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Russell Hawkes

Postby JoeF » Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:10 pm

Russell Hawkes

[ ] Article
[ ] Nat. G. on Otto Meet author
[ ] Lived in Santa Monica, CA. JoeF interviewed in Hawkes home.

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Russell Hawkes
Rogallo wing studied for combat mission. Aviation Week & Space Technology, vol. 74, June 5, 1961.
Discussion of the principles of operation and the construction of a fabric flexible wing for possible missile recovery
system. Control is achieved by a mass-balance system rather than conventional hinged surfaces.

[ ] ANYONE with link or copy of the article?
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