This book is a lavishly illustrated story of Curtiss Wright
Corporation's 1950s and 1960s efforts in developing a vertical
takeoff (VTOL) aircraft. The author, an insider who headed
preliminary design work, gives a brief history of Curtiss Wright,
and of the Curtiss Propeller Division that spawned the program,
then follows with the development details of the X-100 concept
demonstrator and the follow-on X-19 military aircraft. Photos and
detailed design descriptions are provided, as well as test flights
and test pilot's reports, and finally, never before seen advanced
military and civil VTOL aircraft concepts studies.
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