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Higher and Faster
Memoir of a Pioneering Air Force Test Pilot
Taschenbuch von Robert M. White (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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In 1961, pilot Robert M. White flew a hypersonic rocket-powered airplane six times faster than the speed of sound and higher than 300,000 feet above the Earth's surface. This is his story. Tracing his childhood on the rough streets of Manhattan during the Depression, his years as a pilot and POW during World War II, his service in Korea and Vietnam and his rise as an experimental test pilot in the Air Force, this autobiography is a testament to the role of persistence and excellence in the life of a man whose aeronautical feats are now legend. It is the portrait of an extraordinary man in pursuit of the American dream and a glimpse into a remarkable time in America's aviation history.
In 1961, pilot Robert M. White flew a hypersonic rocket-powered airplane six times faster than the speed of sound and higher than 300,000 feet above the Earth's surface. This is his story. Tracing his childhood on the rough streets of Manhattan during the Depression, his years as a pilot and POW during World War II, his service in Korea and Vietnam and his rise as an experimental test pilot in the Air Force, this autobiography is a testament to the role of persistence and excellence in the life of a man whose aeronautical feats are now legend. It is the portrait of an extraordinary man in pursuit of the American dream and a glimpse into a remarkable time in America's aviation history.
Über den Autor
Robert M. White (1924-2010) was a retired major general in the United States Air Force who lived in Winter Park, Florida.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Neil A. Armstrong
Preface by Jack L. Summers
Prologue

1. The Formative Years

2. Up in the Air Junior Birdman

3. My First War

4. A Guest of the Enemy

5. Career Management 101

6. A Pilot's Dream

7. A Brief History Lesson

8. The Fun Begins

9. Riding the Rocket

10. Pushing the Envelope

11. Distractions, Decorations, and Disaster

12. Goodbye Edwards, Hello Bitburg

13. Another War

14. The FX Program

15. Home Again

16. Back to School

17. The Last Stop

18. Going Home

19. Reflections

Epilogue
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Raumfahrttechnik
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780786449897
ISBN-10: 0786449896
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: White, Robert M.
Summers, Jack L.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Robert M. White (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2010
Gewicht: 0,484 kg
Artikel-ID: 129726539
Über den Autor
Robert M. White (1924-2010) was a retired major general in the United States Air Force who lived in Winter Park, Florida.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Neil A. Armstrong
Preface by Jack L. Summers
Prologue

1. The Formative Years

2. Up in the Air Junior Birdman

3. My First War

4. A Guest of the Enemy

5. Career Management 101

6. A Pilot's Dream

7. A Brief History Lesson

8. The Fun Begins

9. Riding the Rocket

10. Pushing the Envelope

11. Distractions, Decorations, and Disaster

12. Goodbye Edwards, Hello Bitburg

13. Another War

14. The FX Program

15. Home Again

16. Back to School

17. The Last Stop

18. Going Home

19. Reflections

Epilogue
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Raumfahrttechnik
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780786449897
ISBN-10: 0786449896
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: White, Robert M.
Summers, Jack L.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Robert M. White (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2010
Gewicht: 0,484 kg
Artikel-ID: 129726539
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