German V/STOL fighter program : a quest for survivability in a theater nuclear environment / Albert C. Piccirillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piccirillo, Albert C.

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 238.

Library of Flight

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vertically rising aircraft--Germany--Design and construction--History.

Vertically rising aircraft.

Fighter planes--Germany--Design and construction--History.

Fighter planes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This case study examines the German VTOL fighter and strike aircraft development efforts, the VJ 101 and the VAK 191B programmes. The VJ 101C and the VAK 191B design approaches are described and the results of their flight-test efforts are summarized.

Contents:

""COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""PART I VJ 101C SUPERSONIC FIGHTER /1 NTECEPTOR""; ""I. OVERVIEW""; ""II. GERMAN V/STOL FIGHTER INITIATIVE""; ""III. SIMULTANEOUS U.S. AIR FORCE VTOL FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT""; ""IV. VJ 101C SUPERSONIC V/STOL RESEARCH AIRCRAFT""; ""V. VJ 101C FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM AND RESULTS""; ""VI. VJ 101D: THE PLANNED ""DEFINITIVE"" DEVELOPMENT""; ""VII. SUMMARY""; ""APPENDIX A: VJ 101 PROGRAM CHRONOLOGY""; ""PART II GERMAN VAK 191B TRANSONIC VTOL STRIKE FIGHTER""; ""I. OVERVIEW""

""II. VAK 191B PROGRAM DISCUSSION""""III. VAK 191B AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION""; ""IV. VAK 191B FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM AND RESULTS""; ""V. VAK 191B OBSERVATIONS""; ""APPENDIX B: VAK 191B PROGRAM CHRONOLOGY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ADDITIONAL READING""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-60086-858-4

1-60086-857-6

OCLC:

922979014