Author: United States. National Resources Planning Board
Publisher:
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Category : Aircraft industry
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Post-war Problems of the Aircraft Industry
Author: United States. National Resources Planning Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aircraft industry
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aircraft industry
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Evolution and Design of American Air Power After World War II
Author: Steven Warren Martin
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Mobilization and Demobilization Problems, Hearings Before a Subcommittee ..., S. 1730 ..., S. 1893 ..., April 26, 1944
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1692
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The Jet Makers
Author: Charles D. Bright
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700631402
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This volume presents the history of the American jet aircraft manufacturing industry from World War II to 1972, documenting the evolution of its technology and covering the intricacies of its management, economics, and relations with the government. A valuable contribution to general aviation history, it also provides a unique opportunity to study the dynamic of a major U.S. industry. Charles D. Bright traces the momentous revolution of the aerospace era from birth to maturity, using as a base the jet aircraft industry. He investigates all significant aspects: the coming-of-age of aviation during World War II, including global transportation and aerodynamics; the development of jets and missiles from the Truman era to the Vietnam War; the controlling influence of national military strategy; the U.S. Air Force and other government markets; the mechanics of government procurement—bidding, pricing, buying; difficulties in the commercial airliner business; the ordering of technology and the prevailing “design or die” philosophy; and different systems of production through the years. Special attention is given to major problems such as the industry’s need for diversification and the skyrocketing costs that threaten to make aerospace products uneconomical. The conventional economic concerns of entry into and exit from the industry are treated in depth. Bright focuses on the overall economic pattern, from the first demand for aerospace machines for military, space, and commercial uses to the failures of recent times as the industry entered recession and peacetime equilibrium. He tells of the desperate competition among giants of the industry, those companies on the frontiers of technology that manufactured fixed-wing aircraft of their own design. This is the group that bore the brunt of adaptation to the jet age: Boeing, Curtiss-Wright, Douglas, Fairchild, General Dynamics, Grumman, Lockheed, martin, McDonnell, North American Northrop, and Republic. Central to the story are the reasons for America’s leadership in the jet age: enterprising business managers, scientists, and engineers; the pressure of economics; and manifold competition brought on by economics; and manifold competition brought on by the cold war. Bright points to an industry that has responded to incredible demands and that has shown the strength to weather storms. This volume is illustrated with fifty-five photographs depicting the growth in aircraft technology from 1945 to 1972. As a unique blend of aeronautic, economic, business, and military history, ikt will fascinate not only those connected with aviation and the aerospace industry, but also those interested in the history of technology, business management, and government-military-business relations. The Jet Makers received Honorable Mention in the 1977 History Manuscript award competition of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700631402
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This volume presents the history of the American jet aircraft manufacturing industry from World War II to 1972, documenting the evolution of its technology and covering the intricacies of its management, economics, and relations with the government. A valuable contribution to general aviation history, it also provides a unique opportunity to study the dynamic of a major U.S. industry. Charles D. Bright traces the momentous revolution of the aerospace era from birth to maturity, using as a base the jet aircraft industry. He investigates all significant aspects: the coming-of-age of aviation during World War II, including global transportation and aerodynamics; the development of jets and missiles from the Truman era to the Vietnam War; the controlling influence of national military strategy; the U.S. Air Force and other government markets; the mechanics of government procurement—bidding, pricing, buying; difficulties in the commercial airliner business; the ordering of technology and the prevailing “design or die” philosophy; and different systems of production through the years. Special attention is given to major problems such as the industry’s need for diversification and the skyrocketing costs that threaten to make aerospace products uneconomical. The conventional economic concerns of entry into and exit from the industry are treated in depth. Bright focuses on the overall economic pattern, from the first demand for aerospace machines for military, space, and commercial uses to the failures of recent times as the industry entered recession and peacetime equilibrium. He tells of the desperate competition among giants of the industry, those companies on the frontiers of technology that manufactured fixed-wing aircraft of their own design. This is the group that bore the brunt of adaptation to the jet age: Boeing, Curtiss-Wright, Douglas, Fairchild, General Dynamics, Grumman, Lockheed, martin, McDonnell, North American Northrop, and Republic. Central to the story are the reasons for America’s leadership in the jet age: enterprising business managers, scientists, and engineers; the pressure of economics; and manifold competition brought on by economics; and manifold competition brought on by the cold war. Bright points to an industry that has responded to incredible demands and that has shown the strength to weather storms. This volume is illustrated with fifty-five photographs depicting the growth in aircraft technology from 1945 to 1972. As a unique blend of aeronautic, economic, business, and military history, ikt will fascinate not only those connected with aviation and the aerospace industry, but also those interested in the history of technology, business management, and government-military-business relations. The Jet Makers received Honorable Mention in the 1977 History Manuscript award competition of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Mobilization and Demobilization Problems
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Mobilization and Demobilization Problems
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs. War Contracts Subcommittee
Publisher:
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Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
Some Aspects of Postwar Air and Surface Transportation
Author: Myles Elliott Robinson
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Report of President's Aircraft Board
Author: United States. President's Aircraft Board
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Problems of American Small Business
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Study Problems of American Small Business
Publisher:
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1542
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 1542
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Basic magnesium plant. November 17-28, 1944
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate the Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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