This 1961 book presents a concise and systematic treatment of two-dimensional subsonic, inviscid fluid motion and its aeronautical applications.

Preface; List of principal symbols; Part I. Fluid Motion Theory: 1. Introductory theory; 2. General theory of two-dimensional flow; Part II. Complex Variable Theory: 3. Cauchy integrals and their application to harmonic function boundary value problems; 4. Mixed and periodic boundary conditions; 5. Conformal mapping; Part II. Applications: 6. General account of methods: sources, doublets and vortices; 7. Flow in channels; 8. Aerofoil theory; 9. Unsteady aerofoil theory; 10. Flow past semi-infinite profiles; 11. Wakes and cavities; 12. Cascades of aerofoils; 13. Lifting aerofoils in channels; 14. Unsteady motion of aerofoils in channels and jets; Concluding remarks; References; Index.