Research and Development Contributions to Aviation Progress (RADCAP). Volume 1. Summary Report

Abstract

A two volume report contains the results of a joint DoD-NASA-DoT study of U.S. aeronautical progress since 1925. Volume 1 reviews the positive contributions of military aeronautical research and development programs to civil aviation, and assesses some possible future contributions of those military programs. The summary of detailed results is concerned with a review of the progress that has been made in aviation since 1925 an examination of current and planned military aeronautical programs with an assessment of their relevancy to civil aviation, relationships to the needs of civil airliner technology, and important findings and observations in the RADCAP Study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750108

Entities

People

  • John G. Paulisick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • High Lift Devices
  • Military Aviation
  • Research Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Swept Wings
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Computer Science.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.