The Simple Science of Flight
Henk Tennekes
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Description for The Simple Science of Flight
Paperback. An investigation into how machines and living creatures fly, and of the similarities between butterflies and Boeings, paper airplanes and plovers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 87 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PHV; TGMF1; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
MIT Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780262513135
SKU
9780262513135
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Henk Tennekes
Henk Tennekes is Director of Research Emeritus at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Emeritus Professor of Meteorology at the Free University (VU) in Amsterdam, and Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He is the coauthor of A First Course in Turbulence (MIT Press, 1972).
Reviews for The Simple Science of Flight
"This was a great little book when it came out in its original edition; this new version is even better, as it contains both Henk's homage to his favorite flying machine (Boeing 747) and explanations based on some of the unexpected results of recent experiments with bird flight (including a phenomenal gliding jackdaw). Read it, then watch the birds and ... Read more