The bird is on the wing : aerodynamics and the progress of the American airplane /
Hansen, James R.
The bird is on the wing : aerodynamics and the progress of the American airplane / James R. Hansen. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2004. - xi, 273 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. - Centennial of flight series ; no. 6 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index.
The defining element of a defining technology -- The winding path to the Wright brothers -- Reinventing the airplane -- Breaking the sound barrier -- The supersonic design revolution -- The rise and fall of the SST -- The progress of the jetliner -- The future of flight.
1585442887 (cloth : alk. paper) 1585442437 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003009575
GBA3-T8090
Aeronautics--Research--History.--United States
Aerodynamics--Research--History.--United States
Airplanes--Design and construction--History.
Aeronautical engineers--Biography.
TL565 / .H325 2004
The bird is on the wing : aerodynamics and the progress of the American airplane / James R. Hansen. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2004. - xi, 273 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. - Centennial of flight series ; no. 6 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index.
The defining element of a defining technology -- The winding path to the Wright brothers -- Reinventing the airplane -- Breaking the sound barrier -- The supersonic design revolution -- The rise and fall of the SST -- The progress of the jetliner -- The future of flight.
1585442887 (cloth : alk. paper) 1585442437 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003009575
GBA3-T8090
Aeronautics--Research--History.--United States
Aerodynamics--Research--History.--United States
Airplanes--Design and construction--History.
Aeronautical engineers--Biography.
TL565 / .H325 2004