The aircraft designers : a Grumman historical perspective / Michael V. Ciminera, Nothrop Grumman, vice president (retired) ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ciminera, Michael V., author.

Grumman, Nothrop, author.

Contributor:

Allen, Ned, editor.

Series:

Library of flight.

Library of flight series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation--History.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation--Employees--Biography.

Airplanes--United States--Design and construction--History.

Airplanes.

Aeronautical engineers--United States--Biography.

Aeronautical engineers.

Designers--United States--Biography.

Designers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Virginia : Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tells the behind-the-scenes story of the designers and engineers who conceived and built Grumman aircraft from the founding of the company in 1929 until its 1994 acquisition by Northrop. This book also identifies key team members who contributed to the creation and development of each new design.

Contents:

The early years

The war years

Postwar years : first jets

The dynamic 1950s and 1960s, and the Gulfstream legacy

Lineage of airborne early warning systems

The F-111B and the lineage of the F-14

Future systems

Lineage of battlefield surveillance : RGWs, Pave Mover, and Joint Stars

Lineage of electronic warfare

Grumman in perspective

Appendix: Aircraft designers and key teammates

About the author

Supporting materials.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62410-178-X

OCLC:

922979141