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Concept to Reality: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to US Civil Aircraft of the 1990sThis document is intended to be a companion to NASA SP-2000-4519, 'Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s'. Material included in the combined set of volumes provides informative and significant examples of the impact of Langley's research on U.S. civil and military aircraft of the 1990s. This volume, 'Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s', highlights significant Langley contributions to safety, cruise performance, takeoff and landing capabilities, structural integrity, crashworthiness, flight deck technologies, pilot-vehicle interfaces, flight characteristics, stall and spin behavior, computational design methods, and other challenging technical areas for civil aviation. The contents of this volume include descriptions of some of the more important applications of Langley research to current civil fixed-wing aircraft (rotary-wing aircraft are not included), including commercial airliners, business aircraft, and small personal-owner aircraft. In addition to discussions of specific aircraft applications, the document also covers contributions of Langley research to the operation of civil aircraft, which includes operating problems. This document is organized according to disciplinary technologies, for example, aerodynamics, structures, materials, and flight systems. Within each discussion, examples are cited where industry applied Langley technologies to specific aircraft that were in operational service during the 1990s and the early years of the new millennium. This document is intended to serve as a key reference for national policy makers, internal NASA policy makers, Congressional committees, the media, and the general public. Therefore, it has been written for a broad general audience and does not presume any significant technical expertise. An extensive bibliography is provided for technical specialists and others who desire a more indepth discussion of the contributions.
Document ID
20030059513
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Special Publication (SP)
Authors
Chambers, Joseph R. (Chambers (Joseph R.) Yorktown, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
General
Report/Patent Number
NASA/SP-2003-4529
NAS 1.21:4529
LC-2002026352
Report Number: NASA/SP-2003-4529
Report Number: NAS 1.21:4529
Report Number: LC-2002026352
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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