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Type of Document	Engineer's Thesis
Author	Jacobs, Delbert Harold
URN	etd-12222005-092206
Persistent URL	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12222005-092206
Title	The conduct of basic research in the aerospace industry
Degree	Engineer's Degree
Option	Aeronautics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title unknown Committee Chair
Keywords	none
Date of Defense	1961-01-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract An analysis of basic research activities in the Aerospace industry is presented. A detailed study of Boeing, Convair, Lockheed, and Douglas indicates extensive and widely varying approaches to basic research in these companies. The establishment of a successful basic research organization in any environment is a sequential process subject to many problems and setbacks. The airframe companies, though making promising progress toward this goal, still have a long way to go. The inherent hazards associated with the aerospace business threaten the fledgling basic research organizations, and I believe it will be the exception and not the rule that sound basic research activity will result.
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