Airplanes : The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies)

Kinney, Jeremy R.

Greenwood Pub Group（2006/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 160 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780313331503
• DDC分類 629.1309

基本説明

Published in Association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, C.D.

Full Description

The invention of the airplane redefined the way in which people travel, conduct commerce, spend their leisure time, and wage war. From the Wright brothers' wood-and-fabric Flyer to the modern jet aircraft, the airplane has evolved in countless ways as its many uses have unfolded. The development of safe and efficient air travel required solving multiple engineering riddles about aerodynamics, control, propulsion, and structures. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series shows how the solutions to these riddles helped spur dramatic changes in the world's social and cultural life.

The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.

Contents

Timeline of Events
Preface
Introduction: Higher, Faster, and Farther
The Origins of Powered Flight
The First War in the Air, 1914-1918
The Aeronautical Revolution, 1918-1938
World War II in the Air, 1939-1945
The Second Aeronautical Revolution, 1930-1960
The Jet Airplane as a Military Weapon, 1945-Present
The Commercial Airplane, 1945-Present
General Aviation, 1920-Present
Conclusion: Higher, Ever Higher
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Index