Pfister, E - The Construction of Aircraft (1926) Vol.2 (original printed edition)

 

Pfister, E - Der Bau des Flugzeuges (1926)

C.J.E. Volckmann Nachf. Gmbh

 

 

In 1926, the Berlin publisher Volckmann launched a series of booklets on aviation technology under the literary direction of Dipl.-Ing. Meister-Jena. About fifteen of these books are known to us, including at least three by the engineer E. Pfister. They deal with the construction of aircraft:

Booklet 1 General structure and wings

Book 2 Wing bracing and tailplane

Book 3 Fuselage

The volume proposed here is Book 2 on wing and tail bracing:

A. The wing bracing system

B. Tailplane construction

I. General Considerations

1. operation of the tailplane17

2. reversal of rudder action 24

3. tailplane shape and dimensions 34

4. rudder trim 28

II. Tailplane Design 29

III. Kinematics of the control system 37

C. Calculations and mathematical formulas

In German - 52 pages - Good binding but faded