Flight Handbook: The Theory and Practice of Aeronautics, Volume 6Iliffe & Sons, 1962 - Aerodynamics |
Contents
An Introduction to Flight | 1 |
Aerodynamics | 9 |
Structures | 42 |
Copyright | |
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acceleration actuator aerodynamic aeroplane afterburner aileron aircraft airflow airframe airliner airspeed alloy altitude angle of attack autopilot axial compressor Blackburn Buccaneer blades bleed bleed air boundary layer brake Bristol Siddeley Chapter cockpit compressor control surface cooling cruising cruising flight deflection diameter doors drag drive duct efficiency electrical flaps flight flow flying Foldout fuel fuselage gear gross weight gyro heat helicopter hinge hydraulic increased indicator instruments intake landing lb/sq leading edge lift lift coefficient loads Mach number machine maximum mounted navigation nozzle operating panels payload pilot piston engine pitch Plate powerplant pressure propeller propulsion pump radio ramjet ratio rear reduced Rolls-Royce rotating rotor rudder SERVO servo tab shaft shock shockwave skin span speed structure subsonic supersonic tail tailplane take-off tank temperature thrust trailing edge tube turbine turbofan turbojet turboprop undercarriage unit valve velocity VTOL weight empty wheel wing