mcdonnell douglas (22 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Unknown. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Interesting brochure for this new aircraft (in 1977) 17pp., plans, photographs, drawings, somne in colour. Filing holes to brochue, belse vgc. card covers 0.0.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 8 inches by 12 inches. 8 pages plus covers. Rear cover is a fold out. This appears to be marketing material aimed at developing NASA's Space Station and was communicating to NASA leadership that the "Five Star Team" sought to be contracted to deliver NASA's Work Package 2 (WP-2), under the direction of the Johnson Space Center. The team assembled by McDonnell Douglas also included Honeywell, IBM, Lockheed and RCA, making up--with McDonnell Douglas (making up the Five Stars). WP-2 consisted of key structural elements: Truss structure, Mobile Base for the Mobile Servicing Center, Airlocks, and Resource Nodes. It also included: External Thermal Control; Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Data Management, Communications and Tracking; Guidance, Navigation and Control, and Propulsion. Space Station Freedom was a NASA project to construct a permanently crewed Earth-orbiting space station in the 1980s. Although approved by then-president Ronald Reagan and announced in the 1984 State of the Union address, Freedom was never constructed or completed as originally designed, and after several cutbacks, the project evolved into the International Space Station program. Space Station Freedom was a joint project between four participating space agencies: NASA (United States), NASDA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). As the Apollo program began to wind down in the late 1960s, there were numerous proposals for what should follow it. Of the many proposals, large and small, three major themes emerged. Foremost among them was a crewed mission to Mars, using systems not unlike the ones used for Apollo. A permanent space station was also a major goal, both to help construct the large spacecraft needed for a Mars mission as well as to learn about long-term operations in space. Finally, a space logistics vehicle was intended to cheaply launch crews and cargo to that station. In the early 1970s, Spiro Agnew took these general plans to President Nixon, who was battling with a major federal budget deficit. When he presented the three concepts, Nixon told him to select one. After much debate, NASA selected the space logistics vehicle, which by this time was already known as the Space Shuttle. They argued that the Shuttle would so lower costs of launching cargo that it would make the construction of the station less expensive. From this point forward these plans were never seriously changed, in spite of dramatic changes to the funding environment and the complete redesign of the Shuttle concept. In the early 1980s, with the Space Shuttle completed, NASA proposed the creation of a large, permanently crewed space station, which then-NASA Administrator James M. Beggs called "the next logical step" in space. In some ways it was meant to be the U.S. answer to the Soviet Mir. NASA plans called for the station, which was later dubbed Space Station Freedom, to function as an orbiting repair shop for satellites, an assembly point for spacecraft, an observation post for astronomers, a microgravity laboratory for scientists, and a microgravity factory for companies. Reagan announced plans to build Space Station Freedom in 1984, stating: "We can follow our dreams to distant stars, living and working in space for peaceful economic and scientific gain." In 1993, the Clinton administration announced the transformation of Space Station Freedom into the International Space Station (ISS). NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin supervised the addition of Russia to the project. To accommodate reduced budgets, the station design was scaled back from 508 to 353 square feet (47 to 33 m ), the crew capacity of the NASA-provided part was reduced from 7 to 3 (while the complete station is crewed by 6 but may be increased to 7), and the station's functions were reduced. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000.

Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. One sheet, approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustration on one side and text related to The Space Station Team on the other side. This described the combination, under McDonnell Douglas leadership, of Honeywell, IBM, Lockheed, and RCA to compete for work on the Space Station project. This group subsequently became know as The Five Star Team. The text side identifies the technical areas of responsibility of each team member. The illustration on the other side utilizes the names of each of the team members to from a model of the space station. (Black and White graphic except for the term NASA appearing in red near the center of the image. Space Station Freedom was a NASA project to construct a permanently crewed Earth-orbiting space station in the 1980s. Although approved by then-president Ronald Reagan and announced in the 1984 State of the Union address, Freedom was never constructed or completed as originally designed, and after several cutbacks, the project evolved into the International Space Station program. Space Station Freedom was a joint project between four participating space agencies: NASA (United States), NASDA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). As the Apollo program began to wind down in the late 1960s, there were numerous proposals for what should follow it. Of the many proposals, large and small, three major themes emerged. Foremost among them was a crewed mission to Mars, using systems not unlike the ones used for Apollo. A permanent space station was also a major goal, both to help construct the large spacecraft needed for a Mars mission as well as to learn about long-term operations in space. Finally, a space logistics vehicle was intended to cheaply launch crews and cargo to that station. In the early 1970s, Spiro Agnew took these general plans to President Nixon, who was battling with a major federal budget deficit. When he presented the three concepts, Nixon told him to select one. After much debate, NASA selected the space logistics vehicle, which by this time was already known as the Space Shuttle. They argued that the Shuttle would so lower costs of launching cargo that it would make the construction of the station less expensive. From this point forward these plans were never seriously changed, in spite of dramatic changes to the funding environment and the complete redesign of the Shuttle concept. In the early 1980s, with the Space Shuttle completed, NASA proposed the creation of a large, permanently crewed space station, which then-NASA Administrator James M. Beggs called "the next logical step" in space. In some ways it was meant to be the U.S. answer to the Soviet Mir. NASA plans called for the station, which was later dubbed Space Station Freedom, to function as an orbiting repair shop for satellites, an assembly point for spacecraft, an observation post for astronomers, a microgravity laboratory for scientists, and a microgravity factory for companies. Reagan announced plans to build Space Station Freedom in 1984, stating: "We can follow our dreams to distant stars, living and working in space for peaceful economic and scientific gain." In 1993, the Clinton administration announced the transformation of Space Station Freedom into the International Space Station (ISS). NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin supervised the addition of Russia to the project. To accommodate reduced budgets, the station design was scaled back from 508 to 353 square feet (47 to 33 m ), the crew capacity of the NASA-provided part was reduced from 7 to 3 (while the complete station is crewed by 6 but may be increased to 7), and the station's functions were reduced. Its first component was launched into orbit in 1998, with the first long-term residents arriving in November 2000. Single sheet, printed on both sides.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorSusan J. Douglas is the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Michigan. She is the author of five books, including The Rise of Enlightened Sexism (2010), List.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paper cover has several creases and glue repaired tears, light tanning & soiling to page edges. A tidy firmly bound copy with clean contents illustrated in b/w throughout.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In.

N.d. Poertfolio. [167691].

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 315 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A unique collection of 32 test pilot and manufacturer photos (+10 duplicates) relating primarily to "F-15 Peace Sun" 1975-97. Colour and b/w @26x21cm with some variation, mostly Kodak Paper with printed or ms captions or blank to the backs. Presented in clear pockets in a gilt-titled blue Gulfstream Aerospace ringbinder with brass corners and ms spine label "F-15 Program / Data Aircraft" 27x30cm. Generally very good. "Peace Sun" was core to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) - USAF relationship. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 air superiority fighter entered service in 1976. RSAF ordered 60 in 1977. The sale was extremely sensitive domestically and in the Middle East. The Carter Administration committed to it on assurances the Saudis would not attack Israel with them. McDonnell Douglas began training Saudi personnel in 1980, formally heralded the roll-out in August 1981, and delivered in 1982-83 with capability degraded to a more defensive role. Thus in 1985 the CIA assessed RSAF's overall capacity as follows: "Although the Air Force is capable of defending Saudi Arabia against air attacks from Iran, North Yemen, and South Yemen, it cannot sustain high intensity combat against a major regional power such as Israel or Iraq. Nor will it be capable of operating effectively outside of Saudi Arabia in the near term. Facilities needed to support Saudi Air Force operations over Jordan, Iraq, or Syria are inadequate and vulnerable to Israeli airstrikes". Under subsequent Peace Sun phases, the RSAF ordered 12 in 1987 (delivered by 1992), separately received 24 from USAF European bases in 1990, and in 1991 ordered 72 (delivered mid-late 1990s). PHOTOS: The earliest feature Lt-Col Ed McDowell as a test pilot at Edwards AFB and apparently as a RSAF trainer at McDonnell Douglas. McDowell (1933-2025) joined USAF in 1958 and flew over 200 F-4 combat missions during the Vietnam War. Familiar with at least 16 different aircraft, he worked as an Experimental Test Pilot and trainer, joining McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in this capacity, and was the main test pilot for the Rockwell B-1 bomber. PHOTOS 1-3: at Edwards AFB show the B-1 Flight Crew including McDowell (AFFTC), Rockwell pilot Charlie Bock and others (1 Apr 76); McDowell and Bock disembarking the B-1 (13 Jun 75); and McDowell in front of the B-1 (c1975-76) // PHOTO 4: Uncaptioned but McDowell pictured centrally dining in canteen with colleagues, probably a Saudi group on the table behind, suggesting during training 1980-81 // PHOTOS 5-8: "Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 Roll-Out, McDonnell Douglas, St Louis Aug 81" (from banner and caption to verso). The event is in a hangar with F-15 in Saudi livery partially visible. McDowell is clearly identifiable in one. Another uncaptioned shows an exchange of documentation. // PHOTOS 9-10: a pair of uncaptioned group photos with large Saudi military and RSAF delegations and US military in front of a RSAF liveried F-15. One figure in traditional Saudi dress may be a Government official. They likely relate to training at McDonnell Douglas. // PHOTOS 11-24: a business suited Saudi delegation of 4 on a tour of the McDonnell Douglas facility, taking turns seated in a cockpit presumably an F-15, and group photos in front of a USAF-liveried F-15. Uncaptioned but possibly about contemporary with Photos 9-10. // PHOTOS 25-26: close-up views of an opened F-15 nose cone revealing its radar system (uncaptioned). // PHOTOS 27-31 (+10 Duplicates): 5 different images of unliveried F-15s taking off at McDonnell Douglas St Louis, printed captions to the backs, one painted in desert camouflage dated 6/95, the rest 7/95. // PHOTO 32: a crashed F-15 (lighter paper, uncaptioned). (References: Global Security website; CIA, "Saudi Air Force Modernization: The Emergence of a Regional Power - A Research Paper (Secret), May 1985 - Sanitized copy approved for release 2010/09/20"; McDowell's obituary, McCullough Funeral Home website).

Zustand: Used - Good. Good paperbacks. Parts 1 & 2. Owner's name on front page in each with some notes in pen throughout. Light wear. This is a heavy set (around 2 kg packed); additional postage may be required.

N.d. Portfolio with 19 col.plts. [167689].

1st edition. Large, colour-printed plates loose in a plastic bag. Remain particularly well-preserved, bright and clean. Physical description; colour, ill, 36 cm, 13 plates, 1 page. Subjects; Aircrafts. Airplanes. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. 3 Kg.