Description
| Product ID: | 9780764366536 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Legends of Warfare: Aviation |
| Title: | Boeing YC-14 |
| Subtitle: | US Air Force Experimental STOL Aircraft |
| Authors: | Author: John K. Wimpress |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Military vehicles, Military aircraft |
| Description: | The Boeing YC-14 was prototype aircraft intended to replace the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The aircraft never entered full production, and just two prototypes were built. Author John Wimpress was a member of the YC-14 design team, providing him intimate knowledge of this rare aircraft. The Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement. This aircraft signaled many firsts in aircraft design, the most prominent being the use of upper-surface blowing (which turned the jet engine flow downward), combined with boundary-layer control, to allow flight at amazingly low airspeeds. The YC-14 program management consistently embraced new technologies, such as the use of “fly-by-light” flight controls and use of digital airframe design—technologies that would later become mainstream for Boeing. Although this book is about a specific airplane type, it is just as much about the YC-14 design team that created a multiorganizational culture, unafraid to “draw outside the lines,” to create a dramatically capable airplane. To place the reader in the pilot’s seat, Boeing and Air Force test pilots provide their reflections of the handling and performance of the YC-14. Equally intriguing, the challenges of designing a new airplane from start to finish are explored in detail. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-28 |
