Venture Into The Stratosphere

Author : Dominic Colvert
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1683507940
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Venture into the Stratosphere written by Dominic Colvert and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, one-of-a-kind memoir that takes readers on a journey to the dawn of the jet age—and reveals how technology will shape the world to come. Drawing on engineering breakthroughs achieved during World War II, aviation in the 1950s was an exciting and uplifting sequel to the most destructive conflict in history. It gave birth to the jet age and fostered remarkable social changes. Venture into the Stratosphere is a memoir about the exhilaration and challenges of flying the first jetliners—the de Havilland Comets. Former Irish Air Corpsman and aviation engineer Dominic Colvert explains technical matters in layman’s terms, tells a fascinating love story, examines the post-war ethos, and reveals intimate details of the flight deck in both routine and emergency situations. By opening a window onto cultural developments after the turn of the century, Colvert offers key insights into how new technologies shape behavior and values. Passenger jets have become a routine part of life for most people, but have you ever wondered—how did we get here? Read Venture into the Stratosphere to find out!

Author : Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfired
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319029010
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stratonauts written by Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfired and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just what does it take to be a stratonaut, soaring to higher and higher altitudes of Earth's atmosphere? Brave men and women have reached extreme heights in balloons, aircraft and rocket ships over the past two centuries, from the first untethered balloon flight to the first flights in the newly defined stratosphere, through to the present flights that continue to set new records. This book defines the altitudes related to the stratosphere, how it changes with latitude and the effects on ascending aviators. Also described is how over time technology enabled aircraft and balloons to achieve higher altitudes. The book shows the clear influence of the military on designs that initially focused on speed and maneuverability, but only later on reaching new altitudes. The early flights into the troposphere and eventually the mid to upper reaches of the stratosphere are chronicled, with great emphasis on flight operations. This includes decompression, bailouts, inertia coupling, ejections, catastrophic disintegration, crashes and deaths. Although the book highlights major altitude attempts and records, it also focuses on the life-threatening problems confronting the would-be stratonaut and the causes of many of their deaths. In doing so, it tries to define just what it takes to be a stratonaut.

Author : Manfred von Ehrenfried
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319029023
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stratonauts written by Manfred von Ehrenfried and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just what does it take to be a stratonaut, soaring to higher and higher altitudes of Earth's atmosphere? Brave men and women have reached extreme heights in balloons, aircraft and rocket ships over the past two centuries, from the first untethered balloon flight to the first flights in the newly defined stratosphere, through to the present flights that continue to set new records. This book defines the altitudes related to the stratosphere, how it changes with latitude and the effects on ascending aviators. Also described is how over time technology enabled aircraft and balloons to achieve higher altitudes. The book shows the clear influence of the military on designs that initially focused on speed and maneuverability, but only later on reaching new altitudes. The early flights into the troposphere and eventually the mid to upper reaches of the stratosphere are chronicled, with great emphasis on flight operations. This includes decompression, bailouts, inertia coupling, ejections, catastrophic disintegration, crashes and deaths. Although the book highlights major altitude attempts and records, it also focuses on the life-threatening problems confronting the would-be stratonaut and the causes of many of their deaths. In doing so, it tries to define just what it takes to be a stratonaut.

Author : A.M. Low
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1625790163
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adrift in the Stratosphere written by A.M. Low and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó A 1937 space adventure written for young people by Prof. A.M. Low, then-president of the British Interplanetary Society. The occupants of a spaceship launched from a stratosphere balloon discover a hostile civilization. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : John Clifford Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upper Atmosphere written by John Clifford Bird and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dominic Colvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781683507932
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Venture Into the Stratosphere written by Dominic Colvert and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venture into the Stratosphere is a memoir about the exhilaration and challenges in flying the first jetliners, sure to make future flights fascinating and exciting for passengers and airline employees alike.

Author : Stanley E. Manahan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849395123
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Science and Technology written by Stanley E. Manahan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-10-20 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formally established by the EPA nearly 15 years ago, the concept of green chemistry is beginning to come of age. Although several books cover green chemistry and chemical engineering, none of them transfer green principles to science and technology in general and their impact on the future. Defining industrial ecology, Environmental Science and Technology: A Sustainable Approach to Green Science and Technology provides a general overview of green science and technology and their essential role in ensuring environmental sustainability. Written by a leading expert, the book provides the essential background for understanding green science and technology and how they relate to sustainability. In addition to the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere traditionally covered in environmental science books, this book is unique in recognizing the anthrosphere as a distinct sphere of the environment. The author explains how the anthrosphere can be designed and operated in a manner that does not degrade environmental quality and, in most favorable circumstances, may even enhance it. With the current emphasis shifting from end-of-pipe solutions to pollution prevention and control of resource consumption, green principles are increasingly moving into the mainstream. This book provides the foundation not only for understanding green science and technology, but also for taking its application to the next level.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1822 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee ... and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1268 pages
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Download or read book The Nature of Radioactive Fallout and Its Effects on Man: June 4-7, 1957. pp. 1009-2065 written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1272 pages
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Download or read book Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: