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Control in the Sky: The Evolution and History of the Aircraft Cockpit

Door L.F.E. Coombs

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#367652-ZB22
Titel
Control in the Sky: The Evolution and History of the Aircraft Cockpit
Auteur
Coombs, L.F.E.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley : Pen and Sword Aviation
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
1844151484
ISBN13
9781844151486
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs (partly in colour), 8vo.
Samenvatting
In the first early years of aviation, the control systems and instruments found in a typical aircraft cockpit were few and simple, but did form the basic pattern of requirements still used today. Although pioneering aeroplanes seldom achieved speeds above 100 mph or reached altitudes above 10,000 feet, pilots still required reliable information on speed, altitude, attitude, engine condition and compass direction. Instruments and controls were designed and positioned for mechanical convenience rather than pilot comfort. This situation continued well into the 1930s and then the remarkable increase in aircraft performance created during World War II generated an altogether different working environment for pilots who now had to cope with a multitude of information sources and far more sophist... (Lees verder)icated control mechanisms. Aircraft designers now considered how best to organise cockpits and flight decks to assist the pilot. This is the history of how ergonomically designed civil and military aircraft cockpits and flight decks evolved. Civil aircraft now regularly fly at transonic speeds at around 35,000 feet, and military jets at twice the speed of sound on the edge of space. These are demanding environments. However, modern cockpit-technologies, with simplified presentation of flight information and finger-tip controls, have eased pilot's tasks.
Pagina's
320
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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