The simple science of flight : from insects to jumbo jets
著者
書誌事項
The simple science of flight : from insects to jumbo jets
MIT Press, 1996
1st English language ed
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Wetten van de vliegkunst
大学図書館所蔵 全15件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. "The Simple Science of Flight" offers an introduction to the mechanics of flight and, beyond that, to the scientific attitude that finds wonder in simple calculations, forging connections between, say, the energy efficiency of a peanut butter sandwich and that of the kerosene that fuels a jumbo jet. The hero of the book is the Boeing 747, which Tennekes sees as the current pinnacle of human ingenuity in mastering the science of flight. Also covered are paper airplanes, kites, gliders, and human-powered flying machines as well as birds and insects. Tennekes explains difficult concepts like lift, drag, wing loading and cruising speed through many comparisons, anecdotes and examples. Equations are integrated into the flow of the text. Tennekes begins with a simple comparison of the relative fuel consumption of hummingbirds, cars, and airplanes, then turns to the relations between an airplane weight, its wing area and its cruising speed, showing that it is possible to collect all flying creatures and flying machines in a single flight diagram.
He looks at energetics through the considerable efforts of a little 35-gram bird in a wind tunnel. There are stories on the effects of headwinds, tailwinds, and other weather conditions that both birds and planes face, on the elegance of the mechanics that makes flight possible, and on the aerodynamics of sophisticated flying toys. Tennekes concludes by comparing the Boeing 747 and the supersonic Concorde, with the former emerging as the perfect airplane for intercontinental flights: "just below the speed of sound and just above the weather".
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