Description |
1 online resource (xv, 239 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
AIAA case study |
|
Library of flight |
|
Library of flight.
|
|
AIAA case study
|
Contents |
COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2 THE YC-1S -- Chapter 3 THE YC-14 -- Chapter 4 FOLLOWING AMST -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
Summary |
Annotation This case study presents the history and technical achievements in developing the Boeing C-17, the largest STOL transport aircraft. It examines STOL technology and predecessor aircraft, but focuses on the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) program and its YC-14 and YC-15 demonstrators. The book describes every step of the process including the needs requirements, technological approaches, design and operation implications, proposals and winning designs, alterations, innovations, cost constraints, construction, and flight testing. STOL aircraft that flew before and after the C-17 are also discussed to illustrate the continuing evolution of the technology |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
|
Print version record |
|
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
C-17 (Jet transport)
|
|
Short take-off and landing aircraft.
|
|
Research aircraft -- United States
|
|
C-17 (Jet transport)
|
|
Research aircraft
|
|
Short take-off and landing aircraft
|
|
United States
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
ISBN |
9781600868153 |
|
1600868150 |
|
1563475766 |
|
9781563475764 |
|