Reinventing the Propeller
Reinventing the Propeller

Author: Jeremy R. Kinney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1108124542

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An international community of specialists reinvented the propeller during the Aeronautical Revolution, a vibrant period of innovation in North America and Europe from World War I to the end of World War II. They experienced both success and failure as they created competing designs that enabled increasingly sophisticated and 'modern' commercial and military aircraft to climb quicker and cruise faster using less power. Reinventing the Propeller nimbly moves from the minds of these inventors to their drawing boards, workshops, research and development facilities, and factories, and then shows us how their work performed in the air, both commercially and militarily. Reinventing the Propeller documents this story of a forgotten technology to reveal new perspectives on engineering, research and development, design, and the multi-layered social, cultural, financial, commercial, industrial, and military infrastructure of aviation.

The Propeller Under the Bed
The Propeller Under the Bed

Author: Eileen A. Bjorkman

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780295746081

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On July 25, 2010, Arnold Ebneter flew across the country in a plane he designed and built himself, setting an aviation world record for aircraft of its class. He was eighty-two at the time and the flight represented the culmination of a dream he'd cultivated since his childhood in the 1930s. Eileen Bjorkman ? herself a pilot and aeronautical engineer ? frames her father's journey from teenage airplane enthusiast to Air Force pilot and Boeing engineer in the context of the rise, near extermination, and ongoing interest in homebuilt aircraft in the United States. She gives us a glimpse into life growing up in a ?flying family? with two pilots for parents, a family plane named Charlie, and quite literally, a propeller under her parents? bed. From early airplane designs serialized in magazines to the annual Oshkosh Fly-in where you can see experimental aircraft on display, Bjorkman offers a personal take on the history of building something in your garage that you can actually (and legally) fly as well as how the homebuilt aircraft movement has contributed to aviation and innovation in America. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=T8PvowEMkmQ

Simplified Aircraft Design for Homebuilders
Simplified Aircraft Design for Homebuilders

Author: Daniel P. Raymer

Publisher: Design Dimentions Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 9780972239707

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Easy-to-follow, step-by-step methods to lay out, analyse, and optimise your new homebuilt aircraft concept; Industry methods distilled to the essence, and written in a straight forward, easy-to-read style; No derivations, proofs, or complicated equations. Every step is illustrated with an all-new design example that is followed through from beginning to end.

Flight Testing of Fixed Wing Aircraft
Flight Testing of Fixed Wing Aircraft

Author: Ralph D. Kimberlin

Publisher: AIAA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9781600860560

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Annotation The measurement of performance during an airplane's flight, testing is one of the more important tasks to be accomplished during its development as it impacts on both the airplane's safety and its marketability. This book discusses performance for both propeller-driven and jet aircraft.

Marine Propellers and Propulsion
Marine Propellers and Propulsion

Author: John Carlton

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 0080971237

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The early development of the screw propeller. Propeller geometry. The propeller environment. The ship wake field, propeller performance characteristics.

Propeller Aerodynamics
Propeller Aerodynamics

Author: Frank Hitchens

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2015-05-11

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1785381253

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Classical aerodynamics is a compulsory study subject for pilots at all levels of experience. Propeller Aerodynamics is a subset of this fascinating subject. Propellers have their unique aerodynamic terminology, forces and handling requirements, knowledge of which all pilots must be aware of to safely handle the aircraft they are flying. Incorrect propeller handling can cause damage to the aircraft and reduce performance efficiency. Most aerodynamic text books only give a brief view of propeller aerodynamics; however this book Propeller Aerodynamics delves more deeply into this subject. The book covers the history and operation of aircraft propellers, prop pitch, thrust, efficiency, aircraft stability, prop forces, constant-speed units and more. This is all essential reading for the pilot progressing to more advanced high-performance aircraft.