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The cutting edge : a half century of fighter aircraft R&D / / Mark A. Lorell, Hugh P. Levaux
| The cutting edge : a half century of fighter aircraft R&D / / Mark A. Lorell, Hugh P. Levaux |
| Autore | Lorell Mark A. <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.4/07/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LevauxHugh P |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History
Fighter planes - Research - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-45103-0
9786612451034 0-8330-4860-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; PHOTOGRAPHS; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One - INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW; RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY; CONCLUSIONS; Chapter Two - THE 1920s TO THE 1950s: THE LONG ROAD TOWARD U.S. LEADERSHIP IN FIGHTER R&D; INTRODUCTION; U.S. FIGHTERS AND THEIR DEVELOPERS BEFORE THE JET AGE (1917-1945); BUILDING THE EXPERIENCE BASE: FIRST-GENERATION SUBSONIC JET FIGHTERS; Chapter Three - THE SUPERSONIC REVOLUTION; EVER FASTER AND HIGHER: JET-FIGHTER R&D TRENDS IN THE 1950s; DEVELOPMENT OF AIR FORCE SUPERSONIC FIGHTERS
DEVELOPMENT OF NAVY SUPERSONIC FIGHTERSOVERALL TRENDS FOR PERIOD 1, 1945-1961; Chapter Four - THE 1960s AND 1970s: ACQUISITION REFORM,DOCTRINAL FERMENT; INTRODUCTION; MCNAMARA AND THE TFX: ONE SIZE FITS ALL; Chapter Five - REVIVAL OF THE AIR-SUPERIORITY FIGHTER; INTRODUCTION; OF EAGLES AND TOMCATS; THE F-16 AND F/A-18: LIGHTER, LOWER-COST ADDITIONS; OVERALL TRENDS IN THE 1960s AND 1970s; Chapter Six - THE 1970s TO THE 1990s: THE STEALTH REVOLUTION; NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW INDUSTRY LEADERS; DEVELOPMENT OF THE F-117 NIGHTHAWK; EMERGENCE OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BOMBER PROGRAM THE F-22: DEVELOPING THE FIRST STEALTHY AIR-SUPERIORITY FIGHTERTHE ROLE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE STEALTH ERA; Chapter Seven - CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; THE INTERPLAY OF EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION; THE IMPORTANCE OF SYSTEM-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE; THE EFFECT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY PARADIGMS; THE RELATIONSHIP OF FIGHTER R&D TO OTHER TYPES OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT MILITARY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH; COMPETITION AND CAPABILITIES; Appendix A - DATABASE DESCRIPTION; Appendix B - DATABASE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219984303321 |
Lorell Mark A. <1947->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 1998 | ||
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Harnessing the genie : science and technology forecasting for the Air Force, 1944-1986 / / Michael H. Gorn
| Harnessing the genie : science and technology forecasting for the Air Force, 1944-1986 / / Michael H. Gorn |
| Autore | Gorn Michael H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, , 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 358.4/07/0973 |
| Collana | Air staff historical study |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History
Aeronautics, Military - United States - Forecasting - History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Harnessing the genie |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706808703321 |
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Gorn Michael H.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, , 1988 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Implications of modern decision science for military decision-support systems / / Paul K. Davis, Jonathan Kulick, Michael Egner
| Implications of modern decision science for military decision-support systems / / Paul K. Davis, Jonathan Kulick, Michael Egner |
| Autore | Davis Paul K. <1943-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, Project Air Force, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (181 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.4/07/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KulickJonathan <1966->
EgnerMichael |
| Soggetto topico |
Military planning - United States - Decision making - Data processing
Decision support systems |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4088-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introductions; Objective; Definition and Scope; Descriptive Versus Prescriptive Research; Approach in This Monograph; Chapter Two - Human Decisionmaking; How to Think About Decisionmaking; Images of the Decision Process; The Problems of Heuristics and Biases; The Naturalistic School; Military and National-Security OperationalDecisionmaking; Chapter Three - Classic Analysis Concepts and Their Evolution; Decision Analysis and Game Theory; Systems Analysis; Policy Analysis
Summary of Classic Analysis Components of DecisionScienceChapter Four - Advanced Decision Science for Analysis; Introduction; Broad Methods; Enablers; Chapter Five - the Research Frontier: Reconciling Analytic and Intuitive Considerations; Introduction; Improving Automated Decision Support; Balancing Cold and Story-Based Decision Support; General Recommendations; Chapter Six - Conclusions; The Decisionmaking Component; The Analysis Component; Appendix A - Debiasing an Air Campaign; Appendix B - Rethinking Families of Models; Appendix C - Further Discussion of Judgmental Bias and DSS Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220133803321 |
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Davis Paul K. <1943->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, Project Air Force, 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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