Stealth : the secret contest to invent invisible aircraft
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020].
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) and index.
Description
"To American planners and strategists at the outset of the Cold War, the ultimate way to gain ascendance over the USSR was only a question. What if the United States could defend its airspace while at the same time send a plane through Soviet skies undetected? A craft with such capacity would have to be essentially invisible to radar - an apparently miraculous feat of physics and engineering. In Stealth, Peter Westwick unveils the process by which the impossible was achieved. Stealth is a tale of two aerospace companies, Lockheed and Northrop, and their fierce competition - with each other and with themselves - to obtain what was estimated one of the largest procurement contracts in history. Westwick's book fully explores the individual and collective ingenuity and determination required to make these planes and in the process provides a fresh view of the period leading up to the end of the Soviet Union. Taking into account the role of technology, as well as the art and science of physics and engineering, Westwick offers an engaging narrative, one that immerses readers in the race to produce a weapon that some thought might save the world, and which certainly changed it."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aeronautics, Military -- Research -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Aeronautics, Military -- Research -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
B-2 bomber -- History.
F-117 (Jet attack plane) -- History.
Stealth aircraft -- Design and construction.
Stealth aircraft -- United States -- History.
Aeronautics, Military -- Research -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
B-2 bomber -- History.
F-117 (Jet attack plane) -- History.
Stealth aircraft -- Design and construction.
Stealth aircraft -- United States -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Westwick, P. J. (2020). Stealth: the secret contest to invent invisible aircraft . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Westwick, Peter J.. 2020. Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Westwick, Peter J.. Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft Oxford University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Westwick, Peter J.. Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft Oxford University Press, 2020.
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