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Ciminera, Michael V.,

The aircraft designers : a Grumman historical perspective / Michael V. Ciminera, Nothrop Grumman, vice president (retired) ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland. - 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations. - Library of flight series . - Library of flight. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.

The early years -- The war years -- Postwar years : first jets -- The dynamic 1950s and 1960s, and the Gulfstream legacy -- Lineage of airborne early warning systems -- The F-111B and the lineage of the F-14 -- Future systems -- Lineage of battlefield surveillance : RGWs, Pave Mover, and Joint Stars -- Lineage of electronic warfare -- Grumman in perspective -- Appendix: Aircraft designers and key teammates -- About the author -- Supporting materials.

ISBN: 9781624101786 (e-book)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation--History.
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation--Employees--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Airplanes--Design and construction--History.--United States
Aeronautical engineers--United States--Biography.
Designers--United States--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TL686.G78 / C56 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/6237460973