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Understanding Gliding: The Principles of Soaring Flight (Flying and Gliding) | 
 enlarge | Author: Derek Piggott
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 88230
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4Rev Ed
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 071366147X
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780713661477
ASIN: 071366147X
Publication Date: May 31, 2002
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Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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A piece of art on every detail June 3, 2005
T. Partyla
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Explains a lot of those things which I did not notice or not exactly understood. Quite a thick handbook makes flying more predictible, smart and safe. Good choice for every pilot.
The gliding bible! October 21, 2002
Gino Sabatino (Colchester, Essex United Kingdom)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A top book, we recommend it to all our new pilots, contains everything from your first flight to cross country.
The best introduction to technical gliding. May 18, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The original, and still the best book about how gliders work. Simple text and clear diagrams help to show the reader why every aspect of the glider works the way it does. It helped me to understand why gliders are designed the way they are. I found that my flying improved when i fully understood the effects that the controls were having on the glider. It also gave me confidence in the speed and G limits of a glider. The book explains why breaking the limits is dangerous but also why it safe to go up to them and use the glider to its full potential. There are other good books on the subject, but this is the best.
 Excellent, comprehensive and enlighting October 7, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book covers many subjects of gliding theory. The basics are covered comprehensively, with full answers to common puzzles: what happens when a glider turns in the wind? I enjoyed most the insights into glider design - the limitaions of different designs in terms of safety, performance and other characteristics. You don't need a master's degree in aerodynamics to understand why most modern gliders sport a T tail and what its limitation are.
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