03486oam 2200589I 450 991069276090332120240403190622.0(CKB)5470000002355865(OCoLC)643837596(OCoLC)609713393(EXLCZ)99547000000235586520100626d1997 ua 0engurbn||||||abpurbn||||||adatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTechnology and the air force a retrospective assessment /edited by Jacob Neufeld, George M. Watson, Jr., and David ChenowethWashington, D.C. :Air Force History and Museums Program, U.S. Air Force,1997.1 online resource (ix, 333 pages) illustrations (some color)Papers presented at a symposium held Oct. 23-24, 1995 at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.Includes bibliographical references and index.Riding England's coattails : the Army Air Forces and the turbojet revolution /James O. Young --Technological forecasting and the Air Force /Michael H. Gorn --Air Force and the supersonic breakthrough /Richard P. Hallion --Origins of air refueling in the United States Air Force /Thomas A. Julian --Technology and doctrine /I.B. Holley, Jr. --Ace in the hole : the Air Force Ballistic Missiles Program /Jacob Neufeld --Stretching the rubber band : smart weapons for air-to-ground attack /David R. Mets --USAF and the cruise missile : opportunity or threat? /Kenneth P. Werrell --Blind faith : the United States Air Force and the development of fly-by-wire technology /James E. Tomayko --New calculus revisited /Fredrick L. Frostic --Nuclear-powered flight /Baron C. Hacker --F-16 Lightweight Fighter : a case study in technology transition /David C. Aronstein, Albert C. Piccirillo --Air Force agenda : a case study in early spacecraft technology /R. Cargill Hall --Origins of the global positioning system /George W. Bradley III --Space revolution /Thomas S. Moorman, Jr. --AWACS and JSTARS /George K. Williams --Computational fluid dynamics /John D. Anderson, Jr. --Low observables : the Air Force and Stealth /Paul G. Kaminski --Information systems and applications /Carl O'Berry --Summation /Richard P. Hallion.Technology and the air forceAeronauticsTechnological innovationsUnited StatesHistoryCongressesAeronauticsTechnological innovationsfastArmed ForcesEquipment and suppliesfastUnited StatesfastConference papers and proceedings.fastHistory.fastConference papers and proceedings.lcgftAeronauticsTechnological innovationsHistoryAeronauticsTechnological innovations.Armed ForcesEquipment and supplies.Neufeld Jacob1395836Watson George M.Jr.1391055Chenoweth David1421948Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.),OCLCEOCLCEOCLCQOCLCFOCLCOOCLOCLCQOCLOCLCAGPOBOOK9910692760903321Technology and the air force3544781UNINA