Browsing by Author "G. E. Pringle"

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The difference between the spinning of model and full-scale aircraft

G. E. Pringle (H. M. Stationery Office, 1943)

It was required to review the technique of model spinning tests with the object of improving the reliability of model standards as applied to full scale.
The spinning of model aircraft and the prediction of full-scale spin and recovery characteristics

G. E. Pringle; D. J. Harper (1952)

The report discusses some technical aspects of a long series of tests made with dynamic scale model aircraft in the Royal Aircraft Establishment Vertical Tunnel for the purpose of studying their spinning characteristics. ...
Stalling tests on a Blenheim

G. E. Pringle (H. M. Stationery Office, 1939)

In extension of earlier flight tests it was required to investigate how accidental stalling and spinning of a Blenheim is affected by the setting of flaps, engine gills and throttles. The behaviour of the aircraft was ...
Wing parachutes for recovery from the spin. Part I - General design requirements. Part II - Wake Phenomena.

G. E. Pringle; T. V. Somerville; D. J. Harper; J. R. Mitchell; J. Picken; G. E. Pringle (1947)

Part I. The suggestion to use parachutes attached near the wing tips for recovery from bad spins is not news, but was considered -before tail parachutes were introduced. With the increasing interest in tailless types it ...

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