Piercy N.A.V. Aerodynamics

2nd Edition. — London: The English Universities Press LTD, 1947. — 536 p.The present edition is enlarged to provide, in the first place, an introduction to the mathematical and experimental study of compressible flow, subsonic and supersonic. This and other matters now becoming prominent are not collected in a supplementary section but incorporated in place as additional articles or short chapters. Following a well-established practice, the numbering of original articles, figures and chapters is left undisturbed as far as possible, interpolations being distinguished by letter-suffixes.Air at rest, the atmosphere and static lift.
Air flow and aerodynamic force.
Wind-tunnel experiment.
Experiment at high speeds.
Aircraft in steady flight.
Fundamentals of the irrotational flow.
Two-dimensional aerofoils.
Thin aerofoils at ordinary speeds.
Compressible inviscid flow.
Thin aerofoils at high speeds.
Vortices and their relation to drag and lift.
Wing theory.
Viscous flow and skin drag.
Reduction of profile drag.
Airscrews and the autogyro.
Performance and efficiency.
Safety in flight.