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UNINA9910708282603321 |
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Autore |
Larrimer Bruce I |
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Thinking obliquely : Robert T. Jones, the Oblique Wing, NASA's AD-1 Demonstrator, and its legacy / / Bruce I. Larrimer |
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Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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viii, 269 pages : illustrations ; ; 25 cm |
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Collana |
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NASA aeronautics book series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Oblique wing airplanes - Research - United States - History - 20th century |
Research aircraft - United States - History - 20th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This publication is available as a free download at http://www.nasa.gov/ebook." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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American genius : R.T. Jones's path to the oblique wing -- Evolving the oblique wing -- Design and fabrication of the AD-1 research aircraft -- Flight testing and evaluation of the AD-1 -- Beyond the AD-1 : the F-8 oblique wing research aircraft -- Subsequent oblique-wing plans and proposals. |
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