CONTENTS 



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LIST OF SYMBOLS USED IN PART II xv 



PART I. 

 DESCRIPTIVE AND THEORETICAL. 



CHAPTER I. 

 BODY RESISTANCE 3 



General Dimension effect Angle of attack Shielding Inter- 

 ference Numerical values Large bodies Cockpits Tail sur- 

 faces Struts, stream-line wires and cables Wheels Radiators 

 Flat plates Circular cylinders Miscellaneous Total body 

 resistance Total body resistance at an altitude Line of action 

 of body resistance. 



CHAPTER II. 

 WING CHARACTERISTICS 13 



General Method of correcting The question of correcting k c . 



CHAPTER III. 

 PROPELLER PERFORMANCE CURVES . . . .16 



General Engine power at an altitude The constant torque 

 curve at an altitude The constant revolutions curve at an alti- 

 tude. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 MACHINE PERFORMANCE CURVE 21 



General First Method Second method Third method 

 Fourth method Comparison of the four methods Inclination of 

 the propeller shaft Non-horizontal flight Flight at an altitude. 



