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Model Aircraft Aerodynamics (5th Revised Edition) 5th edition [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 270 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm, kaal: 898 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Aug-2015
  • Kirjastus: Special Interest Model Books
  • ISBN-10: 1854862707
  • ISBN-13: 9781854862709
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 270 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm, kaal: 898 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 24-Aug-2015
  • Kirjastus: Special Interest Model Books
  • ISBN-10: 1854862707
  • ISBN-13: 9781854862709
Teised raamatud teemal:

This is the latest edition - fully revised and updated - of the standard textbook on aerodynamic theory, as applied to model flight. Everything is explained in a concise and practical form for those enthusiasts who appreciate that a better understanding of model behaviour is the sure path to greater success and enjoyment, whether just for fun or in competition.

The revisions for this new edition reflect the significant developments in model aircraft during the last few years, and include brand new data:

* The chapter on aerofoils has been rewritten to take account of the vast amount of testing carried out recently in the USA by the University of Illinois.

* A brand new chapter explains the latest research into the flight of birds and insects and how it is applied to small drones and model-sized surveillance aircraft.

* Older wind tunnel test reports all replaced with the latest trials and measurements.

Acknowledgments 7(1)
Preface 8(6)
Introduction 14(3)
Chapter 1 Fundamentals
17(10)
Chapter 2 Factors affecting lift and drag
27(18)
Chapter 3 Scale effect and the boundary layer
45(12)
Chapter 4 Basic model performance problems
57(28)
Chapter 5 Reducing induced drag: i. Aspect ratio
85(12)
Chapter 6 Reducing induced drag: ii. Planform and twist
97(22)
Chapter 7 Airfoil sections: i. Camber
119(18)
Chapter 8 Airfoil sections: ii. Turbulent flow airfoils
137(14)
Chapter 9 Airfoils: 3 Laminar flow airfoils
151(14)
Chapter 10 The wind tunnel
165(16)
Chapter 11 Parasite drag
181(10)
Chapter 12 Trim and stability
191(32)
Chapter 13 Control
223(18)
Chapter 14 Propellers
241(20)
Chapter 15 The helicopter rotor
261(10)
Chapter 16 The birds and the bees
271(10)
Appendix 1 Example calculations 281(18)
Appendix 2 Selected wind tunnel test results 299(32)
Appendix 3 Airfoil design, XFOIL 331(2)
Appendix 4 References 333(4)
Index 337
Martin Simons MA, MEd, BSc, now retired from his university teaching post has been flying models of all kinds, and full-scale sailplanes, for more than fifty years. His more advanced book Model Aircraft Aerodynamics is the standard work on its subject in the English language. Model Flight is a much simplified introduction to the same complex field.