Propellers to Rockets.- 10 Toward High Speed: Supersonic and Hypersonic Flight.- 10.1 Pushing the Speed of Sound.- 10.2 From Supersonic Transports to Future Dreams.- 11 Air Transportation and the Outlook for the Future.- 11.1 The New Traffic Patterns.- 11.2 What Next.- Appendix 1 Facts from Algebra.- Appendix 2 Model Testing and Similarity.- A2.1-Aircraft Nomenclature and Model Testing.- A2.2-Dimensions and Units.- A2.3-Similarity Parameters and Model Testing.- Appendix 3 History of the Metric System: The SI System and Conversion Tables.- Appendix 4 Suggestions for Further Reading.- Appendix 5 Study Guide.- Figure and Table Credits.- Name Index.

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From the reviews: <p> Peter Wegener has written the perfect book for those of us who nurse some doubts to our understanding of what makes airplanes fly a ] The volume is filled with clear and useful examples that illustrate the essential concepts a ] [Anyone] who has ever tried to explain the principles of flight to a spouse or child without resorting to a blackboard full of equations will appreciate What Makes Airplanes Fly? Take heart! The author proves it can be done. American Journal of Physics

From the reviews: Peter Wegener has written the perfect book for those of us who nurse some doubts to our understanding of what makes airplanes fly ! The volume is filled with clear and useful examples that illustrate the essential concepts ! [Anyone] who has ever tried to explain the principles of flight to a spouse or child without resorting to a blackboard full of equations will appreciate What Makes Airplanes Fly? Take heart! The author proves it can be done. American Journal of Physics

" From the reviews: ""Peter Wegener has written the perfect book for those of us who nurse some doubts to our understanding of what makes airplanes fly … The volume is filled with clear and useful examples that illustrate the essential concepts … [Anyone] who has ever tried to explain the principles of flight to a spouse or child without resorting to a blackboard full of equations will appreciate What Makes Airplanes Fly? Take heart! The author proves it can be done.""  American Journal of Physics"

From the reviews: Peter Wegener has written the perfect book for those of us who nurse some doubts to our understanding of what makes airplanes fly ! The volume is filled with clear and useful examples that illustrate the essential concepts ! [Anyone] who has ever tried to explain the principles of flight to a spouse or child without resorting to a blackboard full of equations will appreciate What Makes Airplanes Fly? Take heart! The author proves it can be done. American Journal of Physics

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