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-> | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Gorn Michael H. | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, , 1988 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The limitless sky : Air Force science and technology contributions to the nation / / edited by Alexander H. Levis ; with the assistance of John C. Bedford, Sandra Davis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
Disciplina | 358.4/070973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BedfordJohn C
DavisSandra, Captain |
Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics, Military - United States - History
Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History Aeronautics, Military - Technological innovations - United States Technology transfer - United States - History Military research - United States Aeronautics, Military Aeronautics, Military - Research Aeronautics, Military - Technological innovations Astronautics, Military - Research Military research Technology transfer |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Limitless sky |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706986703321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The projects of Skunk Works : 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs / / Steve Pace ; foreword by Eric Hehs |
Autore | Pace Steve |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 623.74/60973 |
Soggetto topico |
Lockheed aircraft - History
Aeronautics - Research - United States - History Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History Research aircraft - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7603-5157-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153133303321 |
Pace Steve | ||
Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The projects of Skunk Works : 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs / / Steve Pace ; foreword by Eric Hehs |
Autore | Pace Steve |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 623.74/60973 |
Soggetto topico |
Lockheed aircraft - History
Aeronautics - Research - United States - History Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History Research aircraft - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-7603-5157-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798862803321 |
Pace Steve | ||
Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The projects of Skunk Works : 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs / / Steve Pace ; foreword by Eric Hehs |
Autore | Pace Steve |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 623.74/60973 |
Soggetto topico |
Lockheed aircraft - History
Aeronautics - Research - United States - History Aeronautics, Military - Research - United States - History Research aircraft - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-7603-5157-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826199703321 |
Pace Steve | ||
Minneapolis, Minnesota : , : Voyageur Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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