Wingless Flight

Wingless Flight
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 9780813185637
ISBN-13 : 0813185637
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Book Synopsis Wingless Flight by : R. Dale Reed

Download or read book Wingless Flight written by R. Dale Reed and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most lifting bodies, or "flying bathtubs" as they were called, were so ugly only an engineer could love them, and yet, what an elegant way to keep wings from burning off in supersonic flight between earth and orbit. Working in their spare time (because they couldn't initially get official permission), Dale Reed and his team of engineers demonstrated the potential of the design that led to the Space Shuttle. Wingless Flight takes us behind the scenes with just the right blend of technical information and fascinating detail (the crash of M2-F2 found new life as the opening credit for TV's "The Six Million Dollar Man"). The flying bathtub, itself, is finding new life as the proposed escape-pod for the Space Station.


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