Understanding Gliding: The Principles of Soaring Flight

Derek Piggott

ISBN 10: 0713616407 / ISBN 13: 9780713616408

Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1977

About this Item

259 pages. Illustrations by the author. With the aid of 148 of his own diagrams the author demonstrates that the basic principles of gliding are not in fact complex, and he shows how a knowledge of the reasons for some of the seemingly wayward behaviour of a glider in the air helps a pilot to achieve consistently better results.Top edges dusty; pages 9-16 unstitched but undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Gliding: The Principles of Soaring Flight
• Publisher: Adam and Charles Black, London
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713616407
• ISBN 13: 9780713616408
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Derek Piggott
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus

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Synopsis

Understanding Gliding has become one of the classic works on the subject of gliding. For those who would like to improve their performance as pilots it is essential to know how and why a glider flies. This book demonstrates that the theory is, in fact, quite simple.