Tailless Aircraft in Theory and Practice

Download or read book Tailless Aircraft in Theory and Practice written by Karl Nickel and published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics). This book was released on 1994 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of a long-term collaboration between a mathematician and a designer, builder, and flier of tailless sailplane models. They provide a comprehensive and practical overview of flying wings, both sailplanes and powered craft. The topics include the aerodynamic principles, stability, control, flight characteristics, design, hanggliders, prejudices and myths, and examples. Accessible to lay readers with some background in flying or aerodynamics. Translated from the 1990 German original. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR