TY - BOOK AU - Kermode,Alfred Cotterill TI - Flight without formulae: how and why an aeroplane flies explained in simple language, T2 - A SN - 0273416804 AV - TL546.7 .K45 1970 U1 - 629.132 21 PY - 1970/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pearson education KW - Aeronautics KW - Popular works KW - Airplanes KW - Piloting N1 - 1 The argument -- 2 What is an aeroplane? -- 3 Lighter than air -- 4 Lighter than air -- more problems -- 5 The atmosphere -- 6 Lift and drag -- 7 Air speed and ground speed -- 8 Direction relative to the air and relative to the air and relative to the ground -- 9 Wind tunnels -- 10 Smoke tunnels -- 11 Air and water -- 12 Centre of pressure -- 13 Stability and instability -- 14 The wing section -- 15 Air flow over a wing section -- 16 Pressure distribution round a wing section -- 17 The venturi tube -- 18 Why the centre of pressure moves -- 19 Stalling or burbling -- 20 Lift and drag again -- 21 Effects of spted -- 22 Effects of size -- 23 Effects of air density -- 24 Lift/drag ratio -- 25 Analysis of drag -- 26 Induced drag -- 27 Parasite drag -- 28 Form drag -- 29 Skin friction -- 30 The boundary layer -- 31 Shape of win section -- 32 Variable camber -- 33 Slots, slats and flaps -- 34 Aspects ratio -- 35 Biplanes 36 Lift and drag-a summary -- 37 Straight and level flight -- 38 The four forces -- 39 Thrust -- 40 Jet propulsion -- 41 Propeller propulsion -- 42 Rocket propulsion -- 43 Balance of aeroplane -- 44 The tail plan -- 45 Stability of aeroplane -- 46 Degrees of stability -- 47 Rolling, pitching, and yawing -- 48 Longitudinal stability -- 49 Lateral stability -- 50 Directional stability -- 51 Directional and lateral -- 52 Control -- 53 Longitudinal control -- 54 Lateral control -- 55 Directional control -- 56 Balanced controls -- 57 Control tabs -- 58 Control at low speeds -- 59 Control at high speeds -- 60 Level flight-the speed range -- 61 Economical flying -- 62 Flying at low speeds -- 63 Stalling -- 64 Landing -- 65 Reduction of landing speed -- 66 Wing loading -- 67 S.T.O.L. and V.T.O.L. -- 68 Gliding -- 69 Climbing -- 70 Turning 71 Nose-diving -- 72 Taxying -- 73 Taking off -- 74 Aerobatics -- 75 The propeller -- 76 Multi-engined aeroplanes -- 77 Flying faults -- 78 Instruments -- 79 The air-speed indicator -- 80 The altimeter -- 81 Navigation instruments -- 82 Flight instruments -- 83 High-speed flight -- 84 The speed of sound -- 85 Much numbers -- 86 Flight at transonic speeds -- 87 Shock waves -- 88 The shock stall -- 89 Wave drag -- 90 Sweep back -- 91 Vortex generators -- 92 Wing and body shapes -- 93 Through the barrier-and beyond -- 94 Supersonic flow -- 95 Supersonic shapes -- 96 Sonic bangs -- 97 Other problems of supersonic flight -- 98 The future -- 99 Into space -- 100 Happy landings! N2 - This text is suitable for trainee pilots and all aeronautical engineering and aviation courses from NC/D to postgraduate. Explains the principles of flight in an simple yet informative way, without the need for complex mathematical formulae ER -