The X-15 rocket plane [[electronic resource] ] : flying the first wings into space / / Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle

• Autore: Evans Michelle <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (480 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.133/38
• Soggetto topico: Aerodynamics, Hypersonic - Research - United States - History; Research aircraft - United States; X-15 (Rocket aircraft)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The whole nine yards -- A record high -- Gaining speed -- Naval engagement -- Changing course -- Straight and steady -- Skipping out -- On a roll -- Inconel meets celluloid -- Fastest man alive -- Chasing experiments -- In the line of duty -- Snow at Edwards.
• Sommario/riassunto: With the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight. Drawing on interviews with those who were there, Michelle Evans captures the drama and excitement of, yes, rocket science: how to handle the heat generated at speeds up to Mach 7, how to make a rocket propulsion system that could throttle, and how to s
• Titolo autorizzato: The X-15 rocket plane
• ISBN: 1-4962-1168-5; 0-8032-4684-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812258703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Outward odyssey.