Review of improvement of speed of transportation; rail vs air; basic relations which govern airplane speed: friction drag, airflow, boundary layer, surface roughness, protuberances, effect of altitude, wing loading, effect of weight, airplane efficiency; future improvement in speed, further possibilities. Before Am Assn Advancement Science.


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    Title :

    Speed -- And airplane possibilities


    Additional title:

    J Aeronautical Sciences


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1937


    Size :

    11 pages


    Remarks:

    Bibliography


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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