Airplane How Ideas Gave Us Wings

Name: Airplane How Ideas Gave Us Wings
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ISBN: 9780061259197

ISBN-10: 0061259195

ISBN-13: 9780061259197

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jay Spenser

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The inside story of how people invented and refined the airplane.Who were aviation's dreamers and from where did they draw their inspiration? What lessons did inventors learn from birds, insects, marine mammals, and fish that helped us fly? How did the bicycle lead to the airplane, and hot water heaters to metal fuselages?And who figured out how to fly without seeing the ground, setting the stage for scheduled airline services in all weather conditions?In this entertaining history of the jetliner, Jay Spenser follows the flow of simple yet powerful ideas to trace aviation's challenges. He introduces us to pioneers across continents and centuries, sheds new insights on their contributions,…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/28/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jay Spenser has spent a lifetime studying aviation as a museum curator at the National Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Flight, and as an aerospace industry writer. He is the co-author of 747 and lives in Seattle, Washington.



Introduction



Conception: The Thinker and the Dreamer



Birth: Wilbur, Orville, and the World



Configuration: Shapes and Ideas



Fuselage: Of Drums and Dragonflies



Wings, Part I: From Box Kites to Bridges



Wings, Part II: Cloud-Cutting Cantilevers



Empennage: Whale Flukes and Arrow Feathers



Flight Controls: The Chariot's Reins



Flight Deck: Cockpits for Aerial Ships



Aero Propulsion: Prometheus Is Pushing



Landing Gear: Shoes, Canoes, and Carriage Wheels



Passenger Cabin: Voyaging Aloft



Systems Integration: Making Flying Safer



Today's State of the Art: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner


Postscript Tomorrow's Wings: Future Air Travel Technologies


Notes


Acknowledgments


Photo Credits


Index