Flight Handbook: The Theory and Practice of Aeronautics

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Iliffe & Sons, 1941 - Aerodynamics

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MATERIALS
56
THE ACHIEVE
104
BALLOONS AIRSHIPS AND PARACHUTES
113

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Flight Handbook: The Theory and Practice of Aeronautics, Volume 6

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acceleration advantage aerodrome aerodynamic aerofoil aeroplane ailerons air pressure air resistance aircraft airflow airscrew airship angle of incidence arrangement attached Barrage Balloons biplane blade bombers bombing box kite Bristol Pegasus cables caused centre of pressure climb compass compression construction curves direction directional gyro drag duralumin effective pitch efficiency engine envelope Fairey Battle feet fitted fixed-pitch flanges flap flight floats flying boats force forward speed front fuselage gas bags glider ground gyro hydrogen increase instrument kite balloons landing leading edge lift load low-wing machine maximum speed metal military modern monoplane moves nacelles necessary normal operate parachute passengers pilot pitot plane plastic possible principle produced purpose radiator reduced retractable ring rotating rudder seaplane shape Short Empire skin slot soaring sometimes spars structure struts surface tail tailplane take-off trailing edge tube undercarriage usually valve vertical weight wheel wing section wires

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TitleFlight Handbook: The Theory and Practice of Aeronautics
PublisherIliffe & Sons, 1941
  
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