Aerodynamics of a Lifting System in Extreme Ground Effect (Hardcover)

1. Introduction.- 2. Problem Formulation for the Flow Past a Lifting Surface in Proximity to a Solid Boundary.- 3. The Linear Theory of a Lifting System Moving Close to the Ground.- 4. Nonlinear Flow Problems for a Lifting System in the Extreme Ground Effect.- 5. Compressible Flow Past a Wing in the Extreme Ground Effect.- 6. The Influence of Endplates, Flaps, and Slots.- 7. The Aerodynamics of a Lifting System Near Curved Ground.- 8. Schematized Flow Models for a Power-Augmented Lifting System.- 9. The Aerodynamic Efficiency of a Wing in the Extreme Ground Effect.- 10. Integral Formulations for Lifting Surfaces in the Extreme Ground Effect.- 11. Equations and the Stability of Motion of a Lifting System in the Extreme Ground Effect.- 12. Simple Mathematical Models of Elastic and Flexible Wings in the Extreme Ground Effect.