The Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of
the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology
alone the Navaho made possible the Thor, Jupiter and Redstone
missiles. It also allowed the construction of the Atlas ICBM\s
engines, and in the years to come this engine technology would
power the Apollo moon rocket, and our present-day Space Shuttle.
The Navaho project achieved major advances in every discipline of
engineering and electronics. The program also gave us the airborne
digital computer, modular electronic circuitry, and the all
inhertial navigation system. The development of modular circuitry
alone revolutionized the electronics industry, improving the
reliability and repairability of countless electronic devices. In
just ten years this program accomplished several technological
firsts. The X-10 test drone was the first turbojet powered vehicle
to exceed Mach 2. It also was the first aircraft to fly a complete
mission under inertial(computer) guidance. Later, the G-26 ramjet
powered vehicle became the first jet aircraft to reach Mach 3 and
an altitude of 77,000 feet. Even the Navaho booster engine would
set a record by producing 405,000 lbs. of thrust-a benchmark that
would last for five years. These accomplishments have escaped
public notice for more than three decades dut to the program\s "Top
Secret" classification. Forty years after its cancellation many of
its documents are still classified as "Secret". James Gibson\s new
book explains the technical and historical aspects of the Navaho
program here for the first time.
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