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The Meteorological Aspects of Gliding and Soaring Flight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

F. Entwistle
F. Entwistle*
Affiliation:
Aviation Division, Meteorological Office, Air Ministry
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The development of aviation, particularly since the War, has led to a growing demand for information on various aspects of meteorological science as applied to flying, and the investigation of the problems thus raised has helped considerably towards increasing our knowledge of the atmosphere and its mechanism.In so far as the subject of wind structure is concerned, attention has been concentrated mainly on the accumulation and interpretation of data regarding the average direction and speed of the wind currents at different levels in various parts of the world.The horizontal variations of wind and the vertical currents which disturb the regular flow of air have received, in comparison, little consideration. The latter aspect of the subject is of paramount importance in connection with the problem of soaring flight; it is also related to the more general question of the stability of aircraft.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 35 , Issue 246 , June 1931 , pp. 423 - 459
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1931

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