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This illustrated volume by NASA presents a history of NASA Langley Research Center's contributions to flight. It is a revision & expansion of Winds of Change,Ó James Schultz's wonderful Guide to the Center, written as part of the national celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. You will read about one of the Nation's oldest R&D facilities, a place of imagination & ingenuity. Chapters; craving flight, a laboratory for flight, refining the airplane, swords & plowshares, beyond the home planet, expertise applied, redefining roles, & beyond the first 100 years. Extensive bibliography. Oversize, coated stock, & color & black & white photos. Beautifully designed!Schultz, James is the author of 'Crafting Flight : Aircraft Pioneers and the Contributions of the Men and Women of NASA Langley Research Center', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756738426 and ISBN 0756738423.
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