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The Simple Science of Flight - From Insects to Jumbo Jets (Paperback, revised and expanded edition)
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The Simple Science of Flight - From Insects to Jumbo Jets (Paperback, revised and expanded edition)
Series: The Simple Science of Flight
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List price R647
Loot Price R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
You Save R121 (19%)
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An investigation into how machines and living creatures fly, and of
the similarities between butterflies and Boeings, paper airplanes
and plovers. From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all
things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple
Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and
creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy is
required for their journeys, how they cross deserts and oceans, how
they take off, climb, and soar. Fascinated by the similarities
between nature and technology, Tennekes offers an introduction to
flight that teaches by association. Swans and Boeings differ in
numerous ways, but they follow the same aerodynamic principles.
Biological evolution and its technical counterpart exhibit exciting
parallels. What makes some airplanes successful and others misfits?
Why does the Boeing 747 endure but the Concorde now seem a fluke?
Tennekes explains the science of flight through comparisons,
examples, equations, and anecdotes. The new edition of this popular
book has been thoroughly revised and much expanded. Highlights of
the new material include a description of the incredible
performance of bar-tailed godwits (7,000 miles nonstop from Alaska
to New Zealand), an analysis of the convergence of modern jetliners
(from both Boeing and Airbus), a discussion of the metabolization
of energy featuring Lance Armstrong, a novel treatment of the
aerodynamics of drag and trailing vortices, and an emphasis
throughout on evolution, in nature and in engineering. Tennekes
draws on new evidence on bird migration, new wind-tunnel studies,
and data on new airliners. And his analysis of the relative
efficiency of planes, trains, and automobiles is newly relevant.
(On a cost-per-seat scale, a 747 is more efficient than a passenger
car.)
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