The principles of the control and stability of aircraft: by W. J. Duncan. 384 pages, illustrations, 14 × 22 cm. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1952. Price, $8.00
✍ Scribed by Harold Platzer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1952
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 254
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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