From Insects to Jumbo Jets
by
Henk Tennekes
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy is required for their journeys, how they cross deserts...