03404nam 2200589 a 450 991097417520332120251117094636.01-60086-777-41-60086-778-2(CKB)2550000000073658(SSID)ssj0000551229(PQKBManifestationID)12198314(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000551229(PQKBWorkID)10525010(PQKB)11409359(MiAaPQ)EBC3111511(Au-PeEL)EBL3111511(CaPaEBR)ebr10516615(OCoLC)922978914(BIP)33111507(EXLCZ)99255000000007365820101122d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEleven seconds into the unknown a history of the hyper-X program /Curtis Peebles ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief1st ed.Reston, Va. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsc2011xv, 342 p. ill., mapLibrary of flightBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60086-776-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 THE QUEST FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT -- CHAPTER 2 HYPERSONIC REENTRY -- CHAPTER 3 HYPERSONIC AIR-BREATHING PROPULSION -- CHAPTER 4 DEVELOPMENT OF AIRFRAME-INTEGRATED SCRAMJETS -- CHAPTER 5 THE BIRTH OF THE HYPER-X -- CHAPTER 6 FROM CONCEPTS TO A FLIGHT RESEARCH PLAN -- CHAPTER 7 HYPER-X SCRAMJET DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 8 HYPER-X STAGE SEPARATION RISK MITIGATION TESTING -- CHAPTER 9 X-43A RESEARCH VEHICLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION -- CHAPTER 10 GETTING READY: TESTING THE HYPER-X -- CHAPTER 11 "LOCK THE DOORS . . ." -- CHAPTER 12 TOWARD THE UNKNOWN -- CHAPTER 13 LOOKING BACK-LOOKING FORWARD -- INDEX -- SUPPORTING MATERIALS.Eleven Seconds into the Unknown: A History of the Hyper-X Program is a sequel to the author's first book on the X-43A/Hyper-X project, Road to Mach 10: Lessons Learned from the X-43A Flight Research Program. The Hyper-X program involved the efforts of numerous governmental and commercial organizations, each with its own culture, experience, and tradition. A central theme of the Hyper-X story is how these disparate groups and organizations became a unified team working toward a common goal. Making the team's task more difficult was the technological, political, and funding challenges during nearly fifty years of scramjet development. Eleven Seconds into the Unknown: A History of the Hyper-X Program addresses these issues in compelling fashion, and will appeal to anyone interested in high-speed flight, aerospace history, the organization and management of technological projects, and the future of spaceflight.Library of flight.Hypersonic planesResearchUnited StatesX-43A (Hypersonic plane)Hypersonic planesResearchX-43A (Hypersonic plane)629.133/349Peebles Curtis1114393Allen Ned1866302MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974175203321Eleven seconds into the unknown4481763UNINA