Different aircraft systems
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The first airplane to fly was what would be called today a Canard Type airplane; it had a horizontal stabilizer in front of the main wing. Today’s Conventional Type plane has the stabilizing surfaces are of the same size. Dr. Lippisch explains all three models. He also describes the Allwing Type plane which is made by combining wing and tail surfaces, sweeping thewing tips backward, and placing the control areas on the wing tips. He discusses the fundamental law of stability and demonstrates this on models in flight and in the Smoke Tunnel.
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The first airplane to fly was what would be called today a Canard Type airplane; it had a horizontal stabilizer in front of the main wing. Today’s Conventional Type plane has the stabilizing surfaces are of the same size. Dr. Lippisch explains all three models. He also describes the Allwing Type plane which is made by combining wing and tail surfaces, sweeping thewing tips backward, and placing the control areas on the wing tips. He discusses the fundamental law of stability and demonstrates this on models in flight and in the Smoke Tunnel.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
More in In SECRET OF FLIGHT
- STABILITY AND CONTROL
- THE DISCOVERY OF DYNAMIC LIFT
- THE LAWS OF FLUID MOTION
- Different aircraft systems 1959
- Flight in nature 1959
- Lift theory and high lift devices 1959
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, genre, description, catalog record
- Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, catalog record
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