THE ABC OF GLIDING
Written by Fox Geen
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
in 1952
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- GLIDERS
THE ABC OF GLIDING
Written by Fox Geen.
Stock no. 2131880
1st.
1952.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
B/w diagrams. Pale blue boards, black title to spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some loss; grubby in places.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Intoductory
- STAGE "A"
- Slides
- Hops
- More Hops
- STAGE "B"
- Turning - S-turns
- That First Circuit
- Meeting Atmospheric Conditions
- More Circuits - More Turns
- STAGE "C"
- The First Conversion
- A Word on Instruments
- Stalls, Spins, Sideslips
- The Pay-off
- GENERAL
- Winch-driving
- Care of Aircraft
- Index