Description for Aces Wild
Hardcover. They were in a two-man race to break the sound barrier. It was October 1947, a time before high-speed digital computers, when predictions of what would happen to fighter planes at such speeds were nebulous. Num Pages: 282 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; TBX; TGMF1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 667.
They were in a two-man race to break the sound barrier. It was October 1947, a time before high-speed digital computers, when predictions of what would happen to fighter planes at such speeds were nebulous. Chuck Yeager and George Welch, two great fighter pilots from World War II, were about to explore the unknown in the bright blue sky over the Mojave Desert. Aces Wild: The Race for Mach 1 is the story of these two courageous men who dueled to become the first to fly at supersonic speed, Mach 1, in an aircraft. The book attempts to set the ... Read more
They were in a two-man race to break the sound barrier. It was October 1947, a time before high-speed digital computers, when predictions of what would happen to fighter planes at such speeds were nebulous. Chuck Yeager and George Welch, two great fighter pilots from World War II, were about to explore the unknown in the bright blue sky over the Mojave Desert. Aces Wild: The Race for Mach 1 is the story of these two courageous men who dueled to become the first to fly at supersonic speed, Mach 1, in an aircraft. The book attempts to set the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842027328
SKU
V9780842027328
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Al Blackburn
Al Blackburn is an aeronautical engineer and former test pilot.
Reviews for Aces Wild
Move over, Chuck Yeager. Take note, Tom Wolfe. Al Blackburn, an aeronautical engineer and former test pilot, says that George Welch belongs atop the ziggurat of the right stuff. The case is circumstantial but persuasive, filled with wonderful yarns.
Alex Roland, Duke University Al Blackburn, a scrappy survivor of the legendary mid-century roster of top-rank test pilots, has put ... Read more
Alex Roland, Duke University Al Blackburn, a scrappy survivor of the legendary mid-century roster of top-rank test pilots, has put ... Read more