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Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), Flight Research Center
Author: Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center
Author: Mark A. ChambersPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738544373
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Following the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1915, a unique flight research operations division was established at the nation's first civilian aeronautics research laboratory, the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. Langley flight research personnel helped the nation's aircraft industry bloom during the Golden Era of aviation throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Langley's flight research then helped win World War II with performance-enhancing modifications to new aircraft. During the cold war, Langley helped the country maintain an edge in aeronautics over its Warsaw Pact rivals. When the space race began, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 and Langley's pilots were instrumental in training astronauts. In addition to advancing rotorcraft during the 1960s and 1970s, Langley research pioneered a multitude of military and civil Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) concepts. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Langley research developed advancements in general and commercial aviation technologies.
Edwards Air Force Base
Author: Ted HuetterPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738580777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Known for more "first flights" and record flights than any other place, Edwards Air Force Base is legendary. Centered around an ancient dry lakebed in the Mojave Desert 90 miles north of Los Angeles, activity at Edwards has sharpened the cutting edge of aviation and aerospace since the 1940s. The complex is a strategic flight test, research, and development center for the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and civilian contractors. Since the 1950s, almost every U.S. military aircraft has been partially tested here. The skies above Edwards have been the scene of remarkable achievements, including Chuck Yeager's world-famous breaking of the sound barrier in 1947. The base was first established near the small town of Muroc in 1933 and became renowned for its giant runways painted onto the flat, dry lakebed. Speed and altitude records were commonplace at Edwards during the 1950s. Suborbital space flights began there in the 1960s. In the 1970s it was the primary testing site for the space shuttle program. Dramatic aerospace research continues today at Edwards, America's proving ground for the future of high tech aviation.
Monarchy in South East Asia
Author: Roger KershawPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113466706X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This title is the first study to relate the history and contemporary role of the South East Asian monarchy to the politics of the region today. Comprehensive & up-to-date, Monarchy in South East Asia features an historical and political overview of *Cambodia *Thailand *Malaysia *Brunei *Indonesia *Laos *as well as the region in general. The excellent coverage of this fascinating subject should be of interest to general reader as well as to specialists focusing on region.
Fluerics
Author: U.S. Army Harry Diamond LaboratoriesPublisher:
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Category : Fluid amplifiers
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788101919
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Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description
Describes the individual capabilities of each of 1,900 unique resources in the federal laboratory system, and provides the name and phone number of each contact. Includes government laboratories, research centers, testing facilities, and special technology information centers. Also includes a list of all federal laboratory technology transfer offices. Organized into 72 subject areas. Detailed indices.
Directory of Federal Laboratory & Technology Resources
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Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 778
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NBS Special Publication
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Category : Weights and measures
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Air Force and Space Digest
Author: Independent Offices Appropriations for 1965
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Independent OfficesPublisher:
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1782
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