The Paths of Soaring Flight
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ISBN-13:
9781860940552
Veröffentl:
2004
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.07.2004
Seiten:
148
Autor:
Frank George Irving
Gewicht:
372 g
Format:
224x157x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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. Some of the material is taken from OSTIV (Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale de Vol a Viole) publications and from Technical Soaring, neither of which is readily available to the general public, including papers by the author and others. Extensive references are provided in each chapter.
Part 1 The sailplane in still air: definitions; wings of finite span - downwash and induced drag; the total drag of a sailplane; general equations of motion of a sailplane. Part 2 Instruments for soaring flight: the measurements of vertical velocity. Part 3 The sailplane in the atmosphere: thermals - observations in flight and in the laboratory; maximizing the rate of climb in thermals; the practice of cross-country flying; computer calculations of sailplane performance; generalized optimization calculations - the calculus of variations; the effect of wind; the effectof CG position on performance.
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