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The "Apollo" of Aeronautics: NASA's Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987
Mark D. Bowles
Engineering & Transportation
The "Apollo" of Aeronautics: NASA's Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987
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THE “APOLLO” OF AERONAUTICS
Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program 1973–1987


Copyright © 2010 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration


The opinions expressed in this volume are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the United States Government or of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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English
ISBN
9780160842955
aeronautics
Introduction
Chapter 1: Oil as a Weapon
Chapter 2: Threads and Sails at Langley
Chapter 3: Old and New Engines at Lewis
Chapter 4: Aeronautics Wars at NASA
Chapter 5: Advanced Turboprops and Laminar Flow
Epilogue From Shock to Trance
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