Preliminary Investigation of Modifications to Conventional Airplanes to Give Nonstalling and Short-Landing Characteristics (1933)
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er than that obtained with the stick full back; and (2) of gliding in at these air speeds to a short distance above the ground and then leveling off before making contact. This latter method merged into the present normal manner of landing when the air speeds in the glides Figure 5.—Modified… … Figure 4.—Landing gear with long-stroke shock-absorber struts represent the condition in which they are pressed to After the practicability of landing in an extended the rim in a hard landing. The great variation in the steady glide with the control stick full back to its angles of the wheels with…
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