The Science of Flight

Free Download The Science of Flight by James W. Gregory, The Great Courses
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1629974137 | 14 hours and 24 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 801 Mb
Many of us board a plane without understanding what a truly extraordinary experience flight is: suspended 30,000 feet or more in the air, propelled to our destination at close to the speed of sound, protected from extreme cold and low pressure by the thin skin of the aircraft. We realize it’s complicated, but few of us know how it works. Even more remarkable is space flight, the "rocket science" that we use as a benchmark of difficulty or complexity.