1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004359280403321

Autore

Borges, Jorge Luis <1899-1986>

Titolo

Ficciones El aleph El informe de brodie / Jorge Luis Borges ; prologo Iraset Paez Urdaneta ; cronologia y bibliografia Horacio Jorge Becco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Caracas : Biblioteca Ayacucho, 1986

ISBN

980-276-004-8

Descrizione fisica

XLVII, 260 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Biblioteca Ayacucho ; 1189

Disciplina

863.6

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

863.6 BORG 2

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156208103321

Autore

Tate Nikki

Titolo

Birthdays : beyond cake and ice cream / / Nikki Tate & Dani Tate-Stratton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Victoria, British Columbia] : , : Orca Book Publishers, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4598-1298-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Collana

Orca Origins

Disciplina

394.2

Soggetti

Birthdays

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The birth of birthdays -- Celebrating birthdays around the world -- Milestone birthdays.

Sommario/riassunto

"How do you celebrate the day you joined the world? Find out whose party includes a horse race, which culture does a coming-of-age fire-ant ritual, and other wonderful ways birthdays are celebrated around the world"--



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784328803321

Autore

Watkinson John <1950->

Titolo

Art of the helicopter [[electronic resource] /] / John Watkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004

ISBN

1-280-96648-3

9786610966486

0-08-047203-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (405 p.)

Disciplina

629.133352

Soggetti

Helicopters

Helicopters - Aerodynamics

Helicopters - Control systems

Helicopters - Electric equipment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Preface; Acknowledgements; body; 1 Introduction to rotorcraft; 1.1 Applications of the helicopter; 1.2 A short technical helicopter history; 1.3 Types of rotorcraft; 1.4 Rotor configurations; 1.5 The essential elements; 1.6 The airframe; 1.7 Engine and transmission; 1.8 The fuel system; 1.9 The landing gear; 1.10 Oleos and ground resonance; 1.11 The rotors; 1.12 The control system; 1.13 Electrical and hydraulic system; 1.14 Instruments and avionics; 2 Technical background; 2.1 Introduction to mechanics; 2.2 Mass and density

2.3 Force and acceleration2.4 Strength and rigidity; 2.5 Resultants and components offorces; 2.6 Moments and couples; 2.7 Work,energy,power and momentum; 2.8 Efficiency; 2.9 Gases and the atmosphere; 2.10 Sound; 2.11 The mechanics ofoscillation; 2.12 The mechanics ofrotation; 2.13 Sidebands; 2.14 Fourier analysis; 2.15 Centrifugal and Coriolis forces; 2.16 Rotating masses and precession; 2.17 The gyroscope; 2.18 Piezo-electric and laser gyroscopes; 2.19 Feedback; 3 Introduction to helicopter dynamics; 3.1 Creating and controlling lift; 3.2 The centre of pressure; 3.3 The coefficient of lift

3.4 Collective control3.5 In the hover; 3.6 Forces on the blades; 3.7



Rotor coning; 3.8 Torque and thrust in rotors; 3.9 The rotor as an actuator; 3.10 Blade element theory; 3.11 Disc loading; 3.12 Figure of merit; 3.13 Blade twist and taper; 3.14 Swirl; 3.15 Vertical autorotation; 3.16 Tip loss and the vortex ring; 3.17Ground effect; 3.18 Cyclic control; 3.19 Basic manoeuvres; 3.20 In translational flight; 3.21 Inflow and coning roll; 3.22 Rotor H-force; 3.23 Blade stall and compressibility; 3.24 The speed limit; 3.25 Harmonic blade motion; 3.26 Sources of vibration; 3.27 Vibration control

3.28 Harmonic pitch control3.29 Blade design; 4 Rotors in practice; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Why articulated rotors are used; 4.3 Axes galore; 4.4 Flapping; 4.5 Droop stops; 4.6Introduction to dragging; 4.7 Order of hinges; 4.8 Types of rotor head; 4.9 Zero-offset heads; 4.10 Dangers of zero-offset heads -negative g; 4.11 Rotor response; 4.12 Feathering; 4.13 Pitch control; 4.14 Cyclic trim; 4.15 Tilting heads; 4.16 Dragging dynamics; 4.17 Ground resonance; 4.18 Air resonance; 4.19 Dynamic rollover; 4.20 Some rotor head examples; 4.21 Blade construction; 4.22 Blade tracking; 4.23 Blade folding

5 The tail5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Balancing the torque; 5.3 The conventional tail rotor; 5.4 Tail rotor location; 5.5 Tail rotor performance; 5.6 The tail plane; 5.7 The stabilator; 5.8 Fins; 5.9 The tail boom; 5.10 The fenestron; 5.11 NOTAR; 5.12 Tail rotor failure; 6 Engines and transmissions; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Choice of engine; 6.3 A piston-engine installation; 6.4 A turbine installation; 6.5 Correlators and governors; 6.6 The gasoline engine; 6.7 The ignition system; 6.8 The starter; 6.9 The oil system; 6.10 The carburettor; 6.11 Fuel injection; 6.12 The turbocharger

6.13 Gasoline engine instruments

Sommario/riassunto

The modern helicopter is a sophisticated device which merges a surprising number of technologies together.  This wide range of disciplines is one of the fascinations of the helicopter, but it is also makes a complete understanding difficult.Those searching for an understanding of the helicopter will find The Art of the Helicopter invaluable.  John Watkinson approaches every subject associated with the helicopter from first principles and builds up in a clearly explained logical sequence using plain English and clear diagrams, avoiding unnecessary mathematics.Technical terms and