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.


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    Title :

    First half-century of flight in America


    Additional title:

    J Aeronautical Sciences


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    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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