Fiche bibliographique n° 925
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| Titre | The Glider Pilot's Manual |
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| Collection | -- |
| Auteur | STEWARD, Ken |
| Année de publication | 1999 |
| Édition | 2e |
| Langue | anglais |
| Éditeur | Airlife Publishing Ltd Shrewsbury Site Web : http://www.crowoodpress.co.uk/ Les éditions Airlife ont été rachetées en 2003 par "The Crowood Press" : The Stable Block, Crowood Lane Ramsbury Wiltshire SN8 2HR Tél : +44 1672 520320 Fax : +44 1672 520280 Contact : admin@crowood.com Site Web : http://www.crowoodpress.co.uk/2007/index.asp |
| Pays | Angleterre |
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| Nombre de pages | 304 |
| Sommaire | Acknowledgements Illustrations Introduction SECTION 1 BASIC FLYING TRAINING 1 The Glider 2 The Gliding Site 3 Your First Flight 4 How Aeroplanes and Gliders Fly 5 Preparation for Flight 6 The Primary Controls 7 Turning the Glider 8 The Stall 9 The Spin 10 The Trimmer 11 The Airbrakes 12 Landing the Glider 13 The Approach 14 The Effect of the Wind 15 Wire Launching 16 Aerotow Launching 17 Circuit Planning 18 Launch Failures During Wire Launches 19 Aerotow Launch Failures and Emergencies 20 Sideslipping 21 Use of Flaps SECTION 2 TECHNICAL SECTION 22 Glider Design 23 Design Features Which Provide Good Handling 24 Design Features Aimed at Giving Better Performance SECTION 3 BASIC SOARING 25 Soaring 26 Hill Lift 27 Hill Soaring 28 Thermals 29 Thermal Soaring 30 Mountain Lee Waves 31 Wave Soaring SECTION 4 RULES OF THE AIR 32 Rules of the Air APPENDIX 1 How the Instruments Work APPENDIX 2 The Use of Radio APPENDIX 3 The Use of Tailchutes APPENDIX 4 Tow-plane Upsets APPENDIX 5 Gliding Awards and Records APPENDIX 6 Log Books and Progress Cards APPENDIX 7 Converting from Power Flying to Gliding APPENDIX 8 Converting to New Types of Glider APPENDIX 9 Useful Conversion Factors APPENDIX 10 Useful Addresses INDEX |
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| Genre | Techniques et Construction |
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Première édition en 1994. Extraits sur le site Wally Kahn & BGA UK eBook Collection. |
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