Aeronautics and Astronautics

In its first centennial, aerospace has matured from a pioneering activity to an indispensable enabler of our daily life activities. In the next twenty to thirty years, aerospace will face a tremendous challenge - the development of flying objects that do not depend on fossil fuels. The twenty-three...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mulder, Max (Editor ), Mulder, Max, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rijeka, Croatia : IntechOpen 2011
2011.
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Sumario:In its first centennial, aerospace has matured from a pioneering activity to an indispensable enabler of our daily life activities. In the next twenty to thirty years, aerospace will face a tremendous challenge - the development of flying objects that do not depend on fossil fuels. The twenty-three chapters in this book capture some of the new technologies and methods that are currently being developed to enable sustainable air transport and space flight. It clearly illustrates the multi-disciplinary character of aerospace engineering, and the fact that the challenges of air transportation and space missions continue to call for the most innovative solutions and daring concepts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (624 pages) : illustrations some color
ISBN:9789535160489
Acceso:Open access