James R Borchers

Flight Research at Ames: Fifty-Seven Years of Deveopment and Validation of Aeronautical Technology

Flight research has been an integral and essential part of the missions of, first, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and, later, its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The imperative of flight research was recognized from the outset in the NACA's charter:" To...

Flight Research at Ames: Fifty-Seven Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology

This NASA special publication presents a general overview of the flight research that has been conducted at Ames Research Center over the last 57 years. Icing research, transonic model testing, aerodynamics, variable stability aircraft, boundary layer control, short takeoff and landing (STOL), verti...

Hamstring and Quadriceps Injuries in Athletes: A Clinical Guide

Injuries to the hamstring and quadriceps muscles can occur in both low- and high-impact sports and as such are among the more common injuries incurred by athletes. Reviewing the relevant physiology, epidemiology, mechanisms, clinical presentation and treatment of these conditions, Hamstring and Quad...

Flight Research at Ames: Fifty-Seven Years of Deveopment and Validation of Aeronautical Technology [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Paul F Borchers, James A Franklin, Jay W Fletcher

Ground-water resources and water-supply alternatives in the Wawona area of Yosemite National Park, California

The effects of coal mining on the hydrologic environment of selected stream basins in southern West Virginia