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Theory of flight for glider pilots

Title
Theory of flight for glider pilots [by] R.C. Stafford Allen.
Author
Allen, Raymond Claude Stafford.
Publication
Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd; New York, Barnes & Noble, 1969.

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Description
viii, 110 pages illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
For the student glider pilot.
Subject
  • Gliding and soaring
  • Glider pilots
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircraft pilots
  • Flight paths
  • Free flight
  • Gliders
  • Soaring
Contents
The air we fly in -- The laws of motion -- Drag, lift and aerofoils -- The wing in the glider -- Control and stability -- Stalled flight -- Types of glider -- Instruments -- Pitfalls -- An analysis of some abnormal conditions of flight.
ISBN
  • 0050021591
  • 9780050021590
LCCN
71464027
OCLC
  • ocm00073695
  • 73695
  • SCSB-235655
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library