Stratospheric Flight Aeronautics at the Limit /

The stratosphere is the highest layer of Earth's atmosphere where aircraft can still fly. The density of the air is just high enough here to generate lift on a wing or buoyancy on a balloon, so designing any stratospheric aircraft is a delicate technological balancing act for the engineer. Desi...

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Main Author: Sóbester, Andras (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Praxis : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link

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