Description

Wind Tunnel Tales, Memoirs of a Wind Tunnel Engineer by William "Bill" E. Anderson provides an entertaining glimpse into the STEM world of aircraft testing and the professionals who operate those tests in wind tunnels. Mr. Anderson's electrical engineer career spanned twenty-five years, where he and his fellow engineers significantly advanced the art and science of aviation and wind tunnels.

Bill describes many of the technical challenges he faced and the fun and joy he experienced on his adventures trying to solve them from NASA's research center in Langley, Virginia, to Northrop's facilities in California, to Arnold Engineering Center in Tullashoma, Tennessee. He promises young people won't be bored or disappointed if they work in this exciting field.