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NACA and Documenting of Progress in Aerodynamics
The aeronautical research that the NACA between 1915 and 1958 undertook found dissemination in a complex set of technical publications that the agency made available to all on an equal basis. Most NACA research was accomplished “in-house” by scientists or … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History
Tagged Aircraft Engine Research Center, Collier Trophy, Investigation of Various Methods of Improving Wing Characteristics by Control of the Boundary Layer, Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, NACA, Pearl Young, R&D, Research Authorization 201, Technical Notes, Technical Reports, University of North Dakota
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The Federal Government and the Development of Aerospace Technology
Since 1903, the United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars developing aerospace technology, on the management of the infrastructure necessary to support its operations, and on the military and other practical applications that it affords. Accordingly, through a … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Politics, Space, World War II
Tagged 1960s, ames research center, aviation, Boeing, cold war, Department of Defense, federal aviation administration, History, international relations, NASA, nasa ames research, nasa ames research center, politics, public policy, R&D, science, technology transfer, transportation, U.S. Civil Space, World War II
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Stimulating Aerospace Capabilities in America
Historians five hundred years hence may well characterize successful human flight, and all that followed in both air and space, as the most significant single technology of the twentieth century. Has it fundamentally reshaped our world, at once awesome and … Continue reading
Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Personal, Politics, Space
Tagged air mail, Department of Defense, FAA, History, NACA, NASA, public perceptions, R&D, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Smithsonian Institution, technology development, TWA, Wright brothers
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