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Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Storyby R. Dale Reed And Darlene Lister Download Book (Respecting the intellectual property of others is utmost important to us, we make every effort to make sure we only link to legitimate sites, such as those sites owned by authors and publishers. If you have any questions about these links, please contact us.) link 1 About Book Aviation History "Presents an in-depth account of the entire NASA/Air Force lifting-body program written by the engineer who intiated it." Book Description Most lifting bodies, or flying bathtubs as they were called, were so ugly only an engineer could love them, and yet, what an elegant way to keep wings from burning off in supersonic flight between earth and orbit. Working in their spare time (because they couldnt initially get official permission), Dale Reed and his team of engineers demonstrated the potential of the design that led to the Space Shuttle. Wingless Flight takes us behind the scenes with just the right blend of technical detail and fascinating detail (the crash of M2-F2 found new life as the opening credit for TVs The Six Million Dollar Man). The flying bathtub, itself, is finding new life as the proposed escape-pod for the Space Station.
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