Stratospheric Flight : Aeronautics at the Limit
The stratosphere is the highest layer of Earth's atmosphere where aircraft can still fly. The density of the air is just high enough here to generate lift on a wing or buoyancy on a balloon, so designing any stratospheric aircraft is a delicate technological balancing act for the engineer. Desi...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Praxis
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Édition: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Collection: | Popular Science
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Stratospheric Flight, Texte imprimé, 9781441994578 |
Table des matières:
- Preface Acknowledgements About the author Prologue Millimeters of mercury Part I: In a hostile environment Chapter 1: A sense of not belonging Chapter 2: Comfort Zone Part II: New heights of flight Chapter 3: A tale of two Comets Chapter 4: Higher Chapter 5: Faster Part III: 'Above the weather' Chapter 6: Deep freeze Chapter 7: Rivers of air Chapter 8: Rough ride Chapter 9: A gray area Part IV: Where next? Chapter 10: Higher still V. Appendices Chapter 11: Unit conversions Chapter 12: Temperature profiles around the globe References Index