AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH IN GERMANY

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From the pioneering glider flights of Otto Lilienthal (1891) to the advanced avionics of todays Airbus passenger jets aeronautical research in Germany has been at the forefront of the birth and advancement of aeronautics. On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the Wright Brothers first powered flight (December 1903) this Englishlanguage edition of STRONGAeronautical Research in Germany/STRONG recounts and celebrates the considerable contributions made in Germany to the invention and ongoing development of aircraft. /Featuring hundreds of historic photos and nontechnical language this comprehensive and scholarly account will interest historians engineers and also all serious airplane devotees. Through individual contributions by 35 aeronautical experts it covers in fascinating detail the milestones of the first 100 years of aeronautical research in Germany within the broader context of the scientific political and industrial milieus. This richly illustrated and authoritative volume constitutes a most timely and substantial overview of the crucial contributions to the foundation and advancement of aeronautics made by German scientists and engiFrom the pioneering glider flights of Otto Lilienthal (1891) to the advanced avionics of todays Airbus passenger jets aeronautical research in Germany has been at the forefront of the birth and advancement of aeronautics. On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the Wright Brothers first powered flight (December 1903) this Englishlanguage edition of STRONGAeronautical Research in Germany/STRONG recounts and celebrates the considerable contributions made in Germany to the invention and ongoing development of aircraft. /Featuring hundreds of historic photos and nontechnical language this comprehensive and scholarly account will interest historians engineers and also all serious airplane devotees. Through individual contributions by 35 aeronautical experts it covers in fascinating detail the milestones of the first 100 years of aeronautical research in Germany within the broader context of the scientific political and industrial milieus. This richly illustrated and authoritative volume constitutes a most timely and substantial overview of the crucial contributions to the foundation and advancement of aeronautics made by German scientists and engiPart 1 Introduction. Aeronautical Research and Technology. Part 2 The Political Institutional and Industrial Environment of German Aeronautical Research. Aeronautical Research Comes into Being During the Time of the Empire. The Difficult Situation of Aeronautical Research and the Aeronautical Industry During the Weimar Republic 19191932. The High Rating of Aeronautical Research During the Third Reich. The Reconstruction of German Aeronautical Research after 1945. Part 3 Results of German Aeronautical Research. From the Beginning to the End of World War Two. Concept and Configuration. Aerodynamics the Key to Succ

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