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Stick and Rudder: an Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche (1990, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-100070362408
ISBN-139780070362406
eBay Product ID (ePID)38399
Product Key Features
Book TitleStick and Rudder: an Explanation of the Art of Flying
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
TopicAviation / History, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Mechanics / Aerodynamics, Aeronautics & Astronautics
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorWolfgang Langewiesche
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal629.13252
Table Of ContentPART I: WINGS Chapter 1: How a Wing is Flown Chapter 2: The Airplane's Gaits Chapter 3: Lift and Buoyancy Chapter 4: The Flying Instinct PART II: SOME AIR SENSE Chapter 5: The Law of the Roller Coaster Chapter 6: Wind Drift Chapter 7: What the Airplane Wants to Do Chapter 8: That Thing Called Torque PART III: THE CONTROLS Chapter 9: The Flippers and the Throttle Chapter 10: The Ailerons Chapter 11: The Rudder PART IV: THE BASIC MANEUVERS Chapter 12: The Turn Chapter 13: Straight and Level Cruising Chapter 14: The Glide PART V: GETTING DOWN Chapter 15: The Approach Chapter 16: The Landing Chapter 17: The Landing Run PART VI: THE DANGERS OF THE AIR Chapter 18: The Dangers of the Air PART VII: SOME MORE AIR SENSE Chapter 19: The Working Speeds of an Airplane Chapter 20: Thin Air
SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. WHAT'S IN STICK AND RUDDER: The invisible secret of all heavier-than-air flight: the Angle of Attack. What it is, and why it can't be seen. How lift is made, and what the pilot has to do with it. Why airplanes stall How do you know you're about to stall? The landing approach. How the pilot's eye functions in judging the approach. The visual clues by which an experienced pilot unconsciously judges: how you can quickly learn to use them. "The Spot that does not move." This is the first statement of this phenomenon. A foolproof method of making a landing approach across pole lines and trees. The elevator and the throttle. One controls the speed, the other controls climb and descent. Which is which? The paradox of the glide. By pointing the nose down less steeply, you descend more steeply. By pointing the nose down more steeply, you can glide further. What's the rudder for? The rudder does NOT turn the airplane the way a boat's rudder turns the boat. Then what does it do? How a turn is flown. The role of ailerons, rudder, and elevator in making a turn. The landing--how it's made. The visual clues that tell you where the ground is. The "tail-dragger" landing gear and what's tricky about it. This is probably the only analysis of tail-draggers now available to those who want to fly one. The tricycle landing gear and what's so good about it. A strong advocacy of the tricycle gear written at a time when almost all civil airplanes were taildraggers. Why the airplane doesn't feel the wind. Why the airplane usually flies a little sidewise. Plus: a chapter on Air Accidents by Leighton Collins, founder and editor of AIR FACTS. His analyses of aviation's safety problems have deeply influenced pilots and aeronautical engineers and have contributed to the benign characteristics of today's airplane. Stick and Rudder is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. It has been continously in print for thirty-three years. It shows precisely what the pilot does when he flies, just how he does it, and why. Because the basics are largely unchanging, the book therefore is applicable to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner but also to the accomplished pilot and to the instructor himself. When Stick and Rudder first came out, some of its contents were considered highly controversial. In recent years its formulations have become widely accepted. Pilots and flight instructors have found that the book works. Today several excellent manuals offer the pilot accurate and valuable technical information. But Stick and Rudder remains the leading think-book on the art of flying. One thorough reading of it is the equivalent of many hours of practice.
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- 25 May, 2021Top favourable review
This is the book that teaches you how an airplane flies.
This is the book that teaches you how an airplane flies. It was written back around WWII era by an educator and flight instructor. The prose is a little dated and repetitive but the theory and practical lessons in the book are without question the most comprehensive discussion on flight theory and practice you'll find under one cover. I had a copy of this book 40 yrs ago when I first started flying. Now that I'm getting back in to flying all these years later I bought another copy as my refresher course.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2021Top critical review
Stall stall stall
I get it. Any airman is 6 degrees away from a stall at any time but geez! Stall stall ya do ya stall yer stalling.....good grief. Too much old old, did I say old prose? If you can stay awake and don’t stall, it’s ok.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Mar, 2022
Worth the read, needs studying
Somewhat out of date referring mostly to taildraggers. But as a wannabe pilot I found it killed lots of myths. I will have to read it at least one more and probably several more time for it all to make sense.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Feb, 2020
Become a better pilot, read this book
Written in 1944, a time when computers, electronics and GPS were unknown, this book is filled with straight forward advice on how a pilot should fly his plane without having to rely on electronics. Just the chapter on landing is worth the price. Page after page has all these little tricks you can use to become a safer and better flyer. I bought the book because and article in EAA's Sport Pilot magazine recommended it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Apr, 2020
A great book every pilot should read
A great no nonsense book that can assist any pilot of any experience level get back in touch with the true nature and techniques of flying. Highly recommendedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Aug, 2019
Better than description
The book was used and the description made clear that the book will be worn and marked. But the book I got looked brand new. I don't think it was ever used!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Nov, 2018
The most relevant publication for aspiring pilots and aircraft enthusiasts.
This is a must have book if you're thinking of learning how to fly. No instructor can do a better job explaining the dynamics of flight in a way this book does. As an opening passage in the first pages says," reading this book equates to several hours of flight training." Its true! I bought a copy of this book back in 1990 when I was learning to fly and purchased another one now that my Son is becoming interested in flying. I didn't keep my first copy to pass on to him but I'm sure he will for his children some day.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Aug, 2017
Must read for new Pilots.
This book explains the concept of why planes fly in a lay mans terms.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jun, 2023
A classic on 'the art of flying'. I recommend it for every pilot.
This book, published long ago, is a classic treatise on flying. It combines technical explanations about the interaction between airplanes and the elements in which they operate, with practical advice to pilots on how to apply the explanations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Dec, 2019
Sure it will be a good gift, as he requested it.
It is a gift for my son-in-law, he just took us flying. I'm sure he will like it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
