Elegance in flight : A comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research
Albert C. Piccirillo
Bok Engelsk 2017
| Utgitt | Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration , 2017
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| Omfang | x, 475 pages : illustrations
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| Opplysninger | Boken ligger kun som nedlastbar PDF på høyre side.. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A comprehensive case study covering all aspects of the F-16XL saga from its early conceptual design—including wind tunnel and ground testing, computer simulations, and program advocacy—through construction of the two prototypes and their use in both the Air Force flight demonstration effort and NASA aeronautical research. As much a NASA story as it is an Air Force and General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin story, the F-16XL is one of the most elegant American fighters ever built. Experimental prototyping and supersonic combat -- From SCAMP to F-16XL : a collaborative development -- Flight demonstration program planning -- Design and construction details -- First flight and initial testing -- The integrated flight-test organization, objectives, and program -- The dual-role fighter competition -- NASA supersonic laminar flow research -- Detailed aspects of the F-16XL SLFC research effort -- Other NASA F-16XL flight research efforts -- Final research options and retirement -- Summary and observations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| ISBN | 9781626830226
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