The Grand Designers
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-81787-5 (ISBN)
The airplane has experienced phenomenal advancement in the twentieth century, changing at an exponential rate from the Wright brothers to the present day. In this ground breaking work based on new research, Dr John D. Anderson, Jr, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum, analyzes the historical development of the conceptual design process of the airplane. He aims to answer the question of whether airplane advancement has been driven by a parallel advancement in the intellectual methodology of conceptual airplane design. In doing so, Anderson identifies and examines six case histories of 'grand designers' in this field, and challenges some of the preconceived notions of how the intellectual methodology of conceptual airplane design advanced. Filled with over one hundred illustrations which bring his words to life, Anderson unfolds the lives and thoughts of these grand designers.
John D. Anderson, Jr is currently the Curator for Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland. Dr Anderson has published eleven books including A History of Aerodynamics (Cambridge, 1999). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
1. Introduction: before the beginning; 2. The beginning: the Wright Brothers and their design process; 3. Setting the gold standard: the design methodology of Frank Barnwell; 4. Products of the first design revolution: Arthur Raymond and the DC-3; 5. Design for speed: R. J. Mitchell and the Spitfire; 6. Design perfection: Edgar Schmued and the P-51 Mustang; 7. Defying the limits: the jet airplane, the second design revolution, and Kelly Johnson; 8. Airplane design and the grand designers: the end game; Appendices; References and notes; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.3.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Centennial of Flight |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 640 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-81787-0 / 0521817870 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-81787-5 / 9780521817875 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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