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Faster than Sound Bill Gunston

Faster than Sound By Bill Gunston

Faster than Sound by Bill Gunston


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Tells the story of how test pilots in the USA and UK first pierced the sound barrier in the late 1940s. This title describes the rules and technologies of supersonic flight, ongoing developments in engine and airframe technology, and advances in supersonic fighter and bomber design.

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Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight by Bill Gunston

This is the thrilling story of how test pilots in the USA and UK first pierced the sound barrier in the late 1940s. Much has happened since then, and as recently as 2003 thousands of fare-paying passengers were routinely enjoying intercontinental air travel at speeds of up to Mach 2. The author describes in accessible style the rules and technologies of supersonic flight, ongoing developments in engine and airframe technology, the age of supersonic passenger transports like Concorde, and advances in supersonic fighter and bomber design.

About Bill Gunston

Bill Gunston OBE is a former RAF pilot and the prolific author of more than 350 published books on aspects of aviation. He is among the top ten non-fiction writers in the UK today. He lives in Surrey.

Table of Contents

The most complete and up-to-date story of supersonic flight. Written by the UK's top aviation author. Includes the latest on the F-22 Raptor, Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, and new Chinese and Russian supersonic aircraft developments. Includes details of the rise and demise of Concorde and supersonic passenger travel. Fully illustrated and redesigned new edition, first published in 1992 by PSL.

Additional information

GOR011495829
9780857331458
0857331450
Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight by Bill Gunston
Used - Like New
Paperback
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
20120415
234
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