Black Magic and Gremlins - Analog Flight Simulations at NASA's Flight Research Center (Paperback)


This history of the Flight Research Center (FRC) Simulation Laboratory (FSL) describes the development of experimental flight-test simulators and the rapid evolution of the computers that made them run. (The FRC was a predecessor of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.) Gene Waltman has provided a smooth blend of anecdotal narrative and technical jargon that maintains reader interest whether or not the reader is computer literate.

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This history of the Flight Research Center (FRC) Simulation Laboratory (FSL) describes the development of experimental flight-test simulators and the rapid evolution of the computers that made them run. (The FRC was a predecessor of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.) Gene Waltman has provided a smooth blend of anecdotal narrative and technical jargon that maintains reader interest whether or not the reader is computer literate.

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Imprint

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Country of origin

United States

Release date

July 2012

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First published

July 2012

Authors

Dimensions

279 x 216 x 13mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

244

ISBN-13

978-1-4782-3415-9

Barcode

9781478234159

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LSN

1-4782-3415-6



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