{"product_id":"but-will-it-fly-iver-p-cooper-9781476696546","title":"But Will It Fly?: The History and Science of Unconventional Aerial Power and Propulsion","description":"\u003cp\u003e Conventional aircraft today are propelled by the action of propellers or jets, and powered by the internal combustion of petroleum fuels in piston, turboprop or jet engines. But other power sources, powerplants, and propulsion devices, for airships as well as aircraft, have been proposed and even experimented with over the last few centuries. The power sources considered include human muscles, steam, batteries, nuclear reactors, and hydrogen fuel; and the propulsion devices include sails, oars, flapping wings, rockets and cycloidal propellers. This meticulously researched book presents the history of these unconventional aerial power and propulsion systems, as well as the underlying science and technology, and practicality, of these alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iver P. Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476696543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476696546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Iver P. Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199324705023,"sku":"9781476696546","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99f499b3-75ce-49d1-b783-bb547c60f036.jpg?v=1727925724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/but-will-it-fly-iver-p-cooper-9781476696546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}