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Sailplanes: The State-of-the-Art
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National West Coast Meeting
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English
Abstract
The development of modern high performance sailplanes is traced from the early experiments and studies of Cayley, Lilienthal, Chanute, and the Wright Brothers, using the glider as a test vehicle, to the highly sophisticated soaring machines of today. Various design features and parameters are described as are current performance characteristics and capabilities.
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Perl, H., "Sailplanes: The State-of-the-Art," SAE Technical Paper 760589, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760589.Also In
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