Flying to the Limit: Reminiscences of Air Combat, Test Flying and the Aircraft Industry by Roland Beamont (Hardcover, 1996)

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The story of Beamont who flew a Hurricane in the Battles of France and Britain, and then became a test pilot of Typhoon and Tempest aircraft. After the war he worked as a professional test pilot, carrying out the development flying of the Canberra bomber, the Lightening fighter and the controversial TSR2 supersonic bomber. The book includes first-hand accounts of combat flying in the Second World War; insights into the problems encountered during the test flying of piston and jet combat aircraft, and how they were resolved; and descriptions of the first flights of some of Britain's best-known and most popular military aircraft, including the Canberra and Lightening.

Product Identifiers

PublisherHaynes Publishing Group
ISBN-139781852605537
eBay Product ID (ePID)96427733

Product Key Features

Publication Year1996
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Government
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFlying to the Limit: Reminiscences of Air Combat, Test Flying and the Aircraft Industry
TypeTextbook
AuthorRoland Beamont
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height238 mm
Item Width169 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRoland Beamont
GenreBiographies & True Stories
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