The Simple Science of Flight: From Insects to Jumbo Jets
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An eminently practical example of how human engineering can be informed by the billions of years of biological structural evolution.
From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. This book offers an introduction to the mechanics of flight and, beyond that, to the scientific attitude that finds wonder in simple calculations and forges connections between, say, the energy efficiency of a peanut butter sandwich that fuels your body and that of the kerosene that fuels a jumbo jet. It is the product of a lifetime of watching and investigating flight by an always wise and often witty scientist and writer.
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Steve Borah, visiting professor, MIT
I wish I had the benefit of some of his insights 20 years ago when I was a young aeronautical engineer working on an aircraft design team.
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The Simple Science of Flight: From Insects to Jumbo Jets
The Simple Science of Flight: From Insects to Jumbo Jets,Henk Tennekes,The MIT Press,0262700654,Aeronautics & Astronautics,General,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Aerodynamics
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