Probing the sky
Subtitle: selected NACA/NASA research airplanes and their contributions to flight
By: Curtis Peebles
Series: NASA aeronautics book series
Publisher: NASA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Research aircraft; History; Research; United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: Confronting the '93 sound barrier '94 : the Bell XS-1; title: Flying test tube : the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak; title: Proving the swept wing : the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket; title: Unfulfilled promise, serendipitous success : the Douglas X-3 Stiletto; title: Versatile minimalist : the Northrop X-4 Bantam; title: Transformative pioneer : the Bell X-5; title: Progenitor of the Delta : the Convair XF-92A.