Faster than the Sun by Peter Twiss
One of the epic accounts of high-speed flight, this is the story of the Record-Breaking Fairey Delta, by the man who flew through 1000mph for the first time in history. Much more than the usual test pilot's autobiography, the book takes the reader, for the first time, right inside the skin of a record bid, the vast organisation necessary, the political lobbying, the cloak-and-dagger methods of secrecy to keep it dark; above all, the almost intolerable tension as flight after flight fails because of the immense difficulties involved in measuring and timing the runs with sufficient accuracy.
The name of Peter Twiss first achieved national prominence in March 1956 when, as a test pilot, he gained the World Air Speed Record in the Fairey Delta 2, flying at a speed of 1132 mph over Chichester in Sussex. Seventeen years earlier, in 1939, he had joined the Fleet Air Arm to serve his country in war, seeing action in Fulmars over the convoys to Malta in June 1942, in Seafires during the Operation Torch landings in NW Africa, and as a night fighter flying Mosquitoes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904943372 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904943373 |
| Title | Faster than the Sun |
| Author | Peter Twiss |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grub Street Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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