The YC-14 STOL prototype : its design, development, and flight test : an engineer's personal view of an airplane development

Content: Part I. Issues, Debates and Challenges; 1. Introduction; 2. The Issues and Debates Defined; Part II. Contemporary Issues; 3. Interdisciplinary Research Involving Children; 4. The Research Process Reviewed from a Child's Rights Perspective; 5. The Relationship Between the Researcher and the Researched; 6. Children and Young People as Researchers; Part III. Policy and Practice Issues; 7. Implications for Policy and Practice and Impact on Children's Lives; References; Index. Wimpress (retired, Boeing Aircraft Co.) And Newberry (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA) translate their nostalgia about an era when innovative design ideas and flying hardware dominated computer hardware into this case study of a "technology demonstrator" developed by Boeing for the US Air Force in the 1970s. Aircraft history aficionados should relish the numerous blueprints and b&w photographs. No index. c. Book News Inc This case study takes the reader through the request for proposal process of the YC-14 Stol prototype aircraft, detailed design and construction, and ground and flight tests. The effects of politics, management and personalities on the project are also addressed.