Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower by Dik Daso

Author:Dik Daso [Daso, Dik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smithsonian
Published: 2022-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

Arnold had zeroed in on Kármán’s unique mastery of aeronautics as a tool for the air forces. It was a choice that Lewis unwittingly verified. After the war, Arnold summarized his perceptions on the deficiencies within the NACA.

It is probable that the NACA, in following its directive to study the “problems of flight,” concerned itself overly with the device, with the vehicle of flight. Either the scope of the NACA has been interpreted narrowly, or complimentary subsidization should have been established as fruitful and unexplored fields of research became apparent. The NACA’s treatment of the “problems of flight” might be compared to the use of a government subsidy solely for the technical development of the automobile without paying any attention to roads and other complimentary facilities. Those factors which enable the airplane to operate over vast distances or which make it a vital element in the social and economic structure were neglected.[35]

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