Dynamic Soaring Dissected

Author : Colin Taylor
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180381344X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dynamic Soaring Dissected written by Colin Taylor and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic Soaring Dissected Albatrosses fly over the oceans in swooping, curving flight gliding thousands of kilometres in search of food, mostly without flapping their wings. This is known as dynamic soaring, which is the use of the energy of the horizontal wind to sustain speed and height. It is different from the soaring flight of most other birds and gliders which use the vertical motion of the air to maintain or gain height. Since the 1880's, a time before manned gliding flight had been achieved, the mechanism of dynamic soaring has been poorly explained by the Rayleigh cycle or the wind gradient theory. However, there is more to dynamic soaring than the wind gradient and furthermore, the true nature of albatross flight has only recently been revealed by filming and GPS tracking. Dynamic Soaring Dissected takes up the discussion where it was left in the 19th century and explains how aircraft and birds fly. It looks at albatross flight through the lens of electronic tracking and takes us on a foraging trip with an albatross in long-distance soaring flight. In the Windward Turn Theory, it describes the mechanism of dynamic soaring and the hidden effect of the wind on a bird or an aircraft in flight. It explains the way that albatrosses are able to turn this effect to their advantage and how they are able to dynamic soar crosswind, upwind and downwind. It also describes how radio-control gliders can achieve huge speeds in circling flight and settles the perennial debate on the Myth of the Downwind Turn and what really happens when an aircraft turns downwind and ends up in a stall and spin accident.

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Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4S/5 ( download)

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Author : Dale W. Fishbeck
Publisher : Morton Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617314390
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Anatomy written by Dale W. Fishbeck and published by Morton Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color manual is a unique guide for students conducting the comparative study of representative vertebrate animals. It is appropriate for courses in comparative anatomy, vertebrate zoology, or any course in which the featured vertebrates are studied.

Author : Alisson Wood
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250217229
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Lolita written by Alisson Wood and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark relationship evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. “Have you ever read Lolita?” So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson’s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing—and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a connection that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance. But as Mr. North’s hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of their narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college to working with teenage girls to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her—and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. Being Lolita is a stunning coming-of-age memoir that shines a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten—and then takes back the pen to rewrite it.

Author : Janet Janzen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004327177
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Media, Modernity and Dynamic Plants in Early 20th Century German Culture written by Janet Janzen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Media, Modernity and the Dynamic Plant, Janet Janzen traces the motif of the “dynamic plant” through early 20th century German culture. In examples from film and literature, she demonstrates a shift in the perception of plants to living beings.

Author : Bruce Brooks
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Wing written by Bruce Brooks and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of bird psychology and behavior.

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Total Pages : 1852 pages
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Author : Michael Shapiro
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806521671
Total Pages : 406 pages
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Download or read book The Jewish 100 written by Michael Shapiro and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eminently readable, informative, and entertaining, "The Jewish 100" ranks the most influential Jews of all time, with biographies of each person and the reason for his or her ranking. The influence of these men and women spans all fields--from religion and music to sports and philosophy. Illustrations.

Author : Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323138926
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ornithology in Laboratory and Field written by Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Ornithology in Laboratory and Field continues to offer up-to-date coverage of the important aspects of modern ornithology. Beginning with an overview of ornithology today, Pettingill explores such topics as external and internal anatomy, physiology, ecology, flight, behavior, migration, life histories, and populations.

Author : Dario Floreano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540893938
Total Pages : 319 pages
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Download or read book Flying Insects and Robots written by Dario Floreano and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.