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In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the Project Gemini space program, which gathered vital knowledge needed to achieve the nations goal. This book introduces the crucial three-step test program employed by the Gemini system, covering:- The short unmanned orbital flight of Gemini 1 that tested the compatibility of launch vehicle, spacecraft and ground systems.- The unmanned suborbital flight of Gemini 2 to establish the integrity of the reentry system and protective heat shield.- The three-orbit manned evaluation flight of Gemini 3, christened Molly Brown by her crew. A mission recalled orbit by orbit, using mission transcripts, post-flight reports and the astronauts own account of their historic journey.The missions of Project Gemini was the pivotal steppingstone between Project Mercury and the Apollo Program. Following the success of its first two unmanned missions and the exploits of Gus Grissom and John Young on Gemini 3, NASA gained the confidence to plan an even bolder step on its next mission, as described in the next book in this series on Gemini 4.

An investigation into how machines and living creatures fly, and of the similarities between butterflies and Boeings, paper airplanes and plovers.From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy is required for their journeys, how they cross deserts and oceans, how they take off, climb, and soar. Fascinated by the similarities between nature and technology, Tennekes offers an introduction to flight that teaches by association. Swans and Boeings differ in numerous ways, but they follow the same aerodynamic principles. Biological evolution and its technical counterpart exhibit exciting parallels. What makes some airplanes successful and others misfits? Why does the Boeing 747 endure but the Concorde now seem a fluke? Tennekes explains the science of flight through comparisons, examples, equations, and anecdotes. The new edition of this popular book has been thoroughly revised and much expanded. Highlights of the new material include a description of the incredible performance of bar-tailed godwits (7,000 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand), an analysis of the convergence of modern jetliners (from both Boeing and Airbus), a discussion of the metabolization of energy featuring Lance Armstrong, a novel treatment of the aerodynamics of drag and trailing vortices, and an emphasis throughout on evolution, in nature and in engineering.

'La máquina y la historia' es un intento serio de dar a conocer la evolución de la maquinaria bélica en general a lo largo de la reciente historia de España y muy especialmente la divulgación de lo que ha sido la aviacion española. Esta coleccion, detalladamente documentada y magistralmente ilustrada pone a nuestro alcance la posibilidad de conocer la evolucion del material de guerra del que han dispuesto nuestras Fuerzas Armadas.

¡El rescate aéreo es un avance tecnológico moderno que brinda capacidad y flexibilidad para llevar a cabo tareas increíblemente difíciles! Ya desde aproximadamente el año 400 a. C., los niños chinos jugaban con juguetes voladores de bambu. Sin embargo, no fue hasta principios de la decada de 1480, cuando el erudito italiano Leonardo da Vinci creo un diseño para un "tornillo aereo". En 1942, el Sikorsky R-4 se convirtio en el primer helicoptero en alcanzar la produccion a gran escala. Los aviones de ala fija tambien se utilizan como ambulancias y vehiculos de extincion de incendios. Hoy en dia, los vehiculos de rescate estan muy desarrollados tecnologicamente con equipos especializados y paramedicos especialmente capacitados para mantener a las personas con vida hasta que puedan recibir atencion en un centro hospitalario. Honramos a todos los miembros del servicio en el Dia de los Caidos (ultimo lunes de mayo) y esperamos que disfruten de nuestra seleccion de fotografias.

Los helicópteros son un recurso vital en Groenlandia. De los setenta pueblos y asentamientos habitados, solo trece tienen pistas para aviones, lo que deja el transporte, en la gran mayoría del país, en manos de la flota de helicopteros que crean una autopista en el cielo. En los asentamientos, los helipuertos son simplemente una zona plana en el terreno y el equipaje llega en vehiculos todo terreno o motos de nieve. Adaptaciones como esta son clave para mantener conectada a Groenlandia. Ademas de las rutas comerciales, Air Greenland tambien ofrece servicios de alquiler de helicopteros para la exploracion minera, la filmacion de documentales y peliculas y la fotografia de interes especial. Asimismo, cuando es necesario se presta para misiones de busqueda y rescate. Con tan diversas responsabilidades en Groenlandia, es facil entender por que Greenland Air considera con orgullo a sus pilotos de helicopteros entre los mas asombrosos del mundo. El 21 de junio honramos a todos los valientes pilotos y personal de Greenland Air. Esperamos que aprecien nuestra seleccion de fotografias.

The book includes the contributions to the international conference 18th 3D GeoInfo. The papers published in the book were selected through a double-blind review process. 3D GeoInfo has been the forum joining researchers, professionals, software developers, and data providers designing and developing innovative concepts, tools, and application related to 3D geo data processing, modeling, management, analytics, and simulation. A big focus is on topics related to data modeling for 3D city and landscape models as well as their many and diverse applications. This conference series is very successfully running since 2006 and has been hosted by countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and Australia. In the period 2006 to 2017, the proceedings has been published by Springer in this series with Thomas H. Kolbe being the editor of the 2010 edition of the conference proceedings.

During World War II America s air arms fielded some superlative fighters such as the Republic P 47 Thunderbolt North American P 51 Mustang and Vought F4U Corsair The large numbers of these excellent fighters produced by the US aircraft industry made a significant contribution to the eventual success of the Allies However even as the war was raging and the industry was working flat out to produce the huge numbers of aircraft required for front line duties extensive research and development programmes were also being pursued to create the next generation of fighters This book focuses on the aircraft generated by those programmes and provides a detailed survey of the fighter prototypes produced and flown during the period from 1940 to 1946 which for various reasons did not progress to production and service The work has twenty four chapters that embrace the great diversity of design and layout of these prototypes They demonstrate the remarkable creative flair that was present in the US aircraft industry during the war There are designs of all shapes sizes and configurations powered by piston jet and mixed power plants The designs encompassed various configurations including pusher layouts swept and flying wings Each of these prototypes is given its own

Hubschrauber sind in Gronland eine Lebensader. Von bis zu 70 bewohnten Stadten und Siedlungen verfugen nur 13 uber Start- und Landebahnen fur Flugzeuge, sodass der Transport in den groten Teil des Landes der Hubschrauberflotte uberlassen bleibt, die eine Autobahn in den Himmel legt. Drauen in den Siedlungen handelt es sich bei den Heliports oder Helistops einfach um ebene Flachen im Gelande, und das Gepack kommt per Boot, Gelandefahrzeug oder Schneemobil an. Anpassungen wie diese sind der Schlussel zur Aufrechterhaltung der Verbindung Gronlands. Neben kommerziellen Routen bietet Air Greenland bei Bedarf auch Hubschrauber-Charterdienste im Zusammenhang mit Bergbauerkundungen, Dokumentar- und Filmaufnahmen, Special-Interest-Fotografie sowie fur Such- und Rettungseinsatze an. Bei so viel Verantwortung in Gronland kann man leicht verstehen, warum Greenland Air seine Hubschrauberpiloten stolz zu den groartigsten der Welt zahlt. Wir ehren am 21. Juni alle tapferen Piloten und Mitarbeiter von Greenland Air und hoffen, dass Ihnen unsere Auswahl an Fotos gefallen wird.

Helicopters are a lifeline in Greenland. Of up to 70 inhabited towns and settlements only 13 have runways for airplanes, leaving transportation to the vast majority of the country up to the fleet of helicopters that create a highway in the sky. Out in the settlements, the heliports or helistop is simply a flat area in the terrain, and luggage arrives by ATV or snowmobile. Adaptations like this are key to keeping Greenland connected.In addition to commercial routes, Air Greenland also provides helicopter charter services in connection with mining exploration, documentary and movie filming, special interest photography, as well as for Search and Rescue missions, when needed.With so much responsibility in Greenland, one can easily see why Greenland Air proudly consider its helicopter pilots among the most amazing in the world.We honor all the brave Greenland Air pilots and staff on the 21st of June and hope that you will appreciate our selection of photos. on the 21st of June