Tailless aircraft in theory and practice
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Tailless aircraft in theory and practice
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994
- :hbk.
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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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