Dead Reckoning Computers for Air Navigation: History -- design -- inventors - Softcover

Piel, Alexander

 
9783753445748: Dead Reckoning Computers for Air Navigation: History -- design -- inventors
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3753445746 ISBN 13: 9783753445748
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand, 2021

Synopsis

This book tells the fascinating story of air navigation. In the beginning, pilots found their way by comparing the landscape below with the map. Railroads became their 'iron compass'. Above the clouds, the pilot had to make proper corrections of his heading for the deflection by the wind. This was the hour of birth for mechanical instruments for solving the wind problem. Soon these instruments were complemented with a set of scales to calculate flight time, fuel consumption, corrected instrument readings, and many more. The description of these instruments and their principles is embedded in a narrative of their historical context and their ingenious inventors. Collectors of these instruments will find detailed descriptions of models and makers.

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About the Author

Alexander Piel is full professor (ret.) of atomic and plasma physics at Kiel University. He is an avid collector of slide rules and mechanical calculators.

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Publisher
BoD - Books on Demand
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3753445746
ISBN 13 
9783753445748
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
338