German Development of the Swept Wing: 1935-1945 (Library of Flight)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600867146 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 733 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An Essential Reference Book for Aerospace Engineers and Historians SPIN The German research into wing sweep from 1935-1945 is the foundation of modern high speed flight as we know it. Virtually every military and civil high performance aircraft today incorporates, to some extent, the technologies developed in Germany during this seminal
. in mechanical engineering and aerospace technology at the TH Braunschweig. He was on the Board of Directors of the von Kármán Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Head of the DGLR Department of Fluid- and Gasdynamics. About the Author Hans-Ulrich Meier earned a Ph.D. His positions have included Associate Scientist at the Aerodynamics Department of the Aerodynamic Test Establishment (AVA) Göttingen, Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Maryland and Visiting Consultant at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Professor at the TU Clausthal, and Honorary Professor at the Nanjing Aeronautical Institute in China
Addresses the problems and questions concerning test and measurement techniques, aerodynamics, gas dynamics, and aeroelasticity, and experience gained in developing and testing the first jet aircraft and artillery rockets with swept wings and low aspect ratio wings. This book concludes with examples of how the Allies utilized German knowledge.
Hans-Ulrich Meier earned a Ph.D. His positions have included Associate Scientist at the Aerodynamics Department of the Aerodynamic Test Establishment (AVA) Göttingen, Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Maryland and Visiting Consultant at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Professor at the TU Clausthal, and Honorary Professor at the Nanjing Aeronautical Institute in China. . in mechanical engineering and aerospace technology at the TH Braunschweig. He