The Song Remains the Same: United States Marine Corps and V/STOL

Abstract

The USMC desired a fixed-wing VSTOL aircraft since the 1950's for two reasons; basing flexibility and Close Air Support responsiveness, While those two reasons have remained constant, various explanations for those reasons have arisen and changed throughout the years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403750

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Coolican

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.