The YC-14 STOL prototype : its design, development, and flight test : an engineer's personal view of an airplane development / John K. Wimpress, Conrad F. Newberry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wimpress, John K.

Contributor:

Newberry, Conrad F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

YC-14 (Jet transport)--Design and construction.

YC-14 (Jet transport).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The YC-14 was an experimental aircraft, developed between 1971 and 1977, by the Boeing Company and sponsored by the US Air Force. Its basic mission was to carry large, bulky payloads into and out of short, rough dirt fields 2,000 ft long, even if an engine failed. Designed to replace the C-130, it had considerably more capability, with a large fuselage meant to carry the largest tanks, trucks and vans in use. The YC-14 configuration had a high wing and large T-tail, with the flow from the 50,000lbs thrust turbofan engines exhausted over the top of the wing and passing over the upper surface of the flaps. The flow was turned by the flaps and deflected to augment the aerodynamic lift of the configuration. It was the most efficient powered-lift system ever developed.

Contents:

""COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""I. SUMMARY""; ""II. INTRODUCTION""; ""III. BACKGROUND""; ""IV. THE RFP AND PROPOSAL""; ""V. WAITING PERIOD""; ""VI. CONFIGURATION DEVELOPMENT""; ""VII. DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION""; ""VIII. GROUND AND INITIAL FLIGHT TeSTS""; ""IX. FLIGHT TESTS AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE""; ""X. EPILOGUE""; ""APPENDIX A: YC-14 FLIGHTTEST RESULTS""; ""APPENDIX A: YC-14 FLIGHTTEST RESULTS""; ""APPENDIX B: PROJECT PILOT'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THEYC-14 BY RAY L. MCPHERSON""

""APPENDIX C: OBSERVATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE PROJECT TEST PILOT BY DAVID BITTENBINDER""""APPENDIX C: OBSERVATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE PROJECT TEST PILOT BY DAVID BITTENBINDER""; ""APPENDIX D: EVALUATOR'S VIEWPOINT BY ALEXANDER KENT DAVIDSON""; ""APPENDIX E: YC-14 PROGRAM; A WORKING LEVEL VIEW BY JAMES HUTTON""; ""REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-60086-833-9

1-60086-832-0

OCLC:

922978624