How to Build an Aeroplane (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Petit, F. Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440048290 ISBN 13 : 9781440048296

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Learn how to turn a concept into a workable airplane propeller and drive system with practical, proven approaches. This guide collects methods, templates, and construction tips from early aviation practice to help builders understand design choices, materials, and assembly.

Propeller design and manufacture are presented in clear, step-by-step fashion. It covers different design philosophies, including empirical and rule-based methods, and explains how to translate ideas into workable blades, with attention to angles, thickness, and curvature. The text also discusses the pros and cons of metal versus wooden props, and how each type is attached to the engine and tested in practice.

What you’ll experience

• Hands-on explanations of several design approaches, from Colliex and Tatin to Chauviere and Pischoff/Koec hlin, with diagrams and practical notes.


• Guidance on shaping blades, choosing materials, and creating templates for accurate construction.


• Comparisons of metal and wood propellers, including how to reduce vibration, increase durability, and manage weight.


• Insights into mounting, alignment, and the trade-offs between different propeller arrangements on early aircraft.

Ideal for readers of historical aviation manuals and hobbyists building or studying early propeller technology, this edition provides practical context and clear instruction for understanding propeller design and construction.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

CHAPTER I GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF AEROPLANE DESIGNTHEORY AND CALCULATION EVERY calculation relating to aeroplane design is based on the expression of the resistance offered by the air to a surface moving through it under given conditions. For this rcason it is impossible to obtain rigorously accurate numerical results. The basis, the starting-point, of every calculation, is in fact a subject on which the most eminent theorists are of di vided opinions. I.-Resistance of the air to a plane moving through it The formula giving the resistance of the air cannot be stated in invariable terms even to-day, and it is this fact which is the cause of so much hesitation on the part of the constructor in calculating the design of an aeroplane. The uncertainty of this formula should be ascribed to the presence of the famous-or infamous-coefficient K, which has formed the subject of so much controversy. The mysterious figure K assumes the most unexpected va

Table of Contents

Contents; PAG~~; PREFACE v; AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION Vll; CHAPTER I; GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF AEROPLANE DESIGN - THEORY; AND CALCULATION I; I Resistance of the Air to a Plane moving through it I; z Lift of a Surface S at a Velocity V meeting the Air; at an Angle of Incidence i 4; 3 Power required for Sustentation 6; 4 Resistance to Forward Motion 7; 5 Effect of Unit Power on the Sustaining Surface 8; 6 Superiority of the Aeroplane over every other type; of Flying Machine in respect of Lift 8; 7 Elementary Calculations for the Design of an Aeroplane; fulfilling certain given Conditions 9; 8 Application of the Motive-Power-Calculation of; the Propeller 14; 9 Arrangement of the Surfaces 18; 10 Lateral Stability-Position of the Centre of Gravity 22; I I Longitudinal Stability 3 I; I z Variations in Altitude 35; 13 Direction 36; Xll CONTENTS; CHAPTER II; PAGE; MATERIA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440048290
• ISBN 13: 9781440048296
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 139
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