(Ebook) NASA's Contributions to Aeronautics (Volumes 1 And 2) by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Richard P. Hallion ISBN 9780160846373, 0160846374

(Ebook) NASA's Contributions to Aeronautics (Volumes 1 And 2) by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Richard P. Hallion ISBN 9780160846373, 0160846374

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price  Aviation enthusiasts, space scientists, and aircraft mechanics may be interested in this resource set.  Since its creation, NASA has steadily advanced flight within the atmosphere, repeatedly influencing aviation's evolution by extending the rich legacy of its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA. The first volume in a two-volume set includes case studies and essays on NACA-NASA research for contributions such as high-speed wing design, the area rule, rotary-wing aerodynamics research, sonic boom mitigation, hypersonic design, computational fluid dynamics, electronic flight control and environmentally friendly aircraft technology.  The second volume includes case studies and essays on NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) --NASA research for contributions including wind shear and lightning research, flight operations, human factors, wind tunnels, composite structures, general aviation, aircraft safety, supersonic cruise aircraft research adn atmospheric icing. NOTE: Print version of these volumes are slipcased and sold as a set from US Government Publishing Office (GPO) Related products:Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010 --Hardcover format -- can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01347-7Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, 1941-2016 can be found here:http:// https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01377-9 Other products published by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550