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Quest for Mach One : A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier by Chuck Yeager (1997, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670874604
ISBN-139780670874606
eBay Product ID (ePID)609635
Product Key Features
Book TitleQuest for Mach One : a First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAviation / History, General
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorChuck Yeager
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight34.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width11.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-158669
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Afterword byDoolittle, James A.
Dewey Decimal629.132/305/0922
SynopsisOn October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Chuck Yeager burst through the mythical sound barrier at mach 1.0, to become the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager's epic flight was the culmination of hours of work and flying time by a group of dedicated aviation pioneers, and it marked the beginning of flight testing as we know it. Who were these men? What were the aeronautical hurdles they cleared to usher in the space age and manned space flight? In the quest for Mach One, members of the Mach One team come together to chronicle the entire X-1 programme. They are Chuck Yeager, test pilot; Bob Cardenas, mother ship pilot; Bob Hoover, backup and chase pilot; and Jack Russell, Yeager's X-1 crew chief. Theirs is a saga of camaraderie, technical brilliance and heroism.
LC Classification NumberTL574.S55Q47 1997
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- 15 Mar, 2023
Great book on X-1 test program
Great first person narratives from the guys who did it. Lots of related photos that I've never seen before. This is a companion book to an A&E documentary from 1997.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
