SpaceRef - History - United States - Programs

SpaceRef - History - United States - Programs - Aeronautics

AirborneTrailblazer: Two Decades with NASA Langley's 737 Flying Laboratory - (NASA SP-4216, 1994). This monograph-length work describes and analyzes the history of one research aircraft, the Boeing 737 used at Langley Research Center since 1974, and its role in further aeronautical technology. [NASA History Office].

Hugh L. Dryden's Careeer in Aviation and Space - (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 5, 1996). This biography of Hugh Dryden covers his early years as a child prodigy, his work during World War II, his time at the NACA, and his dedicated service to NASA. Adobe Acrobat file. [NASA History Office].

On the Frontier: Flight Research at Dryden, 1946-1981 - (NASA SP-4303, 1984). This book traces aerospace research and development activities at NASA's Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Facility from its start as the High-Speed Flight Research Station established by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1946 through its use as a site for the landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981. [NASA History Office].

Orders of Magnitude: A History of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990 - (NASA SP-4406, 1989). This book is a general introduction to NASA and aerospace exploration. [NASA History Office].

Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft - (NASA SP-468, 1985). This book provides an overview to the development of the airplane during the twentieth century. The first section covers propeller planes and the second section covers subsonic jet aircraft. [NASA History Office].

Reed, R. Dale. Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story. - (NASA SP-4220, 1998) This book details the history of research into lifting bodies at NASA - the vehicles that served as testbeds for the technology eventually used in the design of the Space Shuttle, the X-33, and the X-38. [NASA History Office].

The High Speed Frontier: Case Histories of Four NACA Programs, 1920-1950 (NASA SP-445, 1980) - This book tells the stories of the high-speed airfoil program, transonic wind tunnel development, high-speed propeller program, and the high-speed cowlings, air inlets and outlets, and internal-flow systems. This short book is a good primer on some of the groundbreaking aeronautics work that NASA's predecessor organization did. [NASA History Office].

Wind Tunnels of NASA - (NASA SP-440, 1981) This book is a useful guide to wind tunnels and covers their history from the days of the Wright brothers to the wind tunnels in use today. [NASA History Office].