Bibliograph

Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings?, flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different, David E. Alexander

Type

Label

Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings?, flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different, David E. Alexander

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

243845412

Responsibility statement

David E. Alexander

Sub title

flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different

Table Of 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

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