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Into the unknown : the X-1 story by Louis Rotundo; Forew. by Charles E."Chuck" Yeager is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Into the unknown : the X-1 story about?

For More Than Forty Years, The Story Of The Record-breaking Flights Of The World's First Supersonic Aircraft - The Bell X-1 - Has Fueled The American Imagination And Has Been Embellished By Myths And Faulty Recollections. Challenging The Accepted Story Of The X-1, Into The Unknown Describes The Complete History Of The X-1 Program - From The Origins Of High-speed Research In The 1930s To Chuck Yeager's Pioneering Flight Through The Sound Barrier On October 14, 1947. Rotundo Examines The Complex Factors That Shaped The Process Of Breaking New Ground In Aviation Research, As Well As The Inner Decision Making Of The Three Major Participants: Bell Aircraft, The Air Force, And The National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics (naca). He Reveals The Divergent Views And The Competing Objectives Of The Naca And The Air Force On Policy Decisions, Aircraft Design And Capability, And Program Direction. The First Airplane Constructed Solely For High-speed Research, The X-1 Not Only Broke The Sound Barrier, But Also Was Distinct As One Of The Few Aircraft To Complete Its Test Program Without A Significant Aerodynamic Or Structural Alteration. Rotundo Details Each Of The Fifty Test Flights Of The X

Author

Louis Rotundo; Forew. by Charles E."Chuck" Yeager

Publisher

Smithsonian Institution Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560983057

Subjects

Engineering, History, Stem