The Science of Flight. Episode 11, Flying Faster and Higher
(2023, original release: 2017)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (37 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
13373580
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Enter the realm of extreme flight, exploring how fast and how high a plane can go. The answers are remarkably precise and help define a given aircraft's flight envelope. Learn how aeronautical engineers calculate parameters such as airspeed for best climb angle, service ceiling, absolute ceiling, time to climb, stall speed, maximum speed, and speed for optimal cruise

Film

In Process Record

James W. Gregory

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits