UID:
almahu_9949227820402882
Format:
XX, 163 p. 90 illus., 87 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9783030863982
Series Statement:
Space Exploration,
Content:
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.
Note:
Chapter 1. High-speed and high-altitude flight: The first X-planes -- Chapter 2. Specific improvements: Technology demonstrators -- Chapter 3. Prelude to the High Frontier: Early space vehicles -- Chapter 4. Flight testing for combat: Military vehicles -- Chapter 5. Aerodynamics and engines: NASA's research agenda -- Chapter 6. Beyond the horizon: Access to space -- Index.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783030863975
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783030863999
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783030864002
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-86398-2
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86398-2
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