Wing Commander Mike Brooke AFC RAF

More Testing Times (eBook, ePUB)

Test Flying in the 1980s and '90s

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Produktbeschreibung

Following his first three successful books, describing his long career as a military pilot, Mike Brooke completes the story with more tales of test flying during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period his career changed to see him take control of flying at Farnborough and then at Boscombe Down. This often hilarious memoir gives a revealing insight into military and civilian test flying of a wide range of aircraft, weapons and systems. Following on from his previous books, Brooke continues to use his personal experiences to give the reader a unique view of flight trials of the times, successes and failures, and his memoirs make fascinating reading for any aviation enthusiast.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750981880
• Artikelnr.: 47195201

Autorenporträt

MIKE BROOKE joined the RAF in 1962 and became a flying instructor and experimental test pilot. In 1984, after twenty-two years in flying appointments, he was sent to the RAF Advanced Staff College, promoted to wing commander, and took command of flying at RAF Farnborough. Leaving the RAF in 1994, Brooke became a test-flying consultant, retiring in 2004. In 1984, he was awarded the Air Force Cross by HM Queen Elizabeth II and is a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.