The Secret of Flight

A lecture series about the basic problems of flight, explained by visual presentation of flow experiments. As the material of the lectures should be understood by every interested listener, no mathematical or other theoretical knowledge is used for explanation. Every problem is demonstrated by a true-life experiment and purely scientific language is avoided. Each of the lectures deals with a basic problem of flight. The experiments are mostly shown as flow picture but at certain points scale models and flying models are used to ensure easier understanding.

Format
TV
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
29 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Drama
Format
TV
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
29 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1959
Season
1959
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Producers
Annenberg Media, NET, Iowa State University, PBS
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

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A lecture series about the basic problems of flight, explained by visual presentation of flow experiments. As the material of the lectures should be understood by every interested listener, no mathematical or other theoretical knowledge is used for explanation. Every problem is demonstrated by a true-life experiment and purely scientific language is avoided. Each of the lectures deals with a basic problem of flight. The experiments are mostly shown as flow picture but at certain points scale models and flying models are used to ensure easier understanding.

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Japanese

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