Sailloons and fliptackers : the limits to high-speed sailing

Author(s)

• Smith, Bernard

Bibliographic Information

Sailloons and fliptackers : the limits to high-speed sailing

by Bernard Smith ; drawings by Evan Mann

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1989

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Smith ( The 40-knot sailboat ), an amateur and Navy rocket developer, writes here of his early experiments with ingenius and exotic sail design. A charming and inspired book by a great engineer. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA11684193
• ISBN:
  • 0930403657
• LCCN: 89039802
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, DC
• Pages/Volumes: 76 p.
• Size: 22 x 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : VM351
  • DC20 : 623.8/1223
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sailboats -- Design and construction