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Science of flight [videorecording (DVD)] / James W. Gregory.

by Gregory, James W.

The Teaching Company, 2017.

DVD 629.13 G822s

Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Engineering.

Great courses (DVD)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. Science of flight [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

4 videodiscs (720 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 book (302 p. : ill.)

"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.

"Smithsonian"--Container.

Course no. 1321.

Closed-captioned.

Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.

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.

James W. Gregory.

Taught by Professor James W. Gregory, the Ohio State University.

"Master the principles of flight with an award-winning professor and Smithsonian curators."--Container.

Filmed lectures.

Educational films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Teaching Company.

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