Other technologies & applied sciences books

This report, ""On Supersonic Compressors and Nozzles,"" by Kurt Otto Friedrichs, is a specialized study focusing...  Read More >>

""Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964"" chronicles the key events and developments in space exploration and aerospace...  Read More >>

Filtered Rayleigh Scattering (FRS) is a non-intrusive, laser-based flow characterization technique that consists...  Read More >>

The new DOD space management process tried to improve on past performance, but still suffers from many inefficiencies....  Read More >>

The military's growing dependence on commercial satellite communications systems will become a strength or vulnerability...  Read More >>

Aircraft are being pushed beyond their original service life, increasing the potential for structural failures....  Read More >>

This paper develops a compelling case for a national space vision to advance the American vital interests of prosperity...  Read More >>

The Air Force Research Lab, Munitions Directorate, Flight Vehicles Integration Branch (AFRL/MNAV) developed a manportable,...  Read More >>

The purpose of this research was to develop a comprehensive digital avionics curriculum that will serve the needs...  Read More >>

Satellites are the only major Air Force systems with no maintenance, routine repair, or upgrade capability. The...  Read More >>

A low-speed wind tunnel study and flight tests were performed to examine the effects of a wing fence on the T-38A....  Read More >>

Field artillery units have a proud heritage dating back to the dawn of this nation, when artillery batteries fought...  Read More >>

When a non-US spacecraft reenters the Earth's atmosphere, having the ability to accurately determine its performance...  Read More >>

The study question ""Can Air Battle Manager (ABM) training be shortened without a reduction in quality by applying...  Read More >>

The research project studied the benfits of Magnetogasdynamic (MGD) acceleration on a scramjet nozzle. MGD is a...  Read More >>

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is an emerging technology that can be used to identify, locate and quantify structural...  Read More >>

If you believe weapons of mass destruction (WMD), chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives...  Read More >>

Aircraft maintenance performance has steadily declined since the Objective Wing organizational structure was implemented...  Read More >>

Four nuclear fallout mapping tools are studied to determine which tool predicts the most accurate fallout dose-rate...  Read More >>

Audio systems have been developed which use stereo headphones to project sound in three dimensions. When using these...  Read More >>

The cost and schedule advantages small satellites have over larger legacy systems have been studied, but there has...  Read More >>

Emerging technology in small autonomous flying vehicles requires the systems to have a precise navigation solution...  Read More >>

Few options currently exist to provide propulsion for extremely small satellites due to design constraints on power,...  Read More >>

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate has constructed and tested a coherent LIght Detection...  Read More >>

The Space Commission recommendations to realign Air Force space activities were only the first steps towards further...  Read More >>