aircraft


These data record six characteristics of aircraft designs which appeared
during the twentieth century.<p></p><p>The variables are:
<table><tr><td>
	<code>Yr</code>     </td>
</tr><tr><td> year of first manufacture </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Period</code> </td>
</tr><tr><td> a code to indicate one of three broad time periods </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Power</code>  </td>
</tr><tr><td> total engine power (kW) </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Span</code>   </td>
</tr><tr><td> wing span (m) </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Length</code> </td>
</tr><tr><td> length (m) </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Weight</code> </td>
</tr><tr><td> maximum take-off weight (kg) </td>
</tr><tr><td>
	<code>Speed</code>  </td>
</tr><tr><td> maximum speed (km/h) </td>
</tr></table></p><p>Source: The data were collected by P. Saviotti and are described in detail
	in Saviotti (1996), "Technological Evolution, Variety and Economy",
	Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
</p>

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smooth

This is software linked to the book
'Applied Smoothing Techniques for Data Analysis -
The Kernel Approach with S-Plus Illustrations' Oxford University Press.

aircraft: These data record six characteristics of aircraft designs which appeared during the twentieth century

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