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Record Nr.

UNINA9910708282603321

Autore

Larrimer Bruce I

Titolo

Thinking obliquely : Robert T. Jones, the Oblique Wing, NASA's AD-1 Demonstrator, and its legacy / / Bruce I. Larrimer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, , 2013

©2013

Descrizione fisica

viii, 269 pages : illustrations ; ; 25 cm

Collana

NASA aeronautics book series

Disciplina

629.134/32

Soggetti

Oblique wing airplanes - Research - United States - History - 20th century

Research aircraft - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This publication is available as a free download at http://www.nasa.gov/ebook."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.