Fifty Years of Flight Research - An Annotated Bibliography of Technical Publications of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, 1946-1996 (Hardcover)

An essential reference for those interested in the history of advanced aviation, special aircraft, and secret projects.Titles, authors, report numbers, and abstracts are given for more than 2200 unclassified and unrestricted technical reports and papers published from September 1946 to December 1996 by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and its predecessor organizations. These technical reports and papers describe and give the results of 50 years of flight research performed by the NACA and NASA, from the X-1 and other early X-airplanes, to the X-15, Space Shuttle, X-29 Forward Swept Wing, and X-31 aircraft. Some of the other research airplanes tested were the D-558, phase 1 and 2; M-2, HL-10 and X-24 lifting bodies; Digital Fly-By-Wire and Supercritical Wing F-8; XB-70; YF-12; AFTI F-111 TACT and MAW; F-15 HiDEC; F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle, and F-18 Systems Research Aircraft. The citations of reports and papers are listed in chronological order, with author and aircraft indices. In addition, in the appendices, citations of 233 contractor reports, more than 200 UCLA Flight System Research Center reports and 25 video tapes are included.

General

Imprint:	Nimble Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	David F. Fisher
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	524
ISBN-13:	978-1-60888-007-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Aircraft: general interest Promotions
LSN:	1-60888-007-9
Barcode:	9781608880072

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