Electric Airplanes and Drones
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6961-8 (ISBN)
The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners.
Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, he has published 33 books and 300-plus articles on the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Ivo Boscarol
Preface
OneOrigins
TwoIf It Flies, It Must Be Electric!
ThreeElectricity Goes to War
FourThe Aeromodelers
Five“Here Comes the Sun”
SixThe Lithium Advantage
Seven“H” Is for Hybrid, Hydrogen, Helium
EightTowards Commercialization
NineUAVs (Generation Gas)
TenUAVs (aka Drones) Go Electric
ElevenDronomania!
TwelveFlying Cars
ThirteenInto the Future
Appendix A. The Birth of Drone Racing
Appendix B. The Adventure of Solar Impulse
Appendix C. Speed and Altitude Records
Appendix D. Timeline of Notable Electric Aircraft Flights
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.10.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 88 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 549 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6961-9 / 1476669619 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6961-8 / 9781476669618 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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