The Airplane: A History of Its Technology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781563475252)

Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures. This book outlines the history of the technical development of the airplane. Richly illustrated, it moves the reader through time beginning with Leonardo da Vinci and forward to the present. In each chronological period, the various aspects of the synthesis of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures to the design of flying machines is described and critically evaluated.

Author: John David Jr. Anderson, National Air and Space M J. Anderson Jr
ISBN-10: 1563475251
ISBN-13: 9781563475252
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2003
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.96lbs
Size: 11.46h x 8.90w x 1.09d