Fluid-dynamic lift: Practical information on aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift

The book represents an extensive compendium of basic engineering data on the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic characteristics of the chief types of lifting surfaces used in aircraft and marine craft. The topics covered include the mechanism of circulation in foil sections, the lift of straight wings, maximum lift and stalling, lift characteristics of plain, split, and slotted trailing-edge flaps, performance of wings with flaps including power-assisted wing flaps, influence of leading-edge flaps on lift, boundary layer control near the leading edge, the influence of compressibility at subsonic speeds, the characteristics of lifting hydrofoils and hydrofoil boats, the characteristics of airplane control surfaces, roll control of airplanes, longitudinal stability characteristics of airplanes, lift of propulsion systems, directional characteristics of airplanes, lift and stalling of swept wings, characteristics of delta wings, lift characteristics of streamline bodies and blunt bodies, and lift of airplane configurations. The mathematics is kept to a minimum, and the text aims at explaining clearly the physical principles in an integrated and complete manner.