Boeing Yc-14: US Air Force Experimental Stol Aircraft

By John K. Wimpress and Dan Dornseif

The Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement. This aircraft signaled many firsts in aircraft design, the most prominent being the use of upper-surface blowing (which turned the jet engine flow downward), combined with boundary-layer control, to allow flight at amazingly low airspeeds. The YC-14 program management consistently embraced new technologies, such as the use of "fly-by-light" flight controls and use of digital airframe design--technologies that would later become mainstream for Boeing. Although this book is about a specific airplane type, it is just as much about the YC-14 design team that created a multiorganizational culture, unafraid to "draw outside the lines," to create a dramatically capable airplane. To place the reader in the pilot's seat, Boeing and Air Force test pilots provide their reflections of the handling and performance of the YC-14. Equally intriguing, the challenges of designing a new airplane from start to finish are explored in detail.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076436653X
• ISBN13: 9780764366536
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.5" x 8.9"