| Description |
ix, 333 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Papers presented at a symposium held Oct. 23-24, 1995 at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. |
| Form |
Also available via Internet from the Air Force History web site. |
| Contents |
Riding England's coattails : the Army Air Forces and the turbojet revolution / James O. Young -- Technological forecasting and the Air Force / Michael H. Gorn -- Air Force and the supersonic breakthrough / Richard P. Hallion -- Origins of air refueling in the United States Air Force / Thomas A. Julian -- Technology and doctrine / I.B. Holley, Jr. -- Ace in the hole : the Air Force Ballistic Missiles Program / Jacob Neufeld -- Stretching the rubber band : smart weapons for air-to-ground attack / David R. Mets -- USAF and the cruise missile : opportunity or threat? / Kenneth P. Werrell -- Blind faith : the United States Air Force and the development of fly-by-wire technology / James E. Tomayko -- New calculus revisited / Fredrick L. Frostic -- Nuclear-powered flight / Baron C. Hacker -- F-16 Lightweight Fighter : a case study in technology transition / David C. Aronstein, Albert C. Piccirillo -- Air Force agenda : a case study in early spacecraft technology / R. Cargill Hall -- Origins of the global positioning system / George W. Bradley III -- Space revolution / Thomas S. Moorman, Jr. -- AWACS and JSTARS / George K. Williams -- Computational fluid dynamics / John D. Anderson, Jr. -- Low observables : the Air Force and Stealth / Paul G. Kaminski -- Information systems and applications / Carl O'Berry -- Summation / Richard P. Hallion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force -- Equipment -- History -- Congresses.
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Aeronautics -- Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Neufeld, Jacob.
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Watson, George M.
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Chenoweth, David.
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Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.)
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| Gpo Item No. |
0422-M-01 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 301.82/7:T 22 |
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