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Flight Research at Nasa Langley Research Center - Couverture souple

Chambers, Mark A

 
9780738544373: Flight Research at Nasa Langley Research Center
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 073854437X ISBN 13 : 9780738544373
Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

Go inside the aeronautical history of the Langley Research Center from its beginning.

Following the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1915, a unique flight research operations division was established at the nation's first civilian aeronautics research laboratory, the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. Langley flight research personnel helped the nation's aircraft industry bloom during the Golden Era of aviation throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Langley's flight research then helped win World War II with performance-enhancing modifications to new aircraft. During the Cold War, Langley helped the country maintain an edge in aeronautics over its Warsaw Pact rivals.

When the space race began, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 and Langley's pilots were instrumental in training astronauts. In addition to advancing rotorcraft during the 1960s and 1970s, Langley research pioneered a multitude of military and civil Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) concepts. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Langley research developed advancements in general and commercial aviation technologies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark A. Chambers has assembled over 200 images that depict the storied and accomplished history of flight research at the NASA Langley Research Center. Mark, a government and defense contractor and technical writer specializing in aerospace related subjects, is an avid aviation enthusiast and author of several articles for international aviation magazines and the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society.

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Éditeur
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
073854437X
ISBN 13 
9780738544373
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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