Aeroplane construction and operation; including notes on aeroplane design and aerodynamic calculation, materials, etc. A comprehensive illustrated manual of instruction for aeroplane constructors, aviators, aero-mechanics, flight officers and students. Adapted either for schools or home study (1918)
Rathbun, John B · Chicago : Stanton and Van Vliet Co. · leaf 368
icularspeed. The wing drag and the resistance should be cal-culated for every speed, and then laid out by a graph orcurve. The minimum propeller thrust, or the minimum POWER 35i total resistance, occurs approximately at the speed wherethe body resistance and wing drag are equal. Theminimum… … Fig. 1. Power Chart of Bleriot Monoplane, With Outline of Wing Section.The Results Were Taken From Full Size Tests Made by the EnglishGovernment. bottom the horizontal row of figures gives the horizontalspeed in feet per second. The first column to the left isthe horsepower, and the second column…
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