Understanding Flight, Second Edition - Softcover

ANDERSON

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071626964 ISBN 13: 9780071626965

Verlag: McGraw Hill, 2009

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Discover how planes get--and stay--airborne

Now you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms, descriptions, and illustrations that make sense--without complicated mathematics. Updated to include helicopter flight fundamentals and aircraft structures, this aviation classic is required reading for new pilots, students, engineers, and anyone fascinated with flight.

Understanding Flight, Second Edition, covers:

• Physics of flight
  
• Wing design and configuration
  
• Stability and control
  
• Propulsion
  
• High-speed flight
  
• Performance and safety
  
• Aerodynamic testing
  
• Helicopters and autogyros
  
• Aircraft structures and materials
  

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• Verlag: McGraw Hill
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0071626964
• ISBN 13: 9780071626965
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
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