Dead Reckoning Computers for Air Navigation: History -- design -- inventors - Tapa blanda

Piel, Alexander

 
9783753445748: Dead Reckoning Computers for Air Navigation: History -- design -- inventors
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ISBN 10: 3753445746 ISBN 13: 9783753445748
Editorial: BoD - Books on Demand, 2021

Sinopsis

This book tells the fascinating story of air navigation. In the beginning, pilots found their way by comparing the landscape below with the map. Railroads became their 'iron compass'. Above the clouds, the pilot had to make proper corrections of his heading for the deflection by the wind. This was the hour of birth for mechanical instruments for solving the wind problem. Soon these instruments were complemented with a set of scales to calculate flight time, fuel consumption, corrected instrument readings, and many more. The description of these instruments and their principles is embedded in a narrative of their historical context and their ingenious inventors. Collectors of these instruments will find detailed descriptions of models and makers.

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Acerca del autor

Alexander Piel is full professor (ret.) of atomic and plasma physics at Kiel University. He is an avid collector of slide rules and mechanical calculators.

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Editorial
BoD - Books on Demand
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3753445746
ISBN 13 
9783753445748
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
338
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