Aerodynamics for Pilots

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Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.

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vii, 158 p. : ill. ; 27 x 20 cm.

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Jones, Bradley September 1940.

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Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.

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vii, 158 p. : ill. ; 27 x 20 cm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: WASP_2013-01-707
  • Series Number: 26
  • OCLC: 631361
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 40-29200
  • SuDoc Number: C 31.103:26
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth894249

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National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

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Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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Jones, Bradley. Aerodynamics for Pilots, book, September 1940; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth894249/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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