Transonic

by Chris Freer

In 1941 fighter aircraft started to encounter severe control and structural problems as speeds rose into a new and unforeseen regime of flight where the air compressed and produced a phenomenon called 'shock stall' accompanied by an exponential increase of drag. Many eminent aerodynamicists predicted that this presented a barrier beyond which controlled flight would be impossible. The invention of the jet engine eliminated the drag of the propeller,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447785991
• ISBN13: 9781447785996
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"