By Henk Tennekes

ISBN-10: 0262513137

ISBN-13: 9780262513135

From the smallest gnat to the biggest plane, all issues that fly obey an identical aerodynamic ideas. within the uncomplicated technological know-how of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates simply how machines and creatures fly: what dimension wings they want, how a lot strength is needed for his or her trips, how they pass deserts and oceans, how they take off, climb, and leap. occupied with the similarities among nature and expertise, Tennekes deals an creation to flight that teaches via organization. Swans and Boeings range in different methods, yet they stick to an analogous aerodynamic rules. organic evolution and its technical counterpart convey intriguing parallels. What makes a few airplanes winning and others misfits? Why does the Boeing 747 undergo however the Concorde now look a fluke? Tennekes explains the technology of flight via comparisons, examples, equations, and anecdotes. the hot variation of this renowned publication has been completely revised and masses accelerated. Highlights of the hot fabric comprise an outline of the fabulous functionality of bar-tailed godwits (7,000 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand), an research of the convergence of recent jetliners (from either Boeing and Airbus), a dialogue of the metabolization of strength that includes Lance Armstrong, a singular therapy of the aerodynamics of drag and trailing vortices, and an emphasis all through on evolution, in nature and in engineering. Tennekes attracts on new proof on chicken migration, new wind-tunnel experiences, and knowledge on new airliners. And his research of the relative potency of planes, trains, and autos is newly appropriate. (On a cost-per-seat scale, a 747 is extra effective than a passenger car.)

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