Aeronautics-1903; aerospace-2003; ? ? 2103
@article{Allen2005Aeronautics1903A, title={Aeronautics-1903; aerospace-2003; ? ? 2103}, author={J. E. Allen}, journal={Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering}, year={2005}, volume={219}, pages={235 - 260} }
Abstract The centenary of the first manned flight was a unique occasion permitting a rare opportunity to range far into both the past and the future. Most of aeronautics must inevitably be focussed on the near future and immediate actions. However, there are some very long-term underlying issues which are invisible from a day-to-day perspective, but which should not be overlooked as they can be used very often to guide decisions that might otherwise be unsound. In Part 1, the paper reviews the…
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