Military aeroplanes, simplified, enlarged; an explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance, and operation, specifically arranged for the use of aviators and students (1918)
Loening, Grover Cleveland, 1888- · [Boston, W. S. Best printing company] · leaf 77
Tube wi+h Fairing Tube without Fairinq The little wheel uncovered and the big wheel streamlined have the same air re-sistance; similarly, the tubes drawn to scale show how much larger a streamlined tubecan be thana round one for the same air resistance. Air ^ r/ai SurfacQ … ^Max. Cross-Secfional Area The realization of what streamline shape will do, is strikingly shown here, wherethe flat surface and the large body are drawn to the sizes that will give the same resist-ance. CHAPTER V. INCLINED SURFACES. The air resistance force on the strut of an aeroplane is of the…
Airplanes · Aeronautics, Military
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