Tailless aircraft in theory and practice

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Tailless aircraft in theory and practice

Karl Nickel, Michael Wohlfahrt ; translated by Eric M. Brown

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994

  • :hbk.

Other Title

Schwanzlose Flugzeuge

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Translation of: Schwanzlose Flugzeuge

Discription based on transferred to digital printing 2003

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The book discusses the full range of tailless designs, from hanggliders to the US 'Stealth Bomber', and includes a detailed look at particularly significant designs. The authors' own experience in this field allows them to explain and illustrate the topic in a way that will both appeal to the enthusiast and satisfy the professional aerodynamicist's need for academic rigour: a rare mix of sound science and first hand experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Aerodynamic basic principles * Stability * Control * Flight characteristics * The design of sweptback flying wings: I. Optimisation II. Fundamentals III. Special problems * Hanggliders * Flying models * Fables, misjudgements and prejudices, fairy tales and myths * Discussion of representative tailless aircraft * Bibliography * Name, aircraft and subject index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BC11618546
  • ISBN
    • 9780340614020
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 498 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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