Flight without power
Subtitle: the art of gliding and soaring
By: by Lewin B. Barringer.
Publisher: Pitman publishing corporation
Published: 1940
Place of publication: New York; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Gliders (Aeronautics)
Other titles: Gliding and soaring, The art of.
Table of contents: title: History of motorless flight, by N. H. Randers-Pehrson. - Aerodynamics by Paul Schweizer, assisted by Milton Stoughton and Ernest Schweizer. - Types of gliders, by L. B. Barringer. - Design, construction and maintenance, by Paul and Ernest Schweizer. - Launching methods, by L. B. Barringer. - Soaring  meteorology, by K. O. Lange. - Instruments, by C. H. Colvin. - Flight training, by L. B. Barringer. - Soaring technique, by L. B. Barringer. - Soaring sites, by L. B. Barringer. - Clubs. by L. B. Barringer. - Future of gliding and soaring, by L. B. Barringer. - Appendix. - Bibliography (p. 245-248) - Glossary. - Index.