The comprehensive coverage and amount of detail involved in every step from preliminary concept to final flight testing, even to the point of outlining what info should be in the owner's manual, is breathtaking. Here's the Table of Contents:Ĭhapter 2: Materials and their propertiesĬhapter 5: Glider stability-the physical meaningĬhapter 7: Glider dynamic stability calculationsĬhapter 13: The glider type certification Sailplane Design by Vittorio Pajno fills in a lot of those details. The only other book I'm aware of is Fundamentals of Sailplane Design, which is a fine book on aerodynamic design but lacking in detail design. It's hard enough finding design information for airplanes, much less sailplanes. So now that I've established my credentials (or lack thereof), on with the review.
I also have this crazy idea to someday design and build my own motorglider.
I'm not a professional aerospace engineer, just a pilot and EAA member building a kitplane in his garage.
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