More frisbees are sold each year than baseballs,
basketballs and footballs combined. Yet these familiar flying objects have
subtle and clever aerodynamic and gyrodynamic properties which are only
recently being documented by wind tunnel and other studies. In common with
other rotating bodies discussed in this readily accessible book, they are
typically not treated in textbooks of aeronautics and the literature is
scattered in a variety of places. This book develops the theme of disc-wings
and spinning aerospace vehicles in parallel. Since many of the examples are
recreational, anyone who enjoys these activities will likely find it profitable
and enjoyable. In addition to spinning objects of various shapes, several
exotic manned aircraft with disc planforms have been proposed and a prototypes
built – these include a Nazi ‘secret weapon’ and the De Havilland Avrocar, also
discussed in the book
Название: Spinning Flight: Dynamics of
Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones
Автор: Ralph D. Lorens
Издательство: Springer
Страниц: 346
Формат: PDF в RAR
Размер: 15,1 мб
Качество: хорошее
Язык: английский
Год: 2006
ISBN: 0387307796
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