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Boeing YC-14 : US Air Force Experimental STOL Aircraft Hardback
by John K. Wimpress
Part of the Legends of Warfare: Aviation series
Hardback
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The Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement.
This aircraft signaled many firsts in aircraft design, the most prominent being the use of upper-surface blowing (which turned the jet engine flow downward), combined with boundary-layer control, to allow flight at amazingly low airspeeds.
The YC-14 program management consistently embraced new technologies, such as the use of “fly-by-light” flight controls and use of digital airframe design—technologies that would later become mainstream for Boeing.
Although this book is about a specific airplane type, it is just as much about the YC-14 design team that created a multiorganizational culture, unafraid to “draw outside the lines,” to create a dramatically capable airplane.
To place the reader in the pilot’s seat, Boeing and Air Force test pilots provide their reflections of the handling and performance of the YC-14.
Equally intriguing, the challenges of designing a new airplane from start to finish are explored in detail.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:128 pages, 145 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/08/2023
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- ISBN:9780764366536
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:128 pages, 145 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/08/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764366536