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Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / / Bruce I. Larrimer
| Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / / Bruce I. Larrimer |
| Autore | Larrimer Bruce I. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : NASA, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 629.133349 |
| Collana |
NASA aeronautics book series
NASA SP |
| Soggetto topico |
X-48 (Research plane)
Blended wing-body aircraft - United States - Design and construction - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Seeking "an aerodynamic renaissance" -- "The concept appears to be a winner" -- From concept to design -- Small-scale testbeds -- NASA's first effort : the blended wing-body low-speed vehicle -- Aerodynamic testing and vehicle fabrication -- The X-48B and X-48C take to the air -- Epilogue. Towards a full-size airplane -- Appendix. X-48B and X-48C test flights at NASA Dryden. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Beyond tube-and-wing |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715075903321 |
Larrimer Bruce I.
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Promise denied : NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap, reusable access to space / / Bruce I. Larrimer
| Promise denied : NASA's X-34 and the quest for cheap, reusable access to space / / Bruce I. Larrimer |
| Autore | Larrimer Bruce I. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : NASA, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 398 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 629.43 |
| Collana |
NASA aeronautics book series
NASA SP |
| Soggetto topico |
X-34 (Research plane)
X-33 (Research plane) Research aircraft - United States Rocket planes - United States Reusable space vehicles - United States Launch vehicles (Astronautics) - United States Equipment and supplies Launch vehicles (Astronautics) Research aircraft Reusable space vehicles Rocket planes |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- NASA and the Post-Cold War Launch Vehicle Challenge -- Three Pathways to Space -- The "First" X-34 : A Prequel -- Orbital Gets a Second Chance -- Designing and Building the X-3 -- Aerodynamics Modeling, Testing, and Thermal Protection -- The Fastrac Engine : Heart of the X-34 Program -- Captive-Carry, Ground Tow, and Planned Powered Testing -- Whither X-34? -- Hammer Fall : The Termination of the X-34 Program -- Appendix 1. X-34 Proposed 25-Flight Envelope Expansion Program -- Appendix 2. Fastrac/MC-1 Engine and X-34 Main Propulsion System -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Promise denied |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715076003321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : NASA, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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