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9781857803204 English 1857803205 This brilliant new volume provides a comprehensive history of flying wings and tailless aircraft. Designed and developed since the dawn of aviation these aircraft still hold a great importance today, with many aviation enthusiasts eager to learn more about these remarkable aircraft which provided the foundations for the modern aviation scene. This book also examines the array of modern day stealth technology which has developed from flying wing and tailless aircraft, with a detailed glimpse at the many experimental blended wing designs which never saw the light of day.Certain to entertain and inform aviation enthusiasts worldwide, this is one not to be missed!, This is an exciting new addition to the highly successful 'Secret Projects' series which examines some extraordinary flying wings and tailless aircraft projects. This brilliant new volume provides a comprehensive history of flying wings and tailless aircraft. Designed and developed since the dawn of aviation these aircraft still hold a great importance today, with many aviation enthusiasts eager to learn more about these remarkable aircraft which provided the foundations for the modern aviation scene. Beginning with an analysis of the advantages of the flying wing, the author looks at why aerodynamicists have been attracted to this unique configuration since the earliest days of manned flight, highlighting a range of specific aircraft and relevant examples. Many aviation enthusiasts will delight in discovering the more intimate developmental details of familiar aircraft including the famous early glider Junkers and other World War 1 flying wing biplane designs. Other examples developed in the years leading up to World War 2 include the Hortens and Lippisch in Germany and the Northropp in the US. Following this conflict, a number of British flying wings were developed, and the concept was crucial to the design of the Vulcan and Javelin. Later, during the Cold War era the US developed a range of aircraft using this versatile technology, with the Northrop B-2 and A-12, oblique wing, blended wing, and supersonic designs. This book also examines the array of modern day stealth technology which has developed from flying wing and tailless aircraft, with a detailed glimpse at the many experimental blended wing designs which never saw the light of day. Drones, new UCAVs, and von Braun space gliders for use in Martian atmospheres are also analysed, giving this striking book a cosmic twist. Certain to entertain and inform aviation enthusiasts worldwide, this is one not to be missed!
9781857803204 English 1857803205 This brilliant new volume provides a comprehensive history of flying wings and tailless aircraft. Designed and developed since the dawn of aviation these aircraft still hold a great importance today, with many aviation enthusiasts eager to learn more about these remarkable aircraft which provided the foundations for the modern aviation scene. This book also examines the array of modern day stealth technology which has developed from flying wing and tailless aircraft, with a detailed glimpse at the many experimental blended wing designs which never saw the light of day.Certain to entertain and inform aviation enthusiasts worldwide, this is one not to be missed!, This is an exciting new addition to the highly successful 'Secret Projects' series which examines some extraordinary flying wings and tailless aircraft projects. This brilliant new volume provides a comprehensive history of flying wings and tailless aircraft. Designed and developed since the dawn of aviation these aircraft still hold a great importance today, with many aviation enthusiasts eager to learn more about these remarkable aircraft which provided the foundations for the modern aviation scene. Beginning with an analysis of the advantages of the flying wing, the author looks at why aerodynamicists have been attracted to this unique configuration since the earliest days of manned flight, highlighting a range of specific aircraft and relevant examples. Many aviation enthusiasts will delight in discovering the more intimate developmental details of familiar aircraft including the famous early glider Junkers and other World War 1 flying wing biplane designs. Other examples developed in the years leading up to World War 2 include the Hortens and Lippisch in Germany and the Northropp in the US. Following this conflict, a number of British flying wings were developed, and the concept was crucial to the design of the Vulcan and Javelin. Later, during the Cold War era the US developed a range of aircraft using this versatile technology, with the Northrop B-2 and A-12, oblique wing, blended wing, and supersonic designs. This book also examines the array of modern day stealth technology which has developed from flying wing and tailless aircraft, with a detailed glimpse at the many experimental blended wing designs which never saw the light of day. Drones, new UCAVs, and von Braun space gliders for use in Martian atmospheres are also analysed, giving this striking book a cosmic twist. Certain to entertain and inform aviation enthusiasts worldwide, this is one not to be missed!