From: "Steven J.
Corvi" <scorvi@comcast.net>
**************CENTURY SERIES DISCUSSION LIST CHARTER************
An internet discussion list created to discuss the various
aspects of
the American Century series aircraft that were operational.
This
includes the following:
---------------------CORE AIRCRAFT
INTEREST-----------------------------
North American F-100 Super Sabre
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
In the spirit of this strand of interest, other aircraft may
become honorary members that served in the approximate time
period that the century series aircraft served. For
argument's sake this period will be defined as 1953 to
1970. This traces the most active period for the Century
series aircraft.
As active historians we understand that certain
technological paradigms such as aircraft design do not operate in
a vacuum. To further the understanding of the Century
series aircraft and the historical context in which they were
designed and implemented, we may broaden the spectrum of
discussion to other aircraft and designs of the same period;
including adversary aircraft.
----------------------HONORARY AIRCRAFT
INTERESTS-----------------------
North American F-107
Chance Vought F-8 Crusader
Avro CF-105 Arrow
General Dynamics F-111
----------------------ADVERSARY AIRCRAFT
INTERESTS----------------------
Mikoyan Mig-17 Fresco
Mikoyan Mig-19 Farmer
Mikoyan Mig-21 Fishbed
The above aircraft represent some of the other airframe designs
that may become areas of interest. The best and most democratic
procedure will be to individually vote each aircraft into the
above categories. However, the core category will not
change. This will serve to further the understanding
of the Century series aircraft and the era in which they
operated. The aircraft are also a reflection of the human
interface that has developed this weapon system to be employed in
bellicose environments such as air combat.
In the historical and technological understanding of the design
of the Century series aircraft, we may stumble into the
Durkeimian social understanding of the history of science and
technology. The analytical understanding of this aircraft
series can delve into the clarification of the creative
constituents that created the Century series aircraft.
Design philosophy and engineering principles are socially created
paradigmatic processes that eventually produce an aeronautical
epistemology that will serve an existing military. In the
end, we have a dynamic weapon system that operates in a
multi-dimensional environment to achieve the goal of air
superiority.
The Century series aircraft embody the spirit of this concept of
air superiority and we will hopefully find use in our conjecture
and ruminations on this remarkable era of aircraft design and
development.
Scale modeling is another interest that has drawn this
group together and this will be paramount in our discussion
contents. I hope this has clarified the interests and goals
of this discussion list.
YOUR Faithful humble servant,
Prof. Steven J. Corvi
AMU/NU
scorvi@comcast.net