Anatomy Of A Spin
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Overview
| A detailed study of stall-spin in light airplanes. Written by John Lowery, highly experienced in both pilot training and aircraft flight testing, this book emphasizes NASA data on stalls and spins in general-aviation aircraft and including interviews with factory test pilots together with data from aircraft manufacturers. Added to these are the author's own extensive experience in both high-performance and general-aviation aircraft. Coverage includes the stall and stall speed, multi engine characteristics, T-tail consideration, the effect of high lift devices, asymmetrical thrust, the effect of CG, how the stall leads to and affects the spin, inverted and flat spins, stall/spin recovery techniques and much more. This book should be considered mandatory for any pilot who wants to, (or does not want to) explore this much misunderstood aspect of flight. |
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Stall
- elements of lift
- how lift is generated
- drag
- the stall
- stall speed increases
- stall characteristics
- multi engine
- high lift devices
- recovery
Chapter 2: Anatomy of Spin
- the spin
- phases
- design considerations
- recovery
- neutral inertia
- fuselage loaded
- wing loaded
- exceptions to the rule
- cg location
- wing and tail design
- configuration effects
Chapter 3: Tail & Wing Design
- tail damping
- T-tails
- wing design
Chapter 4: Engine Failure in Light Twins
- propeller thrust
- asymetrical lift
- effects of CG
- flaps
Chapter 5: Spins in Twins
- stalls and slow flight
- obtaining published Vmc
- fuselage mounted engines
- Inverted Spins
- Flat Spins
Chapter 6.: Loss of Control & Recovery Errors
- loss of control
- crossed controls
- asymmetric power
- torque effect
- rough handling
- recovery errors
- unloaded angle of attack
- power to idle
- ailerons and adverse yaw
- impatient for recovery
- recognition of recovery
- excessive forward stick
- spin or spiral
Chapter 7: Spin & Spirals During Instrument Flight
- coriolis illusion
- graveyard spin
- graveyard spiral
Specifications
- Publishers: Aircraft Technical Book Co. & FAA
- ISBN-13: N/A
- Copyright Date: 1998
- Pages: 96
- Binding: Paperback
- eBook
- File Type: standard pdf ebook
- Print: unlimited
- Copy/Paste: unlimited
- Offline Access: yes
- Search: always
- Bookmarks: always
- System Reqs: Windows, Macintosh, iPad, and more
Version Types
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