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Accueil de la librairie aéronautique / Aviation militaire - Seconde Guerre mondiale / Aviation Militaire britannique / TESTING TO THE LIMITS - BRITISH TEST PILOTS VOL1
Tentative flights hops by Edwardian-era pioneers led to the development of a world-class industry. Spearheading this were the test pilots who ventured into the unknown in British-built aircraft for their maiden flights. As well as those that became household names, Testing to the Limits also brings to the fore many ‘unknowns’ who risked everything to take a prototype into the skies.
The culmination of a 20-year project, in two volumes Testing to the Limits charts the careers and endeavours of over 400 company test pilots. Inter-related biographies brim with types first flown, incidents and anecdotes, including first-hand quotes. It is the most comprehensive study on the subject ever produced.
From Short biplanes of 1909, the book traverses the abundance of prototypes in the 1920s and 1930s, the advances of World War Two from Spitfire to Vampire, the post-war challenges of the ‘sound barrier’ and the pressures of the ‘Cold War’ to the supersonic Concorde, the Harrier ‘jump-jet’ and today’s fly-by-wire Typhoon.
Designer-pilots, flight test observers, the Empire Test Pilots’ School, the relentless pace of production test, engine test-beds and the origins of the ejector seat, the service test institutions and a glimpse of the future - all aspects of these extraordinary flyers are examined.
Chris Yeo, BAE Systems Typhoon test pilot, provides a foreword to this ground-breaking title which is lavishly illustrated with over 300 photos. Testing to the Limits is not just a tribute to a band of elite aviators it is also a vibrant commentary on the failures and successes of the British aircraft industry.
Delai:3 semaines CRY134 TESTING TO THE LIMITS British Test Pilots Since 1910 Vol 2 : James to Zurakowski Ken Ellis 2016, 336 pages, format 22 ...
36,00 € TTC
Delai:3 semaines GRU181 VULCAN TEST PILOTMy experiences in the cockpit of a cold war iconTony BLACKMAN2009, 219 pages, format 15, 5 x 23, 67 photos ...
25,00 € TTC
Delai:3 semaines PBK017 2003, 36 pages, 76 photos NB et couleur, plans et croquis NB, texte en anglais.
19,00 € TTC
Delai:3 semaines GRU276 SHACKLETON BOYS - Vol I True stories from the home-based "Kipper Fleet" squadrons Steve BOND 2018, 270 pages, 15....
30,00 € TTC
. MOR035 CENTURY SERIES FIGHTERS USAF Aircraft designs by Mads Bangso2021, 130 pages, format 21 x 30, collection de profils couleurs, ...
12,00 € TTC
Delai:3 semaines PRP019 PROPLINER 2019 ANNUAL The international review of classic piston-engined and turboprop transport aircraft Revue ANNUELLE, ...
18,00 € TTC
