The bird is on the wing : aerodynamics and the progress of the American airplane / James R. Hansen.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Centennial of flight series ; no. 6Publication details: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 273 p.: ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1585442887 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1585442437 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TL565 .H325 2004
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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