Committee Serial No. 10. Investigates private and Federal programs to encourage aeronautical research and further applications of technological advances in civil and military aviation.

Investigates policy planning covering advanced aircraft and aircraft-related RPD, including supersonic transport, VTOL and V/STOL aircraft, and the problem of softening aircraft engine noise.

Committee Serial No. 14. Considers intensification of research on aircraft navigation, noise reduction, structure, and general efficiency in air transportation. Includes "Recommendations for a National Air Traffic Management System," Air Transport Association of America, July 1969 (p. 245-312)

Recounts the story of unmanned aircraft research and development at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Vehicle Research Section (VRS). This title features vehicles that have charted the course of unmanned aircraft history in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It is a contribution to the history of aircraft design and development.

From the pioneering glider flights of Otto Lilienthal (1891) to the advanced avionics of today’s Airbus passenger jets, aeronautical research in Germany has been at the forefront of the birth and advancement of aeronautics. On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the Wright Brother’s first powered flight (December 1903), this English-language edition of Aeronautical Research in Germany recounts and celebrates the considerable contributions made in Germany to the invention and ongoing development of aircraft. Featuring hundreds of historic photos and non-technical language, this comprehensive and scholarly account will interest historians, engineers, and, also, all serious airplane devotees. Through individual contributions by 35 aeronautical experts, it covers in fascinating detail the milestones of the first 100 years of aeronautical research in Germany, within the broader context of the scientific, political, and industrial milieus. This richly illustrated and authoritative volume constitutes a most timely and substantial overview of the crucial contributions to the foundation and advancement of aeronautics made by German scientists and engineers.