Major developments in design and in what manner certain early predictions dealing with ultimate size and speed of aircraft had been falsely conceived; two major discontinuities in that development relate to advent of monoplane and to discontinuity arising with availability of jet propulsion. Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture. (See also - n 5028 June 6 1952 p 767-8; Roy Aeronautical Soc -- J v 56 n 499 July 1952 p 493-510 Engineering v 173 n 4506, 4508 June 6 1952 p 711-2, June 20 p 793-5; Aeroplane v 82 n 2132 May 30 1952 p 663-7; Flight v 61 n 2262 May 30 1952 p 654-6)


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    Title :

    Prophecy and achievement in aeronautics


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 193 , n 5029 ; p 785-788


    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Prophecy and achievement in aeronautics

    Garner, H.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Prophecy and achievement in aeronautics

    Garner, H.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Prophecy and achievement in aeronautics

    Garner, H.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Prophecy and achievement in aeronautics

    Garner, H.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Aeronautics

    USA, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics / USA, Congress | TIBKAT | 1.1915 - 4.1918(1920); 6.1920 - 20.1934