Aerodynamic Drag: Practical Data On Aerodynamic Drag, 1951, 1951

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 048, Call No.: TL 574 .D7 H6

Identifier: 20060331

Scope and Contents

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Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).

Purpose: Authoritative Reference.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope (from Preface): "This book specializing on the subject of drag, is not a theoretical textbook. The results of theoretical calculations are used, however, as a basis and as a framework, within which the various problems concerning the drag of bodies in air or in any other medium are presented. The author's objective is to present this information on drag in a comprehensive, generally-valid, and intelligible way to students and engineers."

Contents (from Table of Contents): Chapter I. General II. Skin-Friction Drag III. Pressure Drag IV. Drag of Surface Irregularities V. Drag of Streamline Bodies and Sections VI. Drag Due to Lift VII. Interference Drag VIII. Drag of Aircraft Components IX. Drag of Vehicles X. Drag of Internal-Flow Systems XI. Subsonic Influence of Compressibility on Drag XII. Supersonic Drag XIII. Drag in Rarefied Gases Index Errata and Supplementary Notes

Dates

Copyright: 1951
Publication: 1951

Creator

From the Collection: Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Format & Physical Description

Hardcover bound book, 9.4” height x 6.375” depth x 0.875" thickness (276 pages including flyleaf pages). Printed on matte paper. Includes black & white drawings, charts and tables.

Note: Overall very good condition. Front flyleaf has a rectangular cutout on the upper right-hand corner.