Aircraft flight - R. H. Barnard

This revised and updated edition provides a clear and non-mathematical description of the principles of aerodynamics and mechanics of flight. Taking a qualitative rather than quantitative approach, the text provides material for courses from technician to degree level. The text contains examples of recent innovations, and although it excludes mathematical analysis, the study does provide one or two simple formulae as a means of defining important terms, such as "lift coefficient" and "Reynolds number", which are an essential part of vocabulary of aeronautics. Structural influences are given brief consideration.;The book is intended as a general introduction for anyone interested in aircraft or contemplating a career in aeronautics. It should also be useful to anyone whoh has an occupational concern with aeronautics, either as flight crew, ground staff or as an employee in the aerospace industry. It is assumed that the reader has some knowledge of elementary physical science, and a basic understanding of concepts such as energy and momentum.