Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft
by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr.
Publisher: United States Government Printing 1985
ISBN/ASIN: 9997398939
ISBN-13: 9789997398932
Number of pages: 547
Description:
This volume traces the technical development of the airplane from a curiosity at the beginning of World War I to the highly useful machine of today. Included are significant aircraft that incorporated important technical innovations and served to shape the future course aeronautical development, as well as aircraft that represented the state of the art of aeronautical technology in a particular time frame or that were very popular and produced in great numbers.
Download or read it online for free here:
Read online
(online html)
Similar books
Flight Physics: Models, Techniques and Technologiesby Konstantin Volkov (ed.) - InTech
The book focuses on the synthesis of the fundamental disciplines and practical applications involved in the investigation, description, and analysis of aircraft flight including aerodynamics, propulsion, flight performance, stability, and control.
(4353 views)
Aerodynamicsby N. A. V. Piercy - English University Press
This book presents the modern science of Aerodynamics and its immediate application to aircraft. The present edition is enlarged to provide an introduction to the mathematical and experimental study of compressible flow, subsonic and supersonic.
(11099 views)
Helicopter Aerodynamicsby D. I. Bazov - NASA
Principles of helicopter flight under various conditions are reviewed, giving special attention to the operation of the main rotor. Brief history of helicopter development is presented, together with a summary of the main components of a helicopter.
(7966 views)
Modeling Flightby Joseph R. Chambers - NASA
NASA has made many contributions to a broad range of aircraft including general aviation, fighters, and supersonic transports. This book describes the issues that must be considered when transferring subscale results to full-scale application.
(14770 views)