| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Annotation "Wingless Flight is the story of how a small volunteer group of technicians came together to create a wingless airplane and to prove that it could be a practical flying machine. Beginning in 1963, Dale Reed and his team of engineers demonstrated the potential of the lifting body design that eventually led to the Space Shuttle and is now in use with the X-38 escape craft to be used on the International Space Station. Reed goes behind the scenes with just the right blend of technical information and profiles of the dedicated people who designed, built, and eventually flew NASA and Air Force lifting bodies."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center -- History.
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NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. |
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History. |
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Lifting bodies (Aeronautics) -- United States -- Design and construction -- History.
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Lifting bodies (Aeronautics) |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lister, Darlene, 1945-
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Yeager, Chuck, 1923-2020.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reed, R. Dale. Wingless Flight : The Lifting Body Story. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813190266 |
| ISBN |
9780813161600 electronic book |
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0813161606 electronic book |
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