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Secrets of the Spitfire The Story of Beverley Shenstone, The Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing

By Lance Cole

Book information

Publisher
Pen and Sword Aviation
Year
2012
ISBN
184884896X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1603703 bytes)
Pages
\1202
Time added
2016-10-11 10:31:49

Description

This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA,AFIAS, FCASI, HonOSTIV. As R.J. Mitchells chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfires wing - the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain and beyond. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the ellipse - a modified ellipse that was unique in its shape and its combined use of two integrated aerofoil sections. Shenstones knife-edge shape reached far back into early aeronautics for its inspiration.

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