Aerodynamics Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development

Name: Aerodynamics Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development
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ISBN: 9780486434858

ISBN-10: 0486434850

ISBN-13: 9780486434858

Edition: 2004

Authors: Theodore Von Karman

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Authoritative and engaging, this popular history traces the science of aerodynamics from the age of Newton through the mid-20th century. The author, a well-known pioneer in aerodynamic research, addresses himself to readers acquainted with the facts of aviation but less familiar with the field’s underlying theories. He employs straightforward, nontechnical language to recount the behind-the-scenes struggles of engineers and physicists with problems associated with lift, drag, stability, aeroelasticity, and the sound barrier. Other topics include the effects of speed on ailerons; the factors behind the phenomenon of a sonic boom; and the problems surrounding the inception of space travel.…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.28" wide x 8.43" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



Preface



Aerodynamic Research before the Era of Flight



The Theory of Lift



Theories of Drag and Skin Friction



Supersonic Aerodynamics



Stability and Aeroelasticity



From the Propeller to the Space Rocket


Index