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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457208403321

Autore

Aronstein David C

Titolo

The lightweight fighter program [[electronic resource] ] : a successful approach to fighter technology transition / / David C. Aronstein, Albert C. Piccirillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : AIAA, c1996

ISBN

1-60086-804-5

1-60086-803-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PiccirilloAlbert C

Disciplina

358.4/383

Soggetti

Fighter planes - United States

Airplanes, Military - United States - Prototypes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"AIAA case study"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).

Nota di contenuto

""COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Environment at the Initiation of the Lightweight Fighter Program""; ""New Prototyping Philosophy: Experimental Prototyping""; ""LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER PROGRAM""; ""Purpose""; ""Philosophy and Program Management""; ""Source Selection""; ""Flight Test Approach and Organization""; ""YF-16""; ""Development History""; ""Technology""; ""Flight Test""; ""YF-17""; ""Development History""; ""Technology""; ""Flight Test""; ""OUTCOME OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER PROGRAM""

""Technology Achievements""""Lessons Learned""; ""APPENDIX: TRANSITION TO PRODUCTION PROGRAMS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ADDITIONAL READING""