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Arts and Humanities

2009

Aviation

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Full-Text Articles in Engineering

"Sie Kommen" (They're Coming), David Hamilton Sep 2009

"Sie Kommen" (They're Coming), David Hamilton

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

The exciting story of the training, mission briefings and overall planning that lead to the success and failure of major troop carrier operations in World War II. Told by a C-47 pilot who flew ‘pathfinder’ missions on D-Day; supply missions for Bastogne; and for ‘Market Garden’, the invasion of Holland.


On The Inside Of Spaceshipone, Dan Linehan Feb 2009

On The Inside Of Spaceshipone, Dan Linehan

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Hear the inside story of the development, testing and flight of the world’s first privately built and piloted manned spacecraft by the author of “SpaceShip One” An Illustrated History”. Exciting photos, videos and animations will help explain how and why all this took place.


Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (Joint Stars) --- The Early Days, George Cusimano Jan 2009

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (Joint Stars) --- The Early Days, George Cusimano

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

J-STARS is the airborne, battle management radar platform that was such a resounding success during Desert Storm I . Hear the exciting story of the challenges associated with its early development, from the Flight Test Engineer and Mission Commander who was involved from the very start.