Author: Karman, Theodore von

Price: $13.69

Category:Aerospace Engineering
Publication Date:2004-03-19T00:00:01Z
Pages:224
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:0486434850
ISBN:13:9780486434858
Charming, reader-friendly chronicle by a famous pioneer in aerodynamic research traces the development of dynamic flight from the time of Newton through the 20th century. It recounts struggles of engineers and physicists with problems associated with lift, drag, stability, aeroelasticity, and the sound barrier. 72 figures. 1957 edition.