Boeing Yc-14: US Air Force Experimental Stol Aircraft (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764366536)

The Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement. This aircraft signaled many firsts in aircraft design, the most prominent being the use of upper-surface blowing (which turned the jet engine flow downward), combined with boundary-layer control, to allow flight at amazingly low airspeeds. The YC-14 program management consistently embraced new technologies, such as the use of "fly-by-light" flight controls and use of digital airframe design--technologies that would later become mainstream for Boeing. Although this book is about a specific airplane type, it is just as much about the YC-14 design team that created a multiorganizational culture, unafraid to "draw outside the lines," to create a dramatically capable airplane. To place the reader in the pilot's seat, Boeing and Air Force test pilots provide their reflections of the handling and performance of the YC-14. Equally intriguing, the challenges of designing a new airplane from start to finish are explored in detail.

Author: John K. Wimpress
ISBN-10: 076436653X
ISBN-13: 9780764366536
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2023
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 9.50w x 1.10d