Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story - Softcover

Reed, R. Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1499163290 ISBN 13: 9781499163292

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Wingless Flight tells the story of the most unusual flying machines ever flown, the lifting bodies. It is my story about my friends and colleagues who committed a significant part of their lives in the 1960's and 1970's to prove that the concept was a viable one for used in spacecraft of the future.

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Review:

"An excellent study.... A particularly rewarding aspect of this book is the clarity of the description of the sequential testing which has made the United States the world leader in space." -- "Air Power History"

"Reed carefully blends technical detail into this in-depth account of the entire NASA/USAF lifting-body program." -- "Space Times"

"Presents an in-depth account of the entire NASA/Air Force lifting-body program written by the engineer who initiated it." -- "Aviation History"

"Provides a human and insightful story of an unusual and very important aerospace technology that has shaped and will continue to shape our future in space." -- "Technology and Culture"

"An excellent study.... A particularly rewarding aspect of this book is the clarity of the description of the sequential testing which has made the United States the world leader in space." -- Air Power History

"Reed carefully blends technical detail into this in-depth account of the entire NASA/USAF lifting-body program." -- Space Times

"Presents an in-depth account of the entire NASA/Air Force lifting-body program written by the engineer who initiated it." -- Aviation History

"Provides a human and insightful story of an unusual and very important aerospace technology that has shaped and will continue to shape our future in space." -- Technology and Culture

-An excellent study.... A particularly rewarding aspect of this book is the clarity of the description of the sequential testing which has made the United States the world leader in space.- -- Air Power History

-Reed carefully blends technical detail into this in-depth account of the entire NASA/USAF lifting-body program.- -- Space Times

About the Author:

R. Dale Reed retired from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in 1985 but still works with NASA as a contract engineer. He has authored numerous articles and technical reports, managed nineteen NASA programs, including the flight test of a prototype Mars airplane, and acquired four patents.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1499163290
• ISBN 13: 9781499163292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258