Flight
As early as the 1500s, we were dreaming of flight - that's when Leonardo da Vinci tried to build his flying machine. Unfortunately, his "Ornithopter" didn't work, and indeed, the airplanes of today do not have flapping wings! This program charts the history of manned flight - fro...
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2012]
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| Series: | Quirky science.
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
Table of Contents:
- Early Attempts to Fly (3:05)
- Lighter Than Air (4:37)
- Gliders (1:53)
- Fixed-Wing Power (5:14)
- Wright Brothers: First Flight (1:02)
- Jet Engine: High-Altitude Flight (2:39)
- Engine Thrust (1:43)
- Flight Speed (3:23)
- Credits: Flight: Quirky Science (0:44)