TY - BOOK AU - Kermode,Alfred Cotterill AU - Barnard,R.H. AU - Philpott,D.R. TI - Mechanics of flight SN - 1405823593 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - TL570 .K43 2006 U1 - 629.132 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Harlow, England, New York PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Aerodynamics KW - Flight N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Mechanics -- Air and airflow - subsonic speeds -- Aerofoils - subsonic speeds -- Thrust -- Level flight -- Gliding and landing -- Performance -- Manoeuvres -- Stability and control -- A trial flight -- Flight at transonic speeds -- Flight at supersonic speeds -- space flight -- Appendix 1. Aerofoil data -- Appendix 2. Scale effect and Reynolds Number -- Appendix 3. Numerical questions -- Appendix 4. Answers to numerical questions -- Appendix 5. Answers to non-numerical questions N2 - Beginning with a summary of the mechanics of flight, this book goes on to cover various aspects such as air and airflow, aerofoils, thrust, level flight, gliding, landing, etc. It will continue to be an excellent text for all student pilots ER -