Spinning Flight

Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras and Skipping Stones

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Lorenz, Ralph D.

BuchGebunden

346 Seiten

Englisch

Springererschienen am30.08.2006

In short, the book discusses a range of familiar, connected, but largely undeveloped, topics in an accessible, but complete, manner. From the reviews of the first edition:"In his fascinating book Spinning Flight, Ralph Lorenz provides a rich feast of ... examples of spinning bodies ... .mehr

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KlappentextIn short, the book discusses a range of familiar, connected, but largely undeveloped, topics in an accessible, but complete, manner. From the reviews of the first edition:"In his fascinating book Spinning Flight, Ralph Lorenz provides a rich feast of ... examples of spinning bodies ... .

ZusammenfassungFew books discuss items like boomerangs and Frisbees and this is the first to give detailed technical discussion to the flight of rotating bodies. This book develops the theme of disc-wings and spinning aerospace vehicles in parallel and gives recreational examples.

Details

ISBN/GTIN978-0-387-30779-4

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Springer

Erscheinungsjahr2006

Erscheinungsdatum30.08.2006

Seiten346 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

Gewicht723 g

IllustrationenXXII, 346 p. 134 illus., 16 illus. in color.

Artikel-Nr.10702356

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GenreNaturwissenschaft/Umwelt/Technik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Aerodynamics of Balls.- Bouncing Balls, Airbags, and Tumbleweeds.- Spinning Bullets, Bombs, and Rockets.- Satellites and Spin.- Encountering Asteroids and Comets.- Planetary Probes and Spinning Parachutes.- Frisbees.- Spinning Cylinders and Rings.- Spinning Aircraft and Nonspinning Disc Aircraft.- The Boomerang.- Samaras.- Skipping Stones and Bouncing Bombs.- Conclusions.mehr