Bob Gilliland, Keith Dunnavant

Speed

The Life of a Test Pilot and Birth of an American Icon

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Produktbeschreibung

Speed depicts the life of Bob Gilliland, an accomplished pilot and principle test pilot for the SR-71 Blackbird, and his journey with this record-breaking aircraft that helped win the Cold War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9781640122680
• ISBN-10: 1640122680
• Artikelnr.: 60617550

Autorenporträt

Bob Gilliland logged more experimental flight test time above Mach 2 and Mach 3 than any other pilot in history. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and the International Air and Space Hall of Fame, and he was presented with the Iven C. Kincheloe Award. A native of Memphis, Gilliland graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, transferred to the newly independent U.S. Air Force, and flew twenty-five combat missions as an F-84 fighter pilot in the Korean War. He died at the age of ninety-three on July 4, 2019.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
Introduction
1. Two Wars
2. Anchors Away
3. Taking Flight
4. Two Worlds
5. The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit
6. Kelly’s Masterpiece
7. Warning Lights
8. Out of the Shadows
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index