Download PDF Centennial of Aviation March 1, 2004 Volume 34 Issue 1 Articles In This Issue Building on the Legacy: A Vision for the Future Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorRobert S. Walker Technology development in hypersonics could remap the future. At the opening session of the Commission of the Future on the United States Aerospace Industry (the Aerospace Commission), I quoted Wilbur Wright who once opined that mankind would not achieve flight "for a thousand years." ... Technology and the F-16 Fighting Falcon Jet Fighter Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorHarry J. Hillaker The judicious application of advanced technologies and design innovations gave the F-16 unprecedented performance capabilities at an affordable cost. The Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon was initially ridiculed and rejected by both the company and the Air Force for being too small and too light to ... Remembering the Legacy: Highlights of the First 100 Years of Aviation Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorRichard P. Hallion We must commit ourselves to remaining an aerospace nation and to reinvigorating the aerospace industry. There are many lessons to be learned, both positive and negative, from the first 100 years of flight.1 On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright completed the world’s first powered, ... Mechanics, Control, and Applications of Biomimetic Robotic Locomotion Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorJoel W. Burdick Remarks delivered by Joel W. Burdick at the National Academy of Engineering 1999 National Meeting, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irving CA. Introduction Since mobility can be an essential requirement for the operation of many autonomous systems, robotic locomotion has been actively studied ... The Evolution of Military Aviation Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorMichael A. Clarke In the twenty-first century, we will see the dawn of the space fleet. In the 100th year of powered manned flight, it is appropriate that we step back and review the evolution of military aviation and look ahead to the future. How did the United States achieve its current dominance in the air? ... The Role of Size in the Future of Aeronautics Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorAlan H. Epstein Once Aircraft no longer required human operators, they could be made much smaller. Since the first controlled powered flight by the Wright brothers 100 years ago, aircraft size and range have been important measures of progress in aviation. Large payloads have always required large aircraft ... Centennial of Aviation (editorial) Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorC. D. (Dan) Mote Jr. December 17, 2003, at 10:35 a.m. marked the centennial of the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers. This milestone in aerospace history calls for both reflection on the past and some speculation about the future of flight. Among the many celebrations of that ...
Building on the Legacy: A Vision for the Future Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorRobert S. Walker Technology development in hypersonics could remap the future. At the opening session of the Commission of the Future on the United States Aerospace Industry (the Aerospace Commission), I quoted Wilbur Wright who once opined that mankind would not achieve flight "for a thousand years." ...
Technology and the F-16 Fighting Falcon Jet Fighter Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorHarry J. Hillaker The judicious application of advanced technologies and design innovations gave the F-16 unprecedented performance capabilities at an affordable cost. The Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon was initially ridiculed and rejected by both the company and the Air Force for being too small and too light to ...
Remembering the Legacy: Highlights of the First 100 Years of Aviation Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorRichard P. Hallion We must commit ourselves to remaining an aerospace nation and to reinvigorating the aerospace industry. There are many lessons to be learned, both positive and negative, from the first 100 years of flight.1 On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright completed the world’s first powered, ...
Mechanics, Control, and Applications of Biomimetic Robotic Locomotion Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorJoel W. Burdick Remarks delivered by Joel W. Burdick at the National Academy of Engineering 1999 National Meeting, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irving CA. Introduction Since mobility can be an essential requirement for the operation of many autonomous systems, robotic locomotion has been actively studied ...
The Evolution of Military Aviation Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorMichael A. Clarke In the twenty-first century, we will see the dawn of the space fleet. In the 100th year of powered manned flight, it is appropriate that we step back and review the evolution of military aviation and look ahead to the future. How did the United States achieve its current dominance in the air? ...
The Role of Size in the Future of Aeronautics Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorAlan H. Epstein Once Aircraft no longer required human operators, they could be made much smaller. Since the first controlled powered flight by the Wright brothers 100 years ago, aircraft size and range have been important measures of progress in aviation. Large payloads have always required large aircraft ...
Centennial of Aviation (editorial) Monday, March 1, 2004 AuthorC. D. (Dan) Mote Jr. December 17, 2003, at 10:35 a.m. marked the centennial of the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers. This milestone in aerospace history calls for both reflection on the past and some speculation about the future of flight. Among the many celebrations of that ...