L14 Flashcards
The integration of science, big science, tech, tech in gov’t, tech in universities, and private companies
Technoscience
First institution to use technoscience
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Philosophy employed in Wilhelm Institute, strong win weak lose.
Social Darwinism
This was the idea to kill civilians and destroy cities if it was cheaper in war.
Trenchard Doctrine
This was the test ground for new approach/science in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Warsaw Poland
This was Hitler’s Obsession
Tanks
This tank provided a psychological impact in world war 2.
Tiger 1
This was the largest tank sitting at 190 tons and is hybrid
Mouse Porsche
This was a multi engine jet bomber that had 4 jets and 4 rockets
Ju 287
This jet had a forward swept wing, allowed it to have excellent agility and maneuverability
Su 47
This German bomber was known as the 3 x 100 project, had 1000 altitude, 1000 kgs in bombs, 1000 speed. Made in 1945
Ho 229
An aircraft that can do a vertical takeoff and landing without relying on railway.
VTOL Aircraft.
This was an interceptor that had 1 liquid rocket, 4 solid fuel rockets and enormous power. Had enormous g-force on pilot (died). And was argued to have broken the sound barrier.
Ba 349
This was a flying saucer, based on German UFOs, succeeded in keeping flight, although was useless in essence.
Canadian Avrocar
This “space shuttle” would ascend to orbit and release the payload. Then fly back down. Was thought of as a weaponized space shuttle
Silver Bird
Fastest and Most advanced Jet.
US F-86
Fastest and Most advanced Jet. Used in Korean War
US F-86
Identical plane to US F-86 made in Russian secrecy. Used in Korean wars.
Mig-15
This person wrote a eventually rejected PhD thesis “By Rocket in Planetary Space”. Was also the teacher of Wernher von Braun.
Hermann Oberth
Nazi Scientist and engineer who was in the SS. Made 12 rockets for Hitler. Eventually became head of NASA
Wernher Von Braun
Intercontinental ballistic missile made by Von Braun
A10
Also known as the Saturn Rocket that put man on the moon
A12 spacecraft
First man made object in space, unstoppable, 4 times the speed of sound. Resulted in beginning of push rocket warfare
A4 V2 rocket
This invention denoted the start of the “space race”
Vostok R7 Rocket
First artificial earth satellite
Sputnik 1
Took the first human to space (Yuri Gargarin)
Vostok 1
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
First Device to orbit the moon and return to earth
Zone 5
Rocket and spaceship that took man to space
Apollo 11