Title The aircraft designers : a Grumman historical perspective / Michael V. Ciminera, Nothrop Grumman, vice president (retired) ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland

Published Reston, Virginia : Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations Series Library of flight series Library of flight. Contents The early years -- The war years -- Postwar years : first jets -- The dynamic 1950s and 1960s, and the Gulfstream legacy -- Lineage of airborne early warning systems -- The F-111B and the lineage of the F-14 -- Future systems -- Lineage of battlefield surveillance : RGWs, Pave Mover, and Joint Stars -- Lineage of electronic warfare -- Grumman in perspective -- Appendix: Aircraft designers and key teammates -- About the author -- Supporting materials Summary This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the designers and engineers who conceived and built Grumman aircraft from the founding of the company in 1929 until its 1994 acquisition by Northrop. It focuses on the people, disciplines, processes, and anecdotes behind the creation of such past icons as the F6F Wildcat and TBF Avenger and modern-day weapon systems like the F-14 Tomcat, E-2 Hawkeye, EA-6B Prowler, and Joint STARS. The author identifies key team members who contributed to the creation and development of each new design, creating an unparalleled historical record of the aeronautical achievements of the Grumman Corporation and he chronicles the evolution from the aircraft design of the past, which bore the earmark of the chief engineer/designer, to today's complex aircraft systems, which require a significant team effort involving such disciplines as aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, avionics, systems analysis, software, simulation, and testing. -- Edited summary from book Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index Notes Print version record Subject Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation -- History Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation -- Employees -- Biography SUBJECT Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation fast Subject Airplanes -- United States -- Design and construction -- History Aeronautical engineers -- United States -- Biography Designers -- United States -- Biography Aeronautical engineers Airplanes -- Design and construction Designers Employees United States Genre/Form Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Allen, Ned, editor Grumman, Nothrop, author ISBN 9781624101786 162410178X

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