The Transition Phase in the Take-Off of an Airplane
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Report presents the results of an investigation to determine the character and importance of the transition phase between the ground run and steady climb in the take-off of an airplane and the effects of various factors on this phase and on the air-borne part of the take-off as a whole. The information was obtained from a series of step-by-step integrations, which defined the motion of the airplane during the transition and which were based on data derived from actual take-off tests of a Vervil…
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Date:
October 26, 1937
Creator:
Wetmore, J. W.
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