Thinking Obliquely: Robert T. Jones, the Oblique Wing, NASA's AD-1 Demonstrator, and its Legacy

By Bruce I. Larrimer

Chapter 1 reviews the life of NASA aerodynamicist Robert T. Jones and his path to the oblique wing. Chapter 2 covers the extensive wind tunnel, model, computer-code, and simulation testing, first at Langley and later at Ames, as well as a number of NASA industry design contracts undertaken by Boeing and Lockheed. Chapter 3 reviews the design and fabrication of the AD-1 Oblique Wing Research Aircraft and its subsequent proposed use as a joined-wing demonstrator. Chapter 4 describes the flight testing and flight evaluation of the AD-1. Chapter 5 reviews the supersonic F-8 followup oblique-wing program. And, finally, chapter 6 reviews the subsequent oblique-wing plans and proposals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626830053
• ISBN13: 9781626830059
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: National Aeronautis & Space Administration
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.8"