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010 a| 2008035425;

020 a| 9780813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 0813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper);

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049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| TL546.7b| .A44 2009;

070 0 a| TL546.7b| .A44 2009;

082 00 a| 629.132| 22;

100 1 a| Alexander, David E.,d| 1955-=| ^A1004434;

245 10 a| Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings? :b| flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different /c| David E. Alexander.;

300 a| xiv, 278 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267) and index.;

505 0 a| Flying animals and flying machines : birds of a feather? -- Hey buddy, need a lift? -- Power : the primary push -- To turn or not to turn -- A tail of two tails -- Flight instruments -- Dispensing with power : soaring -- Straight up : vertical take-offs and hovering -- Stoop of the falcon : predation and aerial combat -- Biology meets technology head-on : ornithopters and human-powered flight.;

650 0 a| Aeronauticsv| Popular works.=| ^A681007;

650 0 a| Animal flightv| Popular works.=| ^A60622;

650 0 a| Aircraftv| Popular works.=| ^A82132;

650 0 a| Airplanesv| Popular works.=| ^A48227;

650 0 a| Birdsx| Flightv| Popular works.=| ^A92407;

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Why don't jumbo jets flap their wings? : flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different / David E. Alexander.

Author/creator	Alexander, David E., 1955-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Description	xiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Aeronautics--Popular works. Animal flight--Popular works. Aircraft--Popular works. Airplanes--Popular works. Birds--Flight. --Popular works.

Contents	Flying animals and flying machines : birds of a feather? -- Hey buddy, need a lift? -- Power : the primary push -- To turn or not to turn -- A tail of two tails -- Flight instruments -- Dispensing with power : soaring -- Straight up : vertical take-offs and hovering -- Stoop of the falcon : predation and aerial combat -- Biology meets technology head-on : ornithopters and human-powered flight.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267) and index.
LCCN	2008035425
ISBN	9780813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0813544793 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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