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.
Author: John K. Wimpress
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 08/28/2023
Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #60
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.9lbs
Size: 8.90h x 9.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780764366536
Language: English
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