X-planes from the X-1 to the X-60 : an illustrated history / Michael H. Gorn, Giuseppe De Chiara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorn, Michael H., author.

De Chiara, Giuseppe, author.

Series:

Springer-Praxis books in space exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research aircraft--United States--History.

Research aircraft.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and color).

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all? To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X-planes long history, from the 1946 X-1 to the modern X-60. The chapters describe not just the technological evolution of these models, but also the wider story of politics, federal budgets, and inter-agency rivalries surrounding them. The book is organized into two sections, with the first covering the operational X-planes that symbolized the Cold War struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, and the second section surveying post-Cold War aircraft and spacecraft. Featuring dozens of original illustrations of X-plane cross-sections, in-flight profiles, close-ups, and more, this book will educate general readers and specialists alike.

Contents:

Chapter 1. High-speed and high-altitude flight: The first X-planes

Chapter 2. Specific improvements: Technology demonstrators

Chapter 3. Prelude to the High Frontier: Early space vehicles

Chapter 4. Flight testing for combat: Military vehicles

Chapter 5. Aerodynamics and engines: NASAs research agenda

Chapter 6. Beyond the horizon: Access to space

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gorn, Michael H. X-planes from the X-1 to the X-60.

ISBN:

9783030863982

3030863980

OCLC:

1292734060

Access Restriction:

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