X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
An Illustrated History
Springer International Publishing
ISBN 978-3-030-86398-2
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2022
XX, 163 p. 90 illus., 87 illus. in color..
In englischer Sprache
Umfang: 163 S.
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-030-86398-2
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Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Springer Praxis Books Space Exploration
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For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all?
To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X-plane's long history, from the 1946 X-1 to the modern X-60. The chapters describe not just the technological evolution of these models, but also the wider story of politics, federal budgets, and inter-agency rivalries surrounding them. The book is organized into two sections, with the first covering the operational X-planes that symbolized the Cold War struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, and the second section surveying post-Cold War aircraft and spacecraft.
Featuring dozens of original illustrations of X-plane cross-sections, in-flight profiles, close-ups, and more, this book will educate general readersand specialists alike.Autorinnen und Autoren
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