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100 1 _aLorenz, Ralph D.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSpinning Flight
_h[electronic resource] :
_bDynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones /
_cby Ralph D. Lorenz.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York,
_c2006.
300 _aXXII, 346 p. 134 illus., 16 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 _aAerodynamics of Balls -- Bouncing Balls, Airbags, and Tumbleweeds -- Spinning Bullets, Bombs, and Rockets -- Satellites and Spin -- Encountering Asteroids and Comets -- Planetary Probes and Spinning Parachutes -- Frisbees -- Spinning Cylinders and Rings -- Spinning Aircraft and Nonspinning Disc Aircraft -- The Boomerang -- Samaras -- Skipping Stones and Bouncing Bombs -- Conclusions.
520 _aMore 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. Many readers will have enjoyed these vehicles and their dynamics in recreational settings, so this book will be of wide interest. In addition to spinning objects of various shapes, several exotic manned aircraft with disc platforms have been proposed and prototypes built - these include a Nazi ‘secret weapon’ and the De Havilland Avrocar, also discussed in the book. Boomerangs represent another category of spinning aerodynamic body whose behavior can only be understood by coupling aerodynamics with gyrodynamics. The narrative, supported by equations and graphs, explains how the shape and throw of a boomerang relates to its trajectory. The natural world presents still other examples, namely the samaras or ‘seed-wings’ of many tree species, which autorotate during their descent, like a helicopter whose engine has failed. In short, this book discusses a range of familiar, connected, but largely undeveloped, topics in an accessible, but complete manner. ‘Toys’ familiar to all of us are covered as well as high-tech products of the aerospace industry. Spinning Flight includes not only the latest published results but also describes Lorenz’s own experiments with ‘how-to’ instructions on how readers can do their own experiments.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aApplied mathematics.
650 0 _aEngineering mathematics.
650 0 _aMechanics.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aAstrophysics and Astroparticles.
650 2 4 _aMechanics.
650 2 4 _aApplications of Mathematics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9780387307794
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47289-8
912 _aZDB-2-PHA
950 _aPhysics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
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