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Helicopter Flight Dynamics

Including a Treatment of Tiltrotor Aircraft

By: Gareth D. Padfield

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Helicopter Flight Dynamics

Including a Treatment of Tiltrotor Aircraft

By: Gareth D. Padfield

The Book The behaviour of helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft is so complex that understanding the physical mechanisms at work in trim, stability and response, and thus the prediction of Flying Qualities, requires a framework of analytical and numerical modelling and simulation. Good Flying Qualities are vital for ensuring that mission performance is achievable with safety and, in the first and second editions of Helicopter Flight Dynamics, a comprehensive treatment of design criteria was presented, relating to both normal and degraded Flying Qualities. Fully embracing the consequences of Degraded Flying Qualities during the design phase will contribute positively to safety. In this third edition, two new Chapters are included. Chapter 9 takes the reader on a journey from the origins of the story of Flying Qualities, tracing key contributions to the developing maturity and to the current position. Chapter 10 provides a comprehensive treatment of the Flight Dynamics of tiltrotor aircraft; informed by research activities and the limited data on operational aircraft. Many of the unique behavioural characteristics of tiltrotors are revealed for the first time in this book. The accurate prediction and assessment of Flying Qualities draws on the modelling and simulation discipline on the one hand and testing practice on the other. Checking predictions in flight requires clearly defined mission tasks, derived from realistic performance requirements. High fidelity simulations also form the basis for the design of stability and control augmentation systems, essential for conferring Level 1 Flying Qualities. The integrated description of flight dynamic modelling, simulation and flying qualities of rotorcraft forms the subject of this book, which will be of interest to engineers practising and honing their skills in research laboratories, academia and manufacturing industries, test pilots and flight test engineers, and as a reference for graduate and postgraduate students in aerospace engineering.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119401054

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The Musicality of Narrative Film

By: D. Kulezic-Wilson

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The Musicality of Narrative Film

By: D. Kulezic-Wilson

The Musicality of Narrative Film is the first book to examine in depth the film/music analogy. Using comparative analysis, Kulezic-Wilson explores film's musical potential, arguing that film's musicality can be achieved through various cinematic devices, with or without music.

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Springer

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1137489995

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Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest to the Expedition of 1875

Vol. II

By: D. Murray Smith

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Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest to the Expedition of 1875

Vol. II

By: D. Murray Smith

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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290

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3385378206

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Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores

Vol. 2

By: D. Murray Smith

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Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores

Vol. 2

By: D. Murray Smith

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385223059

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Like Nothing on this Earth

By: Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

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Like Nothing on this Earth

By: Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

During the twentieth century, the southwestern corner of Australia was cleared for intensive agriculture. In the space of several decades, an arc from Esperance to Geraldton-an area of land larger than England-was cleared of native flora for the farming of grain and livestock. Today, satellite maps show a sharp line ringing Perth. Inside that line, tan-colored land is the most visible sign from space of human impact on the planet. Where once there was a vast mosaic of scrub and forest, there is now the Western Australian wheatbelt. Tony Hughes-d'Aeth examines the creation of the wheatbelt through its creative writing. Some of Australia's most well-known and significant writers-Albert Facey, Peter Cowan, Dorothy Hewett, Jack Davis, Elizabeth Jolley, and John Kinsella-wrote about their experience of the wheatbelt. Each gives insight into the human and environmental effects of this massive-scale agriculture. Albert Facey records the hardship and poverty of small-time selection in Australia. Dorothy Hewett makes the wheatbelt visible as an ecological tragedy. Jack Davis shows us an Aboriginal experience of the wheatbelt. Through examining these writings, Tony Hughes-d'Aeth demonstrates the deep value of literature in understanding the human experience of geographical change. [Subject: Non-Fiction, Environmental Studies, Agricultural Studies, Literary Criticism]

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Apollo Books

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1742589243

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Cyberpsychology and the Brain

The Interaction of Neuroscience and Affective Computing

By: Thomas D. Parsons

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Cyberpsychology and the Brain

The Interaction of Neuroscience and Affective Computing

By: Thomas D. Parsons

Cyberpsychology is a relatively new discipline that is growing at an alarming rate. While a number of cyberpsychology-related journals and books have emerged, none directly address the neuroscience behind it. This book proposes a framework for integrating neuroscience and cyberpsychology for the study of social, cognitive, and affective processes, and the neural systems that support them. A brain-based cyberpsychology can be understood as a branch of psychology that studies the neurocognitive, affective, and social aspects of humans interacting with technology, as well as the affective computing aspects of humans interacting with computational devices or systems. As such, a cyberpsychologist working from a brain-based cyberpsychological framework studies both the ways in which persons make use of devices and the neurocognitive processes, motivations, intentions, behavioural outcomes, and effects of online and offline uses of technology. Cyberpsychology and the Brain brings researchers into the vanguard of cyberpsychology and brain research.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108210430

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Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

6th International Symposium, W2GIS 2006, Hong Kong, China, December 4-5, 2006, Proceedings

By: James D. Carswell

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Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

6th International Symposium, W2GIS 2006, Hong Kong, China, December 4-5, 2006, Proceedings

By: James D. Carswell

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems, W2GIS 2006, held in Hong Kong, China in December 2006. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from over 130 submissions and cover a wide range of topics from the semantic Web, Web personalization, contextual representation and mapping to querying in mobile environments, mobile networks and recent developments in location-based services and applications. The papers are organized in topical sections on location-based services, W2GIS applications and prototypes, wayfinding, mobile and wireless GIS, W2GIS personalization and agents, data management and data retrieval methods, as well as semantic geo-spatial Web and ubiquitous W2GIS.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540494669

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

By: D. Mason

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Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Performing in Vrindavan

By: D. Mason

Theatre and Religion on Krishna s Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that râs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.

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0230621589

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Kath Williams

The Unions and the Fight for Equal Pay

By: Zelda D'Aprano

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Kath Williams

The Unions and the Fight for Equal Pay

By: Zelda D'Aprano

With a lively and engaging style, Zelda D'Aprano has written a history which will take its place as an important document of Australian culture. Kath, who emerges as a feisty and quietly determined woman, was the major force behind the struggle for equal pay for women.

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Spinifex Press

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1876756020

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Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis

By: D. Hutchison,P G JEFFREY

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Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis

By: D. Hutchison,P G JEFFREY

A practical guide to the methods in general use for the complete analysis of silicate rock material and for the determination of all those elements present in major, minor or trace amounts in silicate and other rocks that are routinely, commonly or occasionally determined by methods that are considered to be essentially chemical in character. Such methods include those based upon spectrophotometry, flame emission spectrometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy, as well as gravimetry, titrimetry and the use of ion-selective electrodes. Separation stages are described in full, using precipitation, solvent extraction, distillation, and ion-ex procedures as appropriate. The third edition has been fully revised and updated.

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Elsevier

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0080984800

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9780080984803

Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

1998, the 105th Congress

By: Philip D. Duncan,Christine C. Lawrence

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Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

1998, the 105th Congress

By: Philip D. Duncan,Christine C. Lawrence

The best and first available guide to the members of the newly elected Congress is "Politics in America". Readers will discover "who's who" on Capitol Hill, thanks to profiles of the newly elected as well as incumbents. Key facts are highlighted--biographical data, committee assignments, election results, votes on key issues, and more. The CD-ROM includes all member information, photos, and maps from the book. 600 photos. 75 illustrations.

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CQ-Roll Call Group Books

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0871879174

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Horse Of A Different Color

A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

By: James D. Squires,Jim Squires

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Horse Of A Different Color

A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat

By: James D. Squires,Jim Squires

Squires takes a rollicking look at the pomp, arrogance, passion, and avarice that drive both man and horse in the most exciting two minutes in sports. Photos.

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Public Affairs

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1586481800

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Helicopter Flight Dynamics

Helicopter Flight Dynamics

The Musicality of Narrative Film

The Musicality of Narrative Film

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest to the Expedition of 1875

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest to the Expedition of 1875

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores

Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores

Like Nothing on this Earth

Like Nothing on this Earth

Cyberpsychology and the Brain

Cyberpsychology and the Brain

Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage

Kath Williams

Kath Williams

Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis

Chemical Methods of Rock Analysis

Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America

Horse Of A Different Color

Horse Of A Different Color

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