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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819091403321

Autore

Ciminera Michael V.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2013

ISBN

1-62410-178-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Library of flight series

Disciplina

338.7/6237460973

Soggetti

Airplanes - United States - Design and construction - History

Aeronautical engineers - United States

Designers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.