The wright brothers: First aeronautical engineers and test pilots

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 985-1006

  Culick, F E C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HISTORY;

FLIGHT MECHANICS; LATERAL DYNAMICS; WRIGHT BROTHERS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0038610684     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2046     Document Type: Article

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