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Helicopter Theory Paperback – 6 October 1994

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Part of: Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering (26 books)

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The history of the helicopter may be traced back to the Chinese flying top (c. 400 B.C.) and to the work of Leonardo da Vinci, who sketched designs for a vertical flight machine utilizing a screw-type propeller. In the late nineteenth century, Thomas Edison experimented with helicopter models, realizing that no such machine would be able to fly until the development of a sufficiently lightweight engine. When the internal combustion gasoline engine came on the scene around 1900, the stage was set for the real development of helicopter technology.While this text provides a concise history of helicopter development, its true purpose is to provide the engineering analysis required to design a highly successful rotorcraft. Toward that end the book offers thorough, comprehensive coverage of the theory of helicopter flight: the elements of vertical flight, forward flight, performance, design, mathematics of rotating systems, rotary wing dynamics and aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, stability and control, stall, noise and more.Wayne Johnson has worked for the U.S. Army and NASA at the Ames Research Center in California. Through his company Johnson Aeronautics, he is engaged in the development of software that is used throughout the world for the analysis of rotorcraft. In this book, Dr. Johnson has compiled a monumental resource that is essential reading for any student or aeronautical engineer interested in the design and development of vertical-flight aircraft.

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14.27 x 5.08 x 20.88 cm
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Revised ed. edition (6 October 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486682307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486682303
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.27 x 5.08 x 20.88 cm

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Marco Antonio Guilhem

Helicopter Theory

Reviewed in Brazil on 27 September 2023

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O livro é novo com a capa adequada, sem defeitos. O único porém é por conta dos correios que na primeira tentativa de entrega alegou que o endereço estava errado, e tive o trabalho adicional de acionar a equipe de suporte ao cliente da Amazon que prontamente agilizou a entrega, tendo recebido no dia seguinte.

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Abraham

Lo mejor de lo mejor definitivamente

Reviewed in Mexico on 28 April 2022

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Este es sin duda el mejor libro de helicópteros, sin embargo no es un libro sencillo de leer, se recomienda ser ingeniero al menos, aunque me atrevo a decir que aún y con ingeniería resulta complicado, pero definitivamente es lo más completo teoría de helicópteros.

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Masao Ishihama

Almost All About Helicopter based on Theory

Reviewed in the United States on 15 May 2019

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I was able to study in a single book what I wanted to know, such as helicopter flight principles, efficiency, rotor noise, etc. Many other books do not explain the theory properly. This book preserves the classical style, so if you read it slowly you will understand. The only drawback is that it is difficult to carry because it has too many pages. It would help if the publisher would divide it into two or three volumes.

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Kilundu

Helicopter theory

Reviewed in France on 29 January 2014

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Very interesting book on helicopter theory. Each concept is presented in a deep way. I found in this book a nice combination of theoretical materials and some practical points of view.

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THE book for helicopter dynamics.

Reviewed in the United States on 2 June 2018

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The ultimate source for helicopter dynamics. Hands down.

Only complaint (and a small one for such a voluminous work) is that the current edition's printing doesn't seem as clear and crisp for text or equations as the previous printings. You still won't do any better than this book, however.

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