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Flight.
Aeronautics.
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Gregory, James W.
Flight.
Aeronautics.
MARC Display
Science of flight [videorecording (
DVD
)] / James W. Gregory.
by
Gregory, James W.
The Teaching Company, 2017.
Call #:
DVD
629
.13
G822s
Subjects
Flight.
Aeronautics.
Series
Great courses (
DVD
). Science & mathematics. Engineering.
Great courses (
DVD
)
ISBN:
9781629974132
1629974137
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Science of flight [videorecording (
DVD
)]
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] /
Description:
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 book (302 p. : ill.)
Notes:
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
"Smithsonian"--Container.
Course no. 1321.
Home use only.
Closed-captioned.
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.
Production:
James W. Gregory.
Performers:
Taught by Professor James W. Gregory, the Ohio State University.
Summary:
"Master the principles of flight with an award-winning professor and Smithsonian curators."--Container.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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0
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