Elegance in Flight: A comprehensive History of the F-16XL Experimental Prototype and its Role in NASA Flight Research
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Language
English
ISBN
9781626830226
Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Chapter 1: Experimental Prototyping and Supersonic Combat
Chapter 2: From SCAMP to F-16XL: A Collaborative Development
Chapter 3: Flight Demonstration Program Planning
Chapter 4: Design and Construction Details
Chapter 5: First Flight and Initial Testing
Chapter 6: The Integrated Flight-Test Organization, Objectives, and Program
Chapter 7: The Dual-Role Fighter Competition
Chapter 8: NASA Supersonic Laminar Flow Research
Chapter 9: Detailed Aspects of the F-16XL SLFC Research Effort
Chapter 10: Other NASA F-16XL Flight Research Efforts
Chapter 11: Final Research Options and Retirement
Chapter 12: Summary and Observations
Appendix A: F-16XL First Flight Certificate
Appendix B: F-16XL Weapon Separation Log
Appendix C: F-16XL Flight-Test Activity Through October 1, 1985
Appendix D: F-16XL Flight-Test Objectives Accomplished
Appendix E: F-16XL Flight-Test Logs
Appendix F: F-16XL VIP Flights
Appendix G: NASA Technology Readiness Levels
Appendix H: F-16XL Flight Research: NASA SLFC Program and Overall
Appendix I: Pilot Rating of F-16XL-1 DFCS Handling Qualities
Appendix J: Acronyms, Abbreviations, Nomenclature, and Symbols
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
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