Wood to metal: The structural origins of the modern airplane

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 914-918

  Jakab, Peter L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AVIATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WOOD;

WOOD AIRPLANE;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0033333940     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2551     Document Type: Article

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