Title Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First Century

Published Washington : National Academies Press, 1900

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages) Contents ""Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First Century""; ""Copyright""; ""FOREWORD""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE""; ""NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE""; ""THE NASA CIVIL AERONAUTICS PROGRAM""; ""AIRCRAFT OF THE FUTURE""; ""Advanced Subsonic Aircraft""; ""High-Speed Civil Transports""; ""Short-Haul Aircraft""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES""; ""Environmental Issues""; ""Operational Issues""; ""AERONAUTICAL DISCIPLINES""; ""Aerodynamics""; ""Propulsion""; ""Materials and Structures""; ""Avionics and Controls""; ""Cognitive Engineering"" ""PART I: OVERVIEW""""1 OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MAINTAINING A STRONG AERONAUTICS PROGRAM""; ""Economic Indicators in Air Transportation""; ""Benefits of Large Market Share""; ""REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH""; ""THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""THE CURRENT NASA AERONAUTICS PROGRAM""; ""PART II: STATUS AND OUTLOOK BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT ""; ""2 SUBSONIC TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CURRENT INDUSTRY STATUS""; ""MARKET FORECAST""; ""BARRIER ISSUES""; ""Overall Cost""; ""System Capacity""; ""Environmental Compatibility"" ""NASA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADVANCED SUBSONIC TRANSPORTS""""Cost/Convenience""; ""System Capacity""; ""Environment""; ""Safety""; ""Aircraft Performance""; ""RECOMMENDED READING""; ""3 HIGH-SPEED CIVIL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CURRENT INDUSTRY STATUS""; ""MARKET FORECAST""; ""BARRIERS""; ""Economic Viability""; ""Environmental Viability""; ""NASA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIGH-SPEED CIVIL TRANSPORT""; ""Environment""; ""Aircraft Performance""; ""4 SHORT-HAUL AIRCRAFT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CURRENT INDUSTRY STATUS""; ""The Commuter Market""; ""The Rotorcraft Market"" ""The General Aviation Market""""MARKET FORECAST""; ""Forecast for Commuter Aircraft""; ""Forecast for Rotorcraft""; ""Forecast for General Aviation Aircraft""; ""BARRIERS""; ""Barriers to Commuter Aircraft""; ""Barriers to Rotorcraft""; ""Barriers to General Aviation Aircraft""; ""NASA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHORT-HAUL AIRCRAFT""; ""Cost/Convenience""; ""System Capacity""; ""Environment""; ""Safety""; ""Aircraft Performance""; ""RECOMMENDED READING""; ""PART III: TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES""; ""5 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EMISSIONS""; ""NOISE""; ""SONIC BOOM"" ""RECOMMENDED READING""""6 OPERATIONAL ISSUES""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""AIRPORT CAPACITY""; ""AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM""; ""7 AERODYNAMICS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""LOW SPEED AND HIGH LIFT FOR SUBSONIC CONFIGURATIONS""; ""SUBSONIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION/AIRFRAME INTEGRATION""; ""AERODYNAMIC CRUISE PERFORMANCE""; ""Subsonic Aircraft Cruise Performance""; ""Laminar Flow Control""; ""Turbulent Drag Reduction""; ""Advanced Supercritical Airfoils""; ""Wing Design""; ""Winglets""; ""Status of Subsonic Technology""; ""Supersonic Aircraft Cruise Performance""; ""Laminar Flow Control"" Notes ""Turbulence Models"" Print version record Subject Aeronautics -- Research -- United States. Aeronautics -- Technological innovations -- United States Aeronautics -- Research Aeronautics -- Technological innovations United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9780309584548 030958454X

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