9780764300486 - Navaho Missile Project: The Story of the "Know-How" Missile of American Rocketry (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) von Gibson, James N. (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Softcover. 95pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine. From the back cover- "The Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs.".

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. 2004. Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 160+ color and b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 494. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new unread.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology alone the Navaho made possible the Thor, Jupiter and Redstone missiles. It also allowed the constructi.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations on front and back covers. Illustrations (160 color & b/w photographs). Technical Data. Bibliography. The text is largely in a two-column format. Explains the technical and historical aspects of the little known Navaho program here for the first time. James N. Gibson is a degreed Aerospace Engineer with over a decade of experience working on such programs as the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and the Delta II and Delta IV launch vehicles. His father was also an aerospace engineer who worked on such projects as the Navaho cruise Missile. This however doesn't explain why he would write on this subject. That reason is because he had become aware that most of the books being published on nuclear delivery systems were filled with errors. To correct this and place before the public all the nuclear systems the United States has ever deployed he began writing. The Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology alone the Navaho made possible the Thor, Jupiter and Redstone missiles. It also allowed the construction of the Atlas ICBM's engines, and in the years to come this engine technology would power the Apollo moon rocket, and the Space Shuttle. The Navaho project achieved major advances in every discipline of engineering and electronics. The program also gave us the airborne digital computer, modular electronic circuitry, and the all inertial navigation system. The development of modular circuitry alone revolutionized the electronics industry, improving the reliability and repairability of countless electronic devices. In just ten years this program accomplished several technological firsts. The X-10 test drone was the first turbojet powered vehicle to exceed Mach 2. It also was the first aircraft to fly a complete mission under inertial(computer) guidance. Later, the G-26 ramjet powered vehicle became the first jet aircraft to reach Mach 3 and an altitude of 77,000 feet. Even the Navaho booster engine would set a record by producing 405,000 lbs. of thrust-a benchmark that would last for five years. These accomplishments have escaped public notice for more than three decades due to the program's "Top Secret" classification. Years after its cancellation many of its documents are still classified as "Secret". James Gibson's book explains the technical and historical aspects of the Navaho program here for the first time. The North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation. The final design was capable of delivering a nuclear weapon to the USSR from bases within the US, while cruising at Mach 3 (2,300 mph) at 60,000 feet altitude. The missile was named after the Navajo Nation, starting with "NA" for North American, Through this period the US Air Force was developing the SM-65 Atlas, based on rocket technology developed for Navaho. Atlas filled the same performance goals but could do so with total flight times measured in minutes rather than hours, and flying at speeds and altitudes which made them immune to interception. With the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 and the ensuing fears of a missile gap, Navaho continued as a backup, before being canceled in 1958.