Importance of accomplishment of Wright brothers; progress with reference to materials, metal aircraft, aerodynamics, construction problems and engines; author predicts interstellar space ships with speeds of 25,000 mph, 200-passenger jet air lines crossing continents and oceans in literally zero time in westerly direction, nuclear energy powered aircraft, fully automatic air line flight operations, etc. 17th Wright Brothers Lecture.
First half-century of flight in America
J Aeronautical Sciences
Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences ; 21 , n 2 ; p 73-84
1954
12 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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