Lecturer: Professor James W. Gregory, the Ohio State University. Course no. 1321. Contains 24 lectures (30 min. each). "Smithsonian." Course guidebook includes bibliographical references. Special features: Gustave Eiffel's wind tunnels ; Engineering faster flight speeds ; Why the Wright Flyer succeeded / presented by Dr. John Anderson. Higher, farther, faster / presented by Roger D. Launius.
Contents:
Disc 4. The future of air and space flight. Balloons, buoyancy, and the atmosphere ; Takeoff : how wings produce lift ; Drag trade-offs and boundary-layer turbulence ; Stall events and lift-induced drag ; Wind tunnels and predicting aerodynamics -- Disc 2. Propeller aircraft : slow and efficient ; Jet aircraft : thrust to fly fast ; Aircraft structures and materials ; Aircraft stability and flight control ; Flying faster and higher ; Breaking the sound barrier and beyond -- Disc 3. Long-distance flight and predicting range ; Aerobatics and dogfighting ; Mission profiles and aircraft design ; Primary cockpit instruments ; Air traffic navigation and communication ; Flight autonomy and drones -- Disc 4. Helicopters and vertical flight ; Rocket science and the evolution of launch ; Orbiting Earth means always falling ; To Mars and beyond : gravity-assist flight ; Atmospheric reentry : ballistic, skip, glide ; The future of air and space flight.
Summary:
"Master the principles of flight with an award-winning professor and Smithsonian curators."--Container.
Series:
The great courses. Science & mathematics. Engineering
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