Vol. II of NASA’s six-volume series on the epic st

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Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America: Volume II: Reinventing the Airplane

Vol. II of NASA’s six-volume series on the epic st

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By James R. Hansen (ed); Steven J. Dick (fr)
Year: 2007
Pages: 957
Binding Hardcover

Product Code: 1437901867

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Vol. II of NASA’s six-volume series on the epic story of how ideas about aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became. Following up on Volume one’s account of the invention of the airplane and the creation of the original aeronautical research establishment in the U.S., Volume II explores the airplane design revolution of the 1920s and 1930s and the quest for improved airfoils. Illustrations.

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