{"product_id":"wingless-flight-the-lifting-body-story-9780813156279","title":"Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost lifting bodies, or \"flying bathtubs\" as they were called, were so ugly only an engineer could love them, and yet, what an elegant way to keep wings from burning off in supersonic flight between earth and orbit. Working in their spare time (because they couldn't initially get official permission), Dale Reed and his team of engineers demonstrated the potential of the design that led to the Space Shuttle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWingless Flight\u003c\/i\u003e takes us behind the scenes with just the right blend of technical information and fascinating detail (the crash of M2-F2 found new life as the opening credit for TV's \"The Six Million Dollar Man\"). The flying bathtub, itself, is finding new life as the proposed escape-pod for the Space Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Dale Reed,Darlene Lister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813156279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eR. Dale Reed\u003c\/b\u003e retired from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in 1985 but still works with NASA as a contract engineer. He has authored numerous articles and technical reports, managed nineteen NASA programs, including the flight test of a prototype Mars airplane, and acquired four patents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45440022741107,"sku":"9780813156279","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4fd20fdc-2553-41d6-9b92-e962471c18ae.jpg?v=1788440431","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wingless-flight-the-lifting-body-story-9780813156279","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}