Elegance in flight
Subtitle: a comprehensive history of the F-16XL experimental prototype and its role in NASA flight research
By: Albert C. Piccirillo
Series: NASA Aeronautics book series
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9781626830226
Subjects: F-16 (Jet fighter plane); Fighter planes; Military Airplanes; Prototypes; Research; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-430) and index.
Table of contents: title: Experimental prototyping and supersonic combat; title: From SCAMP to F-16XL : a collaborative development; title: Flight demonstration program planning; title: Design and construction details; title: First flight and initial testing; title: The integrated flight-test organization, objectives, and program; title: The dual-role fighter competition; title: NASA supersonic laminar flow research; title: Detailed aspects of the F-16XL SLFC research effort; title: Other NASA F-16XL flight research efforts; title: Final research options and retirement; title: Summary and observations.