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7%OFFTony Blackman - Vulcan Test Pilot - 9781906502300 - V9781906502300
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Vulcan Test Pilot

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Description for Vulcan Test Pilot Paperback. In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 - XH558 - took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. This work describes what it was like to tame the first prototypes and to master the unusual characteristics necessitated by the Vulcan's shape. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp b/w photos, 4pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.

In June 2007 a very special event will happen in the aviation world. A restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 XH558 will take to the air again to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. To coincide with this the memoirs of one of its test pilots, Tony Blackman, will be published the first ever book about test flying this monumental delta-wing aircraft which dominated the history of the late 20th century. Tony is the ideal man to write such a tale as he flew no less than 105 of the 136 built, logging 850 flights at over 1,327 hours. His book will describe in laymans terms what it was like to tame the first prototypes and to master the unusual characteristics necessitated by the Vulcans shape. Although Tony puts the developments, demonstrations, incidents and accidents in their political and historical context, his story is a highly personal one. He explains how this awesome aircraft became a national treasure and captured the imagination of the whole country. His words, descriptions and hitherto largely unpublished photographs will make people feel as he did the excitement of handling such an incredibly powerful monster always in the knowledge that he had to be in complete charge all the time as the monster could and did bite back.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906502300
SKU
V9781906502300
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

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