The Science of Flight Episode 13, Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range Episode 13, Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range.

Streaming video - 2017

Planes take off with only the fuel required for the planned trip - plus a safety margin. Since there are no filling stations in the sky, the calculations must be precise, taking account of the plane's performance characteristics, the weather, and other factors. Learn the equations that pilots use and hear a riveting story about what happens when they get it wrong.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2017.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), James W. Gregory (actor)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).