Gliding Research – An Important Incubator for the Entire Aviation

Authors

  • Juergen Thorbeck Berlin University of Technology

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Desygn

Abstract

Written from a German perspective, but applicable world-wide, gliding research has contributed significantly to the progress in aviation; for example, development of composite structures and laminar flow.  Since the beginning of gliding research at the dawn of the twentieth century, the research continues serving science, society and industry (1) as a generator of ideas, (2) as a platform for both experiments in many fields of technology and for fundamental and applied aerodynamic research and (3) as a provider for highly motivated offspring researchers and industry engineers for the entire aeronautical community.  Major individuals and their contributions are identified as well as the contributions of the German academic flying groups.

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2009)

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