Robert M. White, Jack L. Summers

Higher and Faster

Memoir of a Pioneering Air Force Test Pilot

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1961, pilot Robert W. 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, 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780786449897
• ISBN-10: 0786449896
• Artikelnr.: 28178757

Autorenporträt

Robert M. White (1924-2010) was a retired major general in the United States Air Force who lived in Winter Park, Florida. Jack L. Summers is a retired physician and university professor. He lives in Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

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