Highlights of developments since Wright's first powered flight in 1903; Wright's principle of control of altitude in three dimensions of space proved key to riddle of flight; subsequent French, German and American research, culminating in Boeing and Douglas transports of early 1930's; Douglas DC-3 transport of 1933 as eminently successful design; autogyro developments; impact of gas turbine and jet propulsion.


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    Titel :

    Half century of aeronautical development


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Am Philosophical Soc -- Proc


    Beteiligte:
    Hunsaker, J.C. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1954


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :




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