Beginning Gliding: The Fundamentals of Soaring Flight
by Derek Piggott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper, and the price clipped. Contents comp
- ISBN 10
- 0713615788
- ISBN 13
- 9780713615784
- Seller
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- BookLovers of Bath (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188878
- Title
- Beginning Gliding: The Fundamentals of Soaring Flight
- Author
- Derek Piggott
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper, and the price clipped. Contents comp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0713615788
- ISBN 13
- 9780713615784
- Publisher
- London: Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- gliding angle, airbrakes, landing approach, stalling, spinning, aerotowing, glider flying, yates effect, sideslipping, landing characteristics, clutching hand effect, autorotation, wind gradient, dynamic soaring, gliding handbooks, soaring handbooks, glid
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