{"product_id":"boeing-yc-14","title":"Boeing YC-14","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAlthough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEqually intriguing, the challenges of designing a new airplane from start to finish are explored in detail.[AuthorName]By John K. Wimpress[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Wimpress\u003c\/strong\u003e, Boeing aerodynamicist and airplane designer, was involved with the design of most of Boeing’s jet airplanes from the Air Force B-47 to the commercial 757. John was director of engineering on the US Air Force YC-14 STOL transport. He lives in Des Moines, Washington.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]145 color and b\/w photos[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]US Air Force Experimental STOL Aircraft[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]145 color and b\/w photos[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68384001097951,"sku":"9780764366536","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764366536.jpg?v=1793919811","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/boeing-yc-14","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}