First-Born of Soviet Aviation Science,
Abstract
The article briefly traces the role of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute im. Prof. N. E. Zhukovskiy (TsAGI) in the development of Soviet military and civilian aviation. It discusses some of the technical problems encountered in the development of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flights and steps undertaken to solve them. Some of the TsAGI wind tunnels and their role in aircraft development are described. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0719802
Entities
People
- A. I. Makarevskii
- A. N. Petunin
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center