1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970019203321

Autore

Piccirillo Albert C

Titolo

German V/STOL fighter program : a quest for survivability in a theater nuclear environment / / Albert C. Piccirillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, VA, : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1997

ISBN

1-60086-858-4

1-60086-857-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Collana

Library of Flight

Disciplina

623.7/464

Soggetti

Vertically rising aircraft - Germany - Design and construction - History

Fighter planes - Germany - Design and construction - History

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.

Nota di contenuto

""COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""PART I VJ 101C SUPERSONIC FIGHTER /1 NTECEPTOR""; ""I. OVERVIEW""; ""II. GERMAN V/STOL FIGHTER INITIATIVE""; ""III. SIMULTANEOUS U.S. AIR FORCE VTOL FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT""; ""IV. VJ 101C SUPERSONIC V/STOL RESEARCH AIRCRAFT""; ""V. VJ 101C FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM AND RESULTS""; ""VI. VJ 101D: THE PLANNED ""DEFINITIVE"" DEVELOPMENT""; ""VII. SUMMARY""; ""APPENDIX A: VJ 101 PROGRAM CHRONOLOGY""; ""PART II GERMAN VAK 191B TRANSONIC VTOL STRIKE FIGHTER""; ""I. OVERVIEW""

""II. VAK 191B PROGRAM DISCUSSION""""III. VAK 191B AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION""; ""IV. VAK 191B FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM AND RESULTS""; ""V. VAK 191B OBSERVATIONS""; ""APPENDIX B: VAK 191B PROGRAM CHRONOLOGY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ADDITIONAL READING""

Sommario/riassunto

This case study examines the German VTOL fighter and strike aircraft development efforts, the VJ 101 and the VAK 191B programmes. The VJ 101C and the VAK 191B design approaches are described and the results of their flight-test efforts are summarized.