SINCE man first aspired to fly the desire to take-off and land vertically and to hover in flight has always presented a challenge to the engineer. To date only the rotary wing aircraft has achieved these aims in service but their shortcomings in terms of speed, range and economy have encouraged engineers to search for more elegant ways of achieving vertical flight.
Military V/S.T.O.L. Transport Aircraft
A review of the background to current jet lift tactical transport proposals
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 38 , 5 ; 21-33
01.05.1966
13 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
British military aircraft -- Cargo-transport
Engineering Index Backfile | 1944
British military aircraft -- Cargo-transport
Engineering Index Backfile | 1943
American military aircraft -- Cargo transport
Engineering Index Backfile | 1944
Military V/S.T.O.L. Transport aircraft
Engineering Index Backfile | 1966
|American military aircraft -- Cargo transport
Engineering Index Backfile | 1943