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, 2023 Mankind always had the ambition to fly, which might be originated by scientific curiosity, imagination, inspiration through observing birds, desire to explore and conquer the skies or combination of all these. As could be expected, the first attempts of flight were based on mimicking birds. For instance, Leonardo da Vinci studied the anatomy and flight
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Spectrum of Corona Discharges and Electric Arcs in Air under Aeronautical Pressure Conditions
Aerospace, 2022 Due to the increase in electrical power demand, future more electric and all-electric aircraft designs will operate at higher voltage levels compared to current aircraft.
Jordi-Roger Riba
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In Situ, 2018 Nadar is a well-known figure among the prominent French photographers of the nineteenth century, but his role as a supporter of aerial travel is rather less well-known.
Juliette Jestaz
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Des approches prescriptives aux systèmes de gestion du risque fatigue
Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé, 2015 The impact of hours of work on employees’ health and safety is a critical issue given the increasing use of abnormal hours of work in a number of industries, services or transports.
Philippe Cabon
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Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé, 2000 When a new generation of aircraft (glass-cockpits) came into service in the early nineties, a violent controversy ensued. One of the main issues of the dispute concerning the glass cockpits related to the problem of physical sensations, and in particular
Caroline Moricot
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Misunderstanding Flight Part 2: Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science
Education Sciences, 2023 Flight has become a common everyday occurrence. We have engineered ever more efficient and reliable aircraft, facilitating safe transportation around the world. However, from the education literature on the topic of lift, online discussions, and YouTube,
Graham Wild
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Misunderstanding Flight Part 1: A Century of Flight and Lift Education Literature
Education Sciences, 2023 The science education literature is littered with “new”, “correct”, “novel”, “explanations”, “theories”, and “approaches” to aerodynamic lift. One might infer from reading the growing number of these articles that there is a fundamental gap in classical ...
Graham Wild
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Laser Remote Sensors for NASA’s Future Earth and Space Science Missions [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2020 Active optical (Laser/Lidar) measurement techniques are critical for the future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth, Planetary Science, Exploration, and Aeronautics measurements.
Singh Upendra N.
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Optical Radiation from an Electric Arc at Different Frequencies
Energies, 2020 The article presents research on the electric arc generated by AC current at different frequencies. The measurement procedure and system are described. Optical spectra of the generated arc in the air were recorded using a spectrophotometer.
Łukasz Nagi +2 more
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