X-Planes Photo Scrapbook
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580070760 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jenkins has assembled an outstanding collection of photographs of the X-Planes from government and company archives, as well as personal and public collections. Some of these investigated very low-speed flight, vertical take-off, or were technology demonstrators for production military aircraft. One was supposed to be a spacecraft. Hundreds of photos - some in color and many never-before-seen - detail the modern history of experimental flight.. But there have been 48 more X-designations assigned, as well as a host of other experimental aircraft that did not fall into the formal X-series. Others were missiles, or gliders. Dennis R. The X-Planes conjure up images of Chuck Yeager first breaking the sound barrier in the X-1 or of the black, bullet-shaped X-15 streaking through the skies at over Mach 6. This book does not limit itself to the formal X-series of aircraft, but instead covers many of the experimental aircraft used by the U.S. military and NASA for flight research
. Jenkins is a consulting engineer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, working on various aerospace projects including 20 years on the Space Shuttle and several on the stillborn X-33 program. He is the author of Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System The First 100 Missions in addition to more than 30 other works on aerospace history. Dennis R
Jenkins is a consulting engineer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, working on various aerospace projects including 20 years on the Space Shuttle and several on the stillborn X-33 program. About the Author Dennis R. . He is the author of Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System The First 100 Missions in addition to more than 30 other works on aerospace history
X-Tra Special X-Planes Photo Book Ned Barnett X-Planes Photo ScrapbookBy Dennis R. JenkinsSpecialty Press, © 2004Reviewed by Ned BarnettThere's not a lot to say. If you are fascinated by experimental US aircraft, buy this book. If you like to model X-planes, really - really - buy this book. If your interest, however, is focused on operational aircraft, you can probably ski. A Wealth of Photographs John Matlock What avaiation buff does not know of the Bell X-1 that Chuck Yeager flew, or of the series of tests run with the X-15 that set so many performance records. But what about the Douglas X-3 Stiletto that looked like it was going about a thousand miles an hour while it was still sitting on the ground. What about the X-32 or the X-45 or . Gary W. Bittick said and this book is a good look at what has transpired over the years. Very enjoyable read and viewing. I've long had an appreciation of X-planes, and this book is a good look at what has transpired over the years, with many interesting photographs.