| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 133 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-120) and index. |
| Contents |
Sect. A. Sailplane in still air. Ch. 1. Units, and Some Basic Ideas. Ch. 2. Wings and Winglets. Ch. 3. Drag of a Sailplane. Ch. 4. Equations of Motion -- Sect. B. Instruments for soaring flight. Ch. 5. Instruments for Soaring Flight. Ch. 6. Other Instruments -- Sect. C. Sailplane in the atmosphere. Ch. 7. Sailplane in the Atmosphere. Ch. 8. Flying in Thermals: the Classical Analysis. Ch. 9. Some Ideas on the Practice of Cross-Country Flying. Ch. 10. More Advanced Ideas on Cross-Country Flying. Ch. 11. Optimisations in General. Ch. 12. Effects of Wind. Ch. 13. Effect of Centre of Gravity Position. Ch. 14. A Brief Note on Computers, Flight Data Recorders, GPS, etc. App. II. Conversion Factors. |
| Summary |
"This book is concerned with the sport of soaring, mainly with the mathematical basis of sailplane design and operation. It does not tell the beginner how to fly, but it will give an experienced pilot some background, with historical notes showing how ideas have evolved and could develop in the future."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gliding and soaring.
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Gliding and soaring. |
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Meteorology in aeronautics.
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Meteorology in aeronautics. |
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Aerofoils.
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Aerofoils. |
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Aeronautical instruments.
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Aeronautical instruments. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Irving, Frank. Paths of soaring flight. London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©1999 1860940552 (DLC) 97039187 (OCoLC)37903486 |
| ISBN |
9781848160897 (electronic book) |
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1848160895 (electronic book) |
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1860940552 |
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9781860940552 |
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