The Science of Flight. Episode 8, Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast
(2023, original release: 2017)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
13373573
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Propeller-driven aircraft drop sharply in efficiency at high fractions of the speed of sound. For sustained high-speed flight, a different propulsion system is needed - the jet engine. Trace the history of jets and their super-efficient variant used on commercial airliners - the high-bypass turbofan, a machine so intricate and beautiful that a piece of one is on display at the Museum of Modern Art
Film
In Process Record
James W. Gregory
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English