Launching the workhorse : vertical or super-short takeoff capabilities for the next theater airlift aircraft / Robert C. Owen.

Author/creator Owen, Robert C., 1951- author.
Other author Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, issuing body.
Other author Air University (U.S.). Press, publisher.
Format Electronic
PublicationMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, 2019.
Description1 online resource (vi, 30 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo247122
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Portion of title Vertical or super-short takeoff capabilities for the next theater airlift aircraft
SeriesFairchild paper ; no. 26
Fairchild paper ; no. 26. ^A1371202
Abstract "This study is an assessment of whether the US Air Force should anticipate modernizing its core theater airlift fleet with aircraft designed for super-short takeoffs or landing under rough-field conditions (SSTOL-RF) or aircraft designs focused on vertical takeoffs or landings with secondary SSTOL-RF capabilities."
General noteAt head of title: Air University Library.
General noteIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 28-30).
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (AUP website, viewed July 23, 2025).
Issued in other formPrint version: Owen, Robert C., 1951- Launching the workhorse. First edition. 9781585662937
GPO item number0422-K-11 (online)
Govt. docs number D 301.26/6-13:AI 7/2

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