Lightning Bolts
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1615665471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 308 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Yengst, describes the initial feasibility programs to test three alternative designs for implementing hypersonic maneuvers and accurate guidance of long-range reentry vehicles. Therefore, it is important to understand the capabilities and performance characteristics of future potential threats. First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles, by William C. It identifies the political and military motivations, environmental challenges, design difficulties, innovative technology solutions, test failures, and spectacular successes. The technology has been adopted and further refined b
"ABRES is the hidden jewel within but the story is worth a look!" according to Joseph T. Page II. I found my way toward William Yengst's "Lighting Bolts" based on a search for the term ABRES on Google. Since there was very little information on the Internet about the subject, I took a chance on the book. The description on the back cover, and the technical information within gave me the impression of a engineering text or historical record. Reading through the first 75 pages in roughly ABRES is the hidden jewel within but the story is worth a look! I found my way toward William Yengst's "Lighting Bolts" based on a search for the term ABRES on Google. Since there was very little information on the Internet about the subject, I took a chance on the book. The description on the back cover, and the technical information within gave me the impression of a engineering text or historical record. Reading through the first 75 pages in roughly 30 minutes corrected my impressions that its a technical memoir but that does not detract from it at all.The memoir aspect of Yengst's book is interesting; the detailing of events, people and activities in an ex post. 0 minutes corrected my impressions that its a technical memoir but that does not detract from it at all.The memoir aspect of Yengst's book is interesting; the detailing of events, people and activities in an ex post. Jeffrey F. Bell said Interesting memoir filled with errors. One of the most obscure aspects of Cold War military research is the development of reentry vehicles (warheads) for long-range missiles. This book pulls away the veil on a small portion of this work, maneuverable RVs. Unfortunately the author takes a worm's-eye view of the subject, relying heavily on his own memories of those particular programs he was involved in. There is no detailed discussion of why this very expensive program was started, or why it never resulted in a operational warhead (except for the short-lived Pershing II). Apparently the MaRV was intended to outfox Soviet ABM systems - but e. Jonathan McDowell said An interesting start on an under-discussed topic. The Air Force's ABRES project developed some very cool tech but not much has been written about it. This memoir from one of the participants is a start on documenting ABRES history, although it has some flaws. It covers the development of technology for manuevering reentry for ballistic missiles, giving some previously unavailable details on the Alpha Draco, BGRV, MBRV and MARCAS projects. From a historical point of view, it would have been nice if Yengst had made more connections to the related work done for spacecraft - ASSET, PRIME, the X-15 and the Shuttle - to put these projects in a wider context