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Book: Stick and Rudder
I'm nearly finished reading Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche.
Although it's mostly about powered flight, it does a great job of explaining how airframes and controls and maneuvers work. It's firmed up a bunch of things I'd been observing and speculating about. But I'm wondering... it was published in 1944 and updated in 1972. Any of you experienced pilots who are familiar with this book... is there anything that has been disproven or drastically changed since then? Thanks in advance, Roger Worden Orange CA |
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Hi Roger --
To my knowledge, "Stick and Rudder" may have been equalled somewhere but it's never been beaten. I review the basics of flight in the book before the start of every season. Of course, it needs to be supplemented for glider and airspace operations. BTW, if you didn't already know, the author's name is pronounced "Langavasha". His son is a good explainer also and recently wrote an outstanding minute-by-minute technical and, through interviews, an intensely personal account of the collapse of the twin towers. BJ Roger Worden wrote: I'm nearly finished reading Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche. Although it's mostly about powered flight, it does a great job of explaining how airframes and controls and maneuvers work. It's firmed up a bunch of things I'd been observing and speculating about. But I'm wondering... it was published in 1944 and updated in 1972. Any of you experienced pilots who are familiar with this book... is there anything that has been disproven or drastically changed since then? Thanks in advance, Roger Worden Orange CA |
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Roger Worden wrote: I'm nearly finished reading Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche. Although it's mostly about powered flight, it does a great job of explaining how airframes and controls and maneuvers work. It's firmed up a bunch of things I'd been observing and speculating about. But I'm wondering... it was published in 1944 and updated in 1972. Any of you experienced pilots who are familiar with this book... is there anything that has been disproven or drastically changed since then? Thanks in advance, Roger Worden Orange CA I don't think he ever mentioned how one can use the airflow of a shot of power to help straighten the tail, or make the surfaces more effective. I seem to recall looking for this, after a TW CFI showed it to me, and not finding it in his book. I also didn't see mention of how use of partial power can be used to slow down the roundout and flare. In gliders, this is sort of equivalent to headwind vs. tailwind landings and groundspeed... |
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On 1/29/04 5:55 AM, in article , "Bob Johnson"
wrote: BTW, if you didn't already know, the author's name is pronounced "Langavasha". Maybe, maybe not: "long-gah-vee-shuh", supposedly, but check here to see for yourself: http://slate.msn.com/id/2063819/ William (the son) claims not to know for sure. ------- Jack ------- |
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