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    What books should I be reading if I want to recreate the Daedalus 88? (human powered flight)

    Webpage: https://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/hpa/ I'm trying to see if I have everything I need, though I'm a (former) software engineer, not aeronautics engineer. So I need some hand holding, at least at the beginning. Thanks in advance
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    What books should I be reading if I want to recreate the Daedalus 88? (human powered flight)

    Ha, I've always been athletic. Maybe I can produce a more efficient aircraft
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    What books should I be reading if I want to recreate the Daedalus 88? (human powered flight)

    Daedalus 88 is a human powered aircraft built in 1988 by MIT students. I'm trying to find research papers describing the construction process but can't find anything. So I'm asking here: what books should I be reading to start building this? I My math skills are up to basic calculus. Last time...