Selling id: dianepublish,
Rated by buyers 4.8
State: new
How soon does it ship: Usually ships in 1-2 business days;
From: PA, United States
Remarks: New in no jacket pp. 86. Originally designed & built as a demonstration model for NASA & the USAF, the Grumman X-29 fighter is more maneuverable & less expensive to operate than any other conventional aircraft. Describes the origins of the forward-swept wing concept & the technological developments that revived this once-ignored wing plan. Includes complete details of the X-29is systems & construction, including: digital fly-by-wire flight control; the power plant engine; the lightweight space-age materials; the NASA-developed super critical wing; & the three-surface pitch control. Over 100 b/w & colour line drawings & photos. This is a remainder book which is new and never used. It may have a remainder mark on the edge of the pages.
