Introduction : before the beginning -- The beginning : the Wright brothers and their design process -- Setting the gold standard : the design methodology of Frank Barnwell -- Products of the first ...
History has shown that wars are capable of evolving faster than aircraft design cycles. Platforms optimized for nuclear ...
Half title: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum. "Fourth Lester B. Gardner lecture, delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 8, 1962, and at the Smithsonian ...
The history of military aviation is a rich and fascinating one, spanning over 120 years. From its humble beginnings as a niche experimental weapon to its current status as a fundamental battlefield ...
In the short time between the first flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903 and the Battle of Britain that started in July of 1940, the airplane had evolved from a rickety DIY creation to ...