142 pages, with more than 100 b&w photos. "This book celebrates the men, the airplane, and the triumph of breaking the sound barrier. More than 100 fascinating photographs, together with candid first-person narratives of the X-1 team members themselves, reveal the details of his momentous achievement." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Titolo

THE QUEST FOR MACH ONE. A First-Person Account Of Breaking The Sound Barrier.

Editore

Penguin Studio:

Data di pubblicazione

1997

Lingua

Inglese

ISBN 10

0670874604

ISBN 13

9780670874606

Rilegatura

Hard Cover

Condizione

Fine

Condizione della sovraccoperta

Fine

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A first person account of the breaking of the sound barrier by the four crew members who flew faster than the speed of sound in October 1947. A saga of heroism, camaraderie and technical brilliance. Book illustrated with over 100 photographs, many from the authors' personal files.

Informazioni sull?autore

Written by the four American members of the air crew who broke the sound barrier in 1947 - Chuck Yeager, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover and Jack Russell.

Additional material by aviation experts Walter Boyne and James Young.

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