Synopses & Reviews
Spins are one of the most complex phenomena of aviation and a constant danger to pilots. But until recently, little scientific information on the mechanics of spins was available to general aviators.
Surviving Spins offers pilots, student pilots, and flight instructors documented information on the normal upright spin of light general aviation airplanes. It consolidates and clarifies NASA research that was not readily accessible or easily understood.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Regulations applicable to spins; Definition of a spin; Aerodynamics of a spin; Airplane design and the spin; Recovery from the spin; NASA spin testing; The incipient spin; Spinning a Cessna; Human factors in the spin; Spin accidents.