{"product_id":"flight-research-at-nasa-langley-mark-a-chambers-9780738544373","title":"Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo inside the aeronautical history of the Langley Research Center from its beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1915, a unique flight research operations division was established at the nation's first civilian aeronautics research laboratory, the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. Langley flight research personnel helped the nation's aircraft industry bloom during the Golden Era of aviation throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Langley's flight research then helped win World War II with performance-enhancing modifications to new aircraft. During the Cold War, Langley helped the country maintain an edge in aeronautics over its Warsaw Pact rivals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the space race began, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 and Langley's pilots were instrumental in training astronauts. In addition to advancing rotorcraft during the 1960s and 1970s, Langley research pioneered a multitude of military and civil Vertical Short Takeoff and Landing (V\/STOL) concepts. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Langley research developed advancements in general and commercial aviation technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark A. Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073854437X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738544373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.62w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 166","brand":"Mark A. Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981148324095,"sku":"9780738544373","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5289a703-1487-464e-b837-c1c48f300d0a.jpg?v=1683253922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flight-research-at-nasa-langley-mark-a-chambers-9780738544373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}