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Author | : Michelle Evans |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2022-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1496229843 |
The story of the X-15, the pioneering research flight program in the fifties and sixties, and its pilots.
Author | : Martin Caidin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Winged spacecraft |
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Author | : THOMPSON MILTON O |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1999-04-17 |
Genre | : Science |
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Written by a a pilot/engineer participant of NASA's lifting body program, this book documents the adventures, triumphs, setbacks, and fun of pioneering a technology that allowed astronauts to accomplish lifting reentries and precise runway landings.
Author | : Richard Hillary |
Publisher | : Time Life Education |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780809496082 |
Author | : Martin Caidin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Space flight |
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Author | : Von Hardesty |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2008-01-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0061261386 |
Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history. The invention of the airplane in the first decade of the twentieth century sparked a revolution in modern technology. Aviation in the popular mind became associated with adventure and heroism. For African Americans, however, this new realm of human flight remained off-limits, a consequence of racial discrimination. Many African Americans displayed a keen interest in the new air age, but found themselves routinely barred from gaining training as pilots or mechanics. Beginning in the 1920s, a small and widely scattered group of black air enthusiasts challenged this prevailing pattern of racial discrimination. With no small amount of effort—and against formidable odds—they gained their pilot licenses and acquired the technical skills to become aircraft mechanics. Over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, African Americans have expanded their participation in both military and civilian aviation and space flight, from the early pioneers and barnstormers through the Tuskegee airmen to Shuttle astronauts. Featuring approximately two hundred historic and contemporary photographs and a lively narrative that spans eight decades of U.S. history, Black Wings offers a compelling overview of this extraordinary and inspiring saga.
Author | : Richard Branson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011-04-28 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1101514213 |
One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight. Bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has always been obsessed with the skies. To promote a new Virgin Airlines route, he became the first man to water ski behind a blimp. His Virgin Galactic venture will soon offer ordinary people the opportunity to experience spaceflight aboard the first commercial spaceliner, SpaceShipTwo. In Reach for the Skies, Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as: *Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914. *Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s. *Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight-not just the world-famous Wright Brothers, but also lesser known visionaries and dreamers-made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves.
Author | : Richard Hillary |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2014-11-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1782433937 |
The Last Enemy recounts the struggles and successes of a young man in the Royal Air Force.
Author | : William J. Powell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1934 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
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Author | : Holt Ashley |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1965-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0486648990 |
This excellent, innovative reference offers a wealth of useful information and a solid background in the fundamentals of aerodynamics. Fluid mechanics, constant density inviscid flow, singular perturbation problems, viscosity, thin-wing and slender body theories, drag minimalization, and other essentials are addressed in a lively, literate manner and accompanied by diagrams.