The Peebles computer

Authors

  • Paul MacCready The City College of the City University of New York
  • Patrick Peebles
  • Francesco Moretti

Keywords:

Meteorology, Design

Abstract

The Peebles computer combines both rate-of-climb and airspeed instruments into one....Special grids on the face permit the pilot to interpret at a glance how the sailplane should be flown to take best advantage of the local upcurrent-downcurrent situation....

Author Biography

Paul MacCready, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2017-11-28

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