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North American X 15
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2017-05-18 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781472819925 |
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The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly. Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The only recently broken 'sound barrier' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in the X-15, including Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon. The three X-15s made 199 flights, testing new technologies and techniques which greatly eased America's entry into manned space travel, and made the Apollo missions and Space Shuttle viable propositions. With historical photographs and stunning digital artwork, this is the story of arguably the greatest of the X-Planes.
X Planes from the X 1 to the X 60
Author | : Michael H. Gorn,Giuseppe De Chiara |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2022-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9783030863982 |
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Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian 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 readers and specialists alike.
X Planes at Edwards
Author | : Steve Pace |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : 1610607864 |
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Trace the historical beginnings of the aircraft that pushed aviation-performance levels to new heights, many of which were developed into the great operational fighters and bombers of yesterday and today. See photos of pioneers of aviation such as the Bell XP-59A (America's first jet fighter). Get the pilot's story of test-flying an XB-70 Valkyrie. See the prototypes for tomorrow's Lockheed F-22.
American X Y Planes
Author | : Kev Darling |
Publsiher | : Crowood Press UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-09-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1847971474 |
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In 1945 the Allies returned home with much technical information from German research concerning jet engines and swept wings. Though the USAAF had already deployed an early batch of jet fighters, Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars, to Italy in 1945, their centrifugal-flow engines had limited scope for further development compared with the axial-flow engines used by the Germans. Also, it was obvious that a new breed of airframes was needed to take advantage of the huge power increase offered by jet engines: the answer was the swept wing carefully coupled with a blended fuselage. This second volume of Kev Darling's history of American prototype and experimental aircraft tells the full story of these fascinating aircraft, from the primitive jets of the immediate post-war period to the F-22 and F-23 stealth fighters that represent the pinnacle of modern warplane design.
X Planes Pushing the Envelope of Flight
Author | : Steve Pace |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Research aircraft |
ISBN | : 161060783X |
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North American X 15
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2017-05-18 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781472819932 |
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The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly. Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The only recently broken 'sound barrier' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in the X-15, including Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon. The three X-15s made 199 flights, testing new technologies and techniques which greatly eased America's entry into manned space travel, and made the Apollo missions and Space Shuttle viable propositions. With historical photographs and stunning digital artwork, this is the story of arguably the greatest of the X-Planes.
North American XB 70 Valkyrie
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2018-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781472825049 |
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Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most awe-inspiring. With its huge, white partially-folding delta wing, its fuselage resembling a striking cobra and its extraordinary performance, it was one of the foremost technological achievements of the 20th Century. A strategic bomber built to outrun any Soviet fighter jet, it could reach Mach 3 with a full nuclear payload - as fast as the legendary SR-71 Blackbird but more than three times the size. However, its role as a nuclear bomber was limited after the introduction of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, and defence cuts eventually led to the project being scrapped in the mid-1960s. The Valkyrie had a brief, costly decade of life but it proved the continuing value of developing manned bombers. However, almost half a century after the XB-70 its predecessor, the B-52, continues in service. Using full colour artwork and rigorous analysis, this is the complete story of the ultimate US Cold War military X-plane.
The American Mathematical Monthly
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Mathematicians |
ISBN | : PRNC:32101043985850 |
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