TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hansen,James R.
TI  - The bird is on the wing: aerodynamics and the progress of the American airplane 
SN  - 1585442887 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - TL565 .H325 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - College Station
PB  - Texas A & M University Press
KW  - Aeronautics
KW  - Research
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Aerodynamics
KW  - Airplanes
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Aeronautical engineers
KW  - Biography
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009575 .html
ER  -