Author: J. StreeterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seaplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
How to Build Flying Boat Hulls and Seaplane Floats
Author: J. StreeterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seaplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Seaplane Floats and Hulls
Author: H. HerrmannThe Aviation History
Author: Relly Victoria PetrescuPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3848266393
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
According to Aulus Gellius, Archytas, the Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist, was reputed to have designed and built, around 400 BC, the first artificial, self-propelled flying device, a bird-shaped model propelled by a jet of what was probably steam, said to have actually flown some 200 metres. This machine, which its inventor called The Pigeon, may have been suspended on a wire or pivot for its flight. The 9th century Muslim Berber inventor, Abbas Ibn Firnas's glider is considered by John Harding to be the first attempt at heavier-than-air flight in aviation history. In 1010 AD an English monk, Eilmer of Malmesbury purportedly piloted a primitive gliding craft from the tower of Malmesbury Abbey. Eilmer was said to have flown over 200 yards (180 m) before landing, breaking both his legs. He later remarked that the only reason he did not fly further was because he forgot to give it a tail, and he was about to add one when his concerned Abbot forbade him any further experiments. Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Brazil and Portugal, an experimenter with early airship designs. In 1709 demonstrated a small airship model before the Portuguese court, but never succeeded with a full-scale model. Pilâtre de Rozier, Paris, France, first trip by a human in a free-flying balloon (the Montgolfière), built by Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, . 9 km covered in 25 minutes on October 15, 1783. (see Le Globe below for first unmanned flight, 2 months earlier) Professor Jacques Charles and Les Frères Robert, two French brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas-Louis, variously shared three milestones of pioneering flight: Le Globe, the first unmanned hydrogen gas balloon flew on 26 August 1783. On 1 December 1783 La Charlière piloted by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert made the first manned hydrogen balloon flight. In 1951, the Lockheed XFV-1 and the Convair XFY tailsitters were both designed around the Allison YT40 turboprop engine drivin
The Encyclopædia Britannica
Author: James Louis GarvinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
Book Description
The Encyclopædia Britannica
Author: Hugh ChisholmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 2346
Book Description
Aviation
Author: Flying Magazine
Author: Modeling Ships and Space Craft
Author: Gina HaglerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461445957
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Modeling Ships and Space Craft: The Science and Art of Mastering the Oceans and Sky begins with the theories of Aristotle and Archimedes, moving on to examine the work of Froude and Taylor, the early aviators and the Wright Brothers, Goddard and the other rocket men, and the computational fluid dynamic models of our time. It examines the ways each used fluid dynamic principles in the design of their vessels. In the process, this book covers the history of hydrodynamic (aero and fluid) theory and its progression – with some very accessible science examples – including seminal theories. Hydrodynamic principles in action are also explored with examples from nature and the works of man. This is a book for anyone interested in the history of technology – specifically the methods and science behind the use of scale models and hydrodynamic principles in the marine and aeronautical designs of today.
Flight Training Handbook
Author: United States. Flight Standards ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The materials contained in this handbook include the skills and knowledges considered necessary to satisfy the pilot's basic needs to effectively operate present-day general aviation airplanes, and conform to the pilot's training and certification concepts established by Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 61. (from preface).
The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Author: Royal Aeronautical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description