Air Force: disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990
"While successful developments in aviation receive considerable attention, the projects that failed or otherwise did not live up to expectations receive far less, if any, scrutiny. Typically, unsuccessful efforts are briefer in duration and have a less visible paper trail. Thus, while the liter...
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| Ausgabe: | First edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series
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| Zusammenfassung: | "While successful developments in aviation receive considerable attention, the projects that failed or otherwise did not live up to expectations receive far less, if any, scrutiny. Typically, unsuccessful efforts are briefer in duration and have a less visible paper trail. Thus, while the literature is rich in success stories, we tend to "forget" or simply bury our failures. And, as one observer has suggested, "that there were failures, mistakes, and wrong turns reminds us that progress is not inevitable, that acknowledged error can be as instructive as success, and that roads not taken impose a price all their own." Here, author Kenneth P. Werrell tells of a race to overcome obstacles-politics, resources, competing technologies, timing-in the quest to deliver quality, if not war-winning machinery. The focus of Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures: 1940-1990 is on aircraft (e.g., bombers, fighters, transports) and missiles (e.g., cruise missiles, standoff missiles, ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles). An intelligence system is also evaluated. These case studies give the context and details of the development, testing, and, as appropriate, operational service. Highlighting the problems and criticisms of these systems then provides an opportunity to determine what went wrong. The reasons for the failures of these systems vary from the obvious (money, delays, technical problems) to more complex reasons, such as the foe's reaction, politics, new technologies, and timing. The tale of these disappointments is a heretofore untold story. These projects, in which the US Air Force stumbled, are outliers within the overall success of the service, and, fortunately, its successes outnumber the failures"-- |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index. |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 338 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781648431296 |
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| contents | Escort Bombers: Boeing XB-40 and Consolidated XB-41 -- The Backup: Consolidated B-32 Dominator -- Dive Bombers the AAF Didn't Want: Douglas A-24 Dauntless, Curtiss A-25, and Vultee A-31/A-35 -- Carmaker's Airplane: General Motors XP-75 Eagle -- Pusher-Propelled Aircraft: Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose, Curtiss- Wright XP-55 Ascender, and Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet -- Big and Little: McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat and Bell XP-77 -- Prop to Jet: Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster, Douglas XB-42A, and Douglas XB-43 -- Northrop's Flying Wings: Northrop XB-35, Northrop XB-49, Northrop YRB-49A, and Northrop XP-79 -- Prop Conversion to Jet Power: Convair YB-60 -- Unique Propulsion: North American F-86 Sabre, Republic XF91, Convair XF-81, McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo, and Republic XF-84H -- Nuclear-Powered Aircraft: Convair NB-36H -- Unique Launch: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, FICON, and ZELL -- Supersonic Bomber: Convair B-58 Hustler -- Controversial Aircraft: General Dynamics F-111 -- Mach-3 Bomber: North American B-70 Valkyrie -- Dream Bomber: North American Rockwell B-1A -- Jet Hot Rod: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter -- Transports: Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, Convair C-99, Fairchild C-120 Pack Plane, and Douglas C-133 Cargomaster -- World War II Cruise Missiles: General Motors A-1, APHRODITE, German V-1, Republic JB-2, and Northrop JB-1 -- Intercontinental Cruise Missiles: Northrop SM-62 Snark and North American XSM-64 Navaho -- Standoff Missile: Bell XB-63 Rascal -- International Controversy: Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt -- Mobile ICBM: Rail Garrison Missile -- US Surface-to-Air Missile: Boeing IM-99 Bomarc -- Hughes's Failed Air-to-Air Missile: Hughes AIM-4D -- Electronic Battlefield: Igloo White |
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| spelling | Werrell, Kenneth P. 1938- Verfasser (DE-588)1333261497 aut Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 Kenneth P. Werrell First edition College Station Texas A&M University Press [2024] © 2024 xii, 338 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series Includes index. Escort Bombers: Boeing XB-40 and Consolidated XB-41 -- The Backup: Consolidated B-32 Dominator -- Dive Bombers the AAF Didn't Want: Douglas A-24 Dauntless, Curtiss A-25, and Vultee A-31/A-35 -- Carmaker's Airplane: General Motors XP-75 Eagle -- Pusher-Propelled Aircraft: Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose, Curtiss- Wright XP-55 Ascender, and Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet -- Big and Little: McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat and Bell XP-77 -- Prop to Jet: Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster, Douglas XB-42A, and Douglas XB-43 -- Northrop's Flying Wings: Northrop XB-35, Northrop XB-49, Northrop YRB-49A, and Northrop XP-79 -- Prop Conversion to Jet Power: Convair YB-60 -- Unique Propulsion: North American F-86 Sabre, Republic XF91, Convair XF-81, McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo, and Republic XF-84H -- Nuclear-Powered Aircraft: Convair NB-36H -- Unique Launch: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, FICON, and ZELL -- Supersonic Bomber: Convair B-58 Hustler -- Controversial Aircraft: General Dynamics F-111 -- Mach-3 Bomber: North American B-70 Valkyrie -- Dream Bomber: North American Rockwell B-1A -- Jet Hot Rod: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter -- Transports: Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, Convair C-99, Fairchild C-120 Pack Plane, and Douglas C-133 Cargomaster -- World War II Cruise Missiles: General Motors A-1, APHRODITE, German V-1, Republic JB-2, and Northrop JB-1 -- Intercontinental Cruise Missiles: Northrop SM-62 Snark and North American XSM-64 Navaho -- Standoff Missile: Bell XB-63 Rascal -- International Controversy: Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt -- Mobile ICBM: Rail Garrison Missile -- US Surface-to-Air Missile: Boeing IM-99 Bomarc -- Hughes's Failed Air-to-Air Missile: Hughes AIM-4D -- Electronic Battlefield: Igloo White "While successful developments in aviation receive considerable attention, the projects that failed or otherwise did not live up to expectations receive far less, if any, scrutiny. Typically, unsuccessful efforts are briefer in duration and have a less visible paper trail. Thus, while the literature is rich in success stories, we tend to "forget" or simply bury our failures. And, as one observer has suggested, "that there were failures, mistakes, and wrong turns reminds us that progress is not inevitable, that acknowledged error can be as instructive as success, and that roads not taken impose a price all their own." Here, author Kenneth P. Werrell tells of a race to overcome obstacles-politics, resources, competing technologies, timing-in the quest to deliver quality, if not war-winning machinery. The focus of Air Force Disappointments, Mistakes, and Failures: 1940-1990 is on aircraft (e.g., bombers, fighters, transports) and missiles (e.g., cruise missiles, standoff missiles, ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles). An intelligence system is also evaluated. These case studies give the context and details of the development, testing, and, as appropriate, operational service. Highlighting the problems and criticisms of these systems then provides an opportunity to determine what went wrong. The reasons for the failures of these systems vary from the obvious (money, delays, technical problems) to more complex reasons, such as the foe's reaction, politics, new technologies, and timing. The tale of these disappointments is a heretofore untold story. These projects, in which the US Air Force stumbled, are outliers within the overall success of the service, and, fortunately, its successes outnumber the failures"-- USA Air Force (DE-588)872-2 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1940-1990 gnd rswk-swf Misserfolg (DE-588)4133869-8 gnd rswk-swf Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 gnd rswk-swf Flugzeug (DE-588)4017672-1 gnd rswk-swf United States / Air Force / Operational readiness Aeronautics, Military / United States / History / 20th century Airplanes, Military / Technological innovations / United States / Case studies Tactical missiles / Technological innovations / United States / Case studies États-Unis / Air Force / État de préparation opérationnelle Aéronautique militaire / États-Unis / Histoire / 20e siècle HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space HISTORY / United States / 20th Century United States / Air Force Aeronautics, Military Airplanes, Military / Technological innovations Armed Forces / Operational readiness United States 1900-1999 Case studies History Études de cas USA Air Force (DE-588)872-2 b Flugzeug (DE-588)4017672-1 s Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 s Misserfolg (DE-588)4133869-8 s Geschichte 1940-1990 z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-64843-130-2 |
| spellingShingle | Werrell, Kenneth P. 1938- Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 Escort Bombers: Boeing XB-40 and Consolidated XB-41 -- The Backup: Consolidated B-32 Dominator -- Dive Bombers the AAF Didn't Want: Douglas A-24 Dauntless, Curtiss A-25, and Vultee A-31/A-35 -- Carmaker's Airplane: General Motors XP-75 Eagle -- Pusher-Propelled Aircraft: Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose, Curtiss- Wright XP-55 Ascender, and Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet -- Big and Little: McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat and Bell XP-77 -- Prop to Jet: Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster, Douglas XB-42A, and Douglas XB-43 -- Northrop's Flying Wings: Northrop XB-35, Northrop XB-49, Northrop YRB-49A, and Northrop XP-79 -- Prop Conversion to Jet Power: Convair YB-60 -- Unique Propulsion: North American F-86 Sabre, Republic XF91, Convair XF-81, McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo, and Republic XF-84H -- Nuclear-Powered Aircraft: Convair NB-36H -- Unique Launch: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, FICON, and ZELL -- Supersonic Bomber: Convair B-58 Hustler -- Controversial Aircraft: General Dynamics F-111 -- Mach-3 Bomber: North American B-70 Valkyrie -- Dream Bomber: North American Rockwell B-1A -- Jet Hot Rod: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter -- Transports: Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, Convair C-99, Fairchild C-120 Pack Plane, and Douglas C-133 Cargomaster -- World War II Cruise Missiles: General Motors A-1, APHRODITE, German V-1, Republic JB-2, and Northrop JB-1 -- Intercontinental Cruise Missiles: Northrop SM-62 Snark and North American XSM-64 Navaho -- Standoff Missile: Bell XB-63 Rascal -- International Controversy: Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt -- Mobile ICBM: Rail Garrison Missile -- US Surface-to-Air Missile: Boeing IM-99 Bomarc -- Hughes's Failed Air-to-Air Missile: Hughes AIM-4D -- Electronic Battlefield: Igloo White USA Air Force (DE-588)872-2 gnd Misserfolg (DE-588)4133869-8 gnd Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 gnd Flugzeug (DE-588)4017672-1 gnd |
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| title | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 |
| title_auth | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 |
| title_exact_search | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 |
| title_full | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 Kenneth P. Werrell |
| title_fullStr | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 Kenneth P. Werrell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air Force disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 Kenneth P. Werrell |
| title_short | Air Force |
| title_sort | air force disappointments mistakes and failures 1940 1990 |
| title_sub | disappointments, mistakes, and failures 1940-1990 |
| topic | USA Air Force (DE-588)872-2 gnd Misserfolg (DE-588)4133869-8 gnd Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 gnd Flugzeug (DE-588)4017672-1 gnd |
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