Pushing the envelope : the American aircraft industry
Print Book, English, 2000, ©1998
1st paperback ed View all formats and editions
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 2000, ©1998
History
viii, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780472086719, 0472086715
1004925253
Origins and pioneers
The industry and the First World War
Building an industry
The industry's golden age
Progress amid struggle
Industry survey, 1935-40
The wartime buildup begins
The industry in wartime
The postwar industry adjustment
Industry survey, 1945-54
The cold war industry and the transition to aerospace
Aerospace and defense converge
The advanced-technology era
An industry under stress
The 1980s and beyond
Uncertainty after the cold war