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