Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Secrets of the Spitfire, Lance Cole.

Secrets of the Spitfire, Lance Cole.

 A biography of Beverley Shenstone, a Canadian aeronautical engineer who played the leading role in designing the modified elliptical wing of the Spitfire. Looks at his entire career, from early days in Canada and Germany, through his time in Germany and on to his post-war career in civil aviation, but with a clear focus on that distinctive wing, the science behind it, and the reasons it was so effective.
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