But Will It Fly? The History and Science of Unconventional Aerial Power and Propulsion
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
05.09.2025
Verlag
Ingram Publishers ServicesSeitenzahl
292
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/1.7 cm
Gewicht
481 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-4766-9654-6
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, explains the underlying science and technology behind them, and assesses the crucial question of practicality.
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