The Philosophy of Soaring Flight (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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Print on Demand. This book comprehensively explores the mechanisms of bird flight, delving into the physics and aerodynamics that enable these remarkable creatures to soar through the skies. It provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of sustentation, the nature of the driving power that renders sustentation possible, equilibrium, and steering. The author meticulously examines the unique qualities of bird wings, contrasting them with the designs of artificial counterparts and highlighting the importance of elasticity and lightness in achieving efficient flight. In-depth analysis of bird flight offers valuable insights into the challenges and limitations faced by aviators, demonstrating that bird flight holds the key to unlocking the full potential of human-powered flight. Through this book, readers gain a profound appreciation for the intricate mechanics and evolutionary marvels that make bird flight a captivating subject of scientific inquiry. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Philosophy of Soaring Flight (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- H. I. Ulevold
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1334253528
- ISBN 13
- 9781334253522
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It may be stated beforehand also that the main difference is found to lie in certain peculiar qualities characteristic of all natural wings, as distin guished from form and dimensions in relation to weight supported. And these qualities refer more particularly to a combination in a system of elasticity and lightness. With but slight and unimportant exceptions - and such show no system or proper appreciation of their importance - the incorporation of these qualities in aeroplane surfaces has not hitherto seriously engaged the attention of builders. Led to their course by numerous instances of breakage due to apparent material weakness, it is true, nevertheless, that their aim has been to obtain a maximum strength with a minimum weight of material. But in their primitive methods of construction this strength has, for incidental unavoidable causes, been associated with rigidity and the question of quality left out as of secondary concern, not recognizing that rigid, unadaptable surfaces are under the circumstances in which they operate a source of weak ness just because they are rigid and are heavy because in combination with rigidity more material is necessary to provide a reasonable factor of safety. Thus, acre-surfaces, one may observe, are fixed in place to stay the same whether the aeroplane is in the air or in its shed. Of course no known material is absolutely rigid and unyielding, and so even wires and stays drawn tight by turnbuckles or other means have a certain amount of give orelasticity to them. Still, by far the greater number of accidents that have happened are traceable to no other cause than that these parts were unable to give enough, or avoid being overstrained, when subjected to sudden great stresses incident to conditions met with in the atmosphere, the inertia of the aeroplane as a whole preventing it from responding in the short time given to the sudden excessive pressures arising, with result of breakage or disturbance of equilibrium not possible of correction in the time given. Acci dents are thus frequent in spite of the fact that in the best up-to-date engineer ing practice devoted to this art, wing structures (stays, uprights, beams, etc.) are given a margin of strength of three, and even more times, over and above what is required for resisting the stress due to the weight supported alone.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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