| Description |
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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video file DVD |
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digital optical rda |
| Series |
The great courses. Science & mathematics. Engineering |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| Note |
24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture. |
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"Smithsonian." |
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Course no. 1321. |
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Special features: Gustave Eiffel's wind tunnels ; Engineering faster flight speeds ; Why the Wright Flyer succeeded / presented by Dr. John Anderson. Higher, farther, faster / presented by Roger D. Launius. |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Fundamentals of flight : gliding. Balloons, buoyancy, and the atmosphere. Takeoff : how wings produce lift. Drag trade-offs and boundary-layer turbulence. Stall events and lift-induced drag. Wind tunnels and predicting aerodynamics -- Disc 2. Propeller aircraft : slow and efficient. Jet aircraft : thrust to fly fast. Aircraft structures and materials. Aircraft stability and flight control. Flying faster and higher. Breaking the sound barrier and beyond -- Disc 3. Long-distance flight and predicting range. Aerobatics and dogfighting. Mission profiles and aircraft design. Primary cockpit instruments. Air traffic navigation and communication. Flight autonomy and drones -- Disc 4. Helicopters and vertical flight. Rocket science and the evolution of launch. Orbiting Earth means always falling. To Mars and beyond : gravity-assist flight. Atmospheric reentry : ballistic, skip, glide. The future of air and space flight. |
| Performer |
Taught by James W. Gregory. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Flight -- Videodiscs.
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Aeronautics -- Videodiscs.
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| Added Author |
Gregory, James W., teacher.
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Teaching Company, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781629974132 |
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1629974137 |
| Music No. |
1321 Teaching Company |
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