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The Ball-Bartoe Aircraft Corporation was a US
aerodynamics
Aerodynamics, from grc, ἀήρ ''aero'' (air) + grc, δυναμική (dynamics), is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing. It involves topics covered in the field of fluid dyn ...
research firm and aircraft manufacturer established as a joint venture between
Ball Corp and aerodynamicist
Otto Bartoe in
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
. The firm conducted research into
blown wings as a means of increasing aircraft lift at low airspeeds and constructed a research aircraft, the
Ball-Bartoe Jetwing __NOTOC__
The Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing was a United States, US research aircraft flown in the 1970s to investigate blown flap, blown wing technology.
Design and development
The Jetwing was a small, mid-wing design powered by a turbofan and fi ...
, as a testbed for these studies. The firm was dissolved in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
.
References
* {{cite book , last= Gunston , first= Bill , title=World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers , year=1993 , publisher=Naval Institute Press , location= Annapolis , pages=39
aerofiles.comBall Corporation website
Companies based in Boulder, Colorado
Defunct companies based in Colorado
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Technology companies established in 1973
Technology companies disestablished in 1978
1973 establishments in Colorado
1978 disestablishments in Colorado