Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings? : flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different / David E. Alexander.
| Author/creator |
Alexander, David E., 1955- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | Flying animals and flying machines : birds of a feather? -- Hey buddy, need a lift? -- Power : the primary push -- To turn or not to turn -- A tail of two tails -- Flight instruments -- Dispensing with power : soaring -- Straight up : vertical take-offs and hovering -- Stoop of the falcon : predation and aerial combat -- Biology meets technology head-on : ornithopters and human-powered flight. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008035425 |
| ISBN | 9780813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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