Download or read book Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey Into the History of Aerodynamics in America: Volume II written by James R. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 957 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. II of NASA¿s six-volume series on the epic story of how ideas about aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became. Following up on Volume one¿s account of the invention of the airplane and the creation of the original aeronautical research establishment in the U.S., Volume II explores the airplane design revolution of the 1920s and 1930s and the quest for improved airfoils. Illustrations.