Story of how Lockheed Aircraft Corp undertook in 1943 to engineer and construct radically new jet propelled fighter airplane for Army Air Forces; plane was completed in 143 days; Shooting Star was built with only 700 drawings, factor which simplified task of supervision considerably.


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    Title :

    How we engineered Lockheed shooting star


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aviation ; 44 , n 7 ; p 149-151


    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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