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At the age of 17, Samuel L Broadnax was enlisted as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the WWII, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. This book presents an account of the history of African Americans in the skies from the beginnings of manned flight.

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Provides a comprehensive treatment of the design of automatic control logic for spacecraft and aircraft. This book describes the linear-quadratic-regulator (LQR) method of feedback control synthesis, which coordinates multiple controls, producing graceful maneuvers comparable to those of an expert pilot.

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This is a technical book for a specialized audience: engineers and test pilots in the aviation industry as well as aviation enthusiasts. It covers the history of the development of airworthiness from the earliest days of aviation to the modern day. The theme of the treatment is the feedback to the certification standards from accidents.

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This is a technical book for a specialized audience: engineers and test pilots in the aviation industry as well as aviation enthusiasts. It covers the history of the development of airworthiness from the earliest days of aviation to the modern day. The theme of the treatment is the feedback to the certification standards from accidents.

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In addition, he reviews the major elements comprising the flight management system and the evolution and operation of these instruments, discussing why the instrument panel is configured the way it is, and how ground and space-based components of the systems have influenced the design of airplane components.

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This book brings together experts and analysts in international space policy from academia, government, and corporations, and from the technical and legal spheres. This volume provides a valuable mix of perspectives by experts examining the important issues of this new era of space exploration.

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Volume XII of the High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion series. Partial Contents: Historical development of jet propulsion; basic principles of jet propulsion; analyses of the various types of jet propulsion engines including the turbojet, the turboprop, the ramjet, and intermittent jets, as well as solid and liquid propellant rocket engines a

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This book is about cooperation. Substantively, it is about cooperation in Europe, as well as about cooperation in science and technology. Analytically, it is about cooperation as a form of structure and as a kind of practice.

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In the years ahead, Wernher von Braun and his German rocket team, nearly all of whom became naturalized citizens of the United States, collaborated with American scientists to overcome enormous space achievements by the Soviets--and bungling by Washington politicians--to send Neil Armstrong scampering about on the moon in 1969.

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This fascinating book is the definitive account of the development and management of the astronaut training program, via a review of the significant written material and also through interviews with those who were major contributors to the program--including the astronauts themselves.

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This historic shift from government to private leadership in space is evidenced in the many large and small companies already planning private space stations and battling to create their own launches at far lower costs than NASA's projects.

The book begins with an engrossing account of the causes of the Challenger failure.

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The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public - and NASA - of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. This title presents an account of environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft.

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Originator of many of the theories used in modern wing design, Robert T. Jones surveys the aerodynamics of wings from the early theories of lift to modern theoretical developments. This work covers the behavior of wings at both low and high speeds, including the range from very low Reynolds numbers to the determination of minimum drag at supersonic

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