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1	Forever Flying more books like this by R A Hoover, Bob Hoover, Mark Shaw add to wishlist IN see all copies from $3.95! new only from $10.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Press on: Further Adventures in the Good Life more books like this by Chuck Yeager, Charles Leerhsen add to wishlist In the ultimate book for armchair adventurers, Yeager again proves he has the right stuff as he reveals his head-on approach to living the good life! Using extensive examples from his numerous hiking, fishing and hunting expeditions, Yeager takes readers along on his personal adventures. 24 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl more books like this by Marion E Carl, Maj., Barrett Tillman add to wishlist First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Carl's imposing list of "firsts." Beginning with his World War II career, he gained such commendations as first Marine Corps ace, among the first Marines ever to fly a helicopter, and first Marine to land aboard an aircraft carrier. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $12.68! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot more books like this by A M Johnston, Charles Barton, William Randolph Hearst, Jr. (Foreword by) add to wishlist One of America's most daring and accomplished test pilots, Johnston helped develop the jet age at Bell Aircraft and Boeing. At Bell, he tested the XS-1, and at Boeing the XB-47 (the first six-jet engine bomber), the XB-52 bomber, and the 707 series of jets -- including a famous barrel-roll above a crowd gathered for the Gold Cup Hydroplane Races ... see all copies from $6.90! new only from $89.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Supersonic Thunder: A Novel of the Jet Age more books like this by Walter J Boyne, Col. add to wishlist From the first flight of the U-2 to the flashing speed of the famous SR-71 Blackbird, "Supersonic Thunder" is a portrait of the jet as it comes of age. Aviation genius is personified in famous engineers such as Kelly Johnson and Ben Rich and in test pilots like Tony LeVier and Tex Johnson in this fast moving story of military and commercial jet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.27! \| first editions
6	Sigh for a Merlin: Testing the Spitfire more books like this by Alex Henshaw add to wishlist The Spitfire airplane will be forever linked with the Battle of Britain, although its active service life spanned the Second World War. When the Supermarine Spitfire factory in Southampton was bombed in September 1940, it was imperative that the enormous factory at Castle Bromwich should be immediately brought into production. With this dispersal ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $15.21! \| SVS
7	Tempting Fate: An Experimental Test Pilot's Story more books like this by Bob Rahn, Ed Heinemann (Preface by), Chuck Yeager (Prologue by) add to wishlist An inside look at the risk-filled life of Bob Rahn, an experimental test pilot. see all copies from $7.91! new only from $77.95!
8	Flying the Edge: The Making of Navy Test Pilots more books like this by George C. Wilson add to wishlist Readers join bestselling author and Washington Post defense correspondent George C. Wilson as he goes high-G somersaulting over the Chesapeake Bay in a Navy jet. Thisinching into the unknown" with the 100th test pilot class at Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River. Photographs. (Naval Institute Press) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Test Pilots more books like this by James B Gilbert (Editor), Gene Gurney (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.50! first editions
10	The Wrong Stuff more books like this by John Moore add to wishlist A rollicking account of an acclaimed test pilot's career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The Chosen Ones: Test Pilots in Action more books like this by Sean Rossiter add to wishlist Aviation enthusiasts, pilots, and anyone interested in the history of flying will enjoy this account of Canada's involvement in the aviation industry, and specifically aircraft prototype testing. Canadian pilots were exemplary fliers during the war, and many took up new careers as test pilots when Canada began designing aircraft for the world ... see all copies from $4.39! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Brian Trubshaw: Test Pilot more books like this by Brian Trubshaw add to wishlist This is the story of retired pilot Brian Trubshaw, the man who flew the first supersonic passenger aircraft. Brian describes his early days as an RAF bomber pilot in World War II, followed by service with Transport Command and the prestigious King's Flight. It was after he had left the RAF in 1950 to join the staff of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) ... see all copies from $4.53! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Testing Death: Hughes Aircraft Test Pilots and Cold War Weaponry more books like this by George J Marrett, D Kenneth Richardson (Foreword by) add to wishlist In 1969, after his return from Vietnam, George Marrett took a job as a test pilot at Hughes Aircraft. For twenty years, he tested the most sophisticated airborne radar and missiles ever designed for advanced Navy and Air Force aircraft. Marrett's masterful command of storytelling puts the reader in the cockpit during the F-15, F-16, and F-18 ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Test Pilots: The Frontiersmen of Flight more books like this by Richard Hallion add to wishlist If you really wish to learn wrote Wilbur Wright, you must mount a machine and become acquainted with its tricks by actual trial. And even before the Wright Flyer took off on its history-making first flight, intrepid researchers had been testing many different flying machines: the hapless tower jumpers of the Dark Ages; the balloonist of the ... see all copies from $3.14! new only from $27.32! \| first editions
15 view cover	Press On! more books like this by Charles Leerhsen, Chuck Yeager add to wishlist see all copies from $6.72! new only from $10.04! \| SVS
16 view cover	Faster Than the Sun: The Compelling Story of a Record-Breaking Test Pilot and WWII Navy Flyer more books like this by Peter Twiss, Lord Brabazon of Tara (Foreword by) add to wishlist Recounts the author's unpublished war experiences, based on his log book, and reproduces the story of his struggle to break the thousand miles per hour barrier, which has been described as one of the epic accounts of high-speed flight. see all copies from $8.33! new only from $16.16! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A WASP Among Eagles: A Woman Military Test Pilot in World War II more books like this by Ann B Carl add to wishlist The first-person story of how Ann Baumgartner Carl learned to fly, trained as a WASP, and became one of the earliest jet-age pioneers. She details her own experience test flying jets, which was unique among WASPs, as well as a watershed era in the history of aviation. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $76.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Wasp Among Eagles PB more books like this by Ann B Carl, Ab Carl add to wishlist A former military test pilot in World War II and the first American woman to fly a jet, Carl shares the story of her unusual career, gives a history of the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), and shows how women performed a valuable function during World War II. 20 photos. see all copies from $5.11! new only from $8.97! \| SVS
19	Whistling Death: The Test Pilot's Story of the F4u Corsair more books like this by Boone T. Guyton add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Corky Meyer's Flight Journal: A Test Pilot's Tales of Dodging Disasters--Just in Time more books like this by Corwin H Meyer add to wishlist Designing high-performance military aircraft in the slide-rule era was challenging. Being the first person to fly these airplanes and expand an aircraft's flight envelope was often very frightening, if not downright deadly. It is hard to believe that someone could really endure 22 years in this occupation, plus another 30 years in the aircraft ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $20.58! \| SVS
21 view cover	Sound Barrier: The Rocky Road to Mach 1.0+ more books like this by Peter Caygill add to wishlist As the speed of early aircraft gradually increased there eventually became awareness during the 1940's, that strange things were occurring at around 500mph. Many later WW2 fighter aircraft were reported to become dangerously uncontrollable in high-speed power dives. Pilot's and aircraft designers were beginning to encounter the sound barrier. We ... see all copies from $17.91! new only from $26.93!
22 view cover	The Sky My Kingdom: Memoirs of the Famous German War II Test-Pilot more books like this by Hanna Reitsch add to wishlist -- Personal memoir of Germany's famous WWII test-pilot -- Vivid story of breakthroughs in WWII aviation -- 16 pages of contemporary photographs Hanna Reitsch flew almost every German military aircraft in World War II, including the rocket-powered Me 163, and was closely associated with the development of the flying bomb, the V1, which so nearly ... see all copies from $49.95! new only from $93.74!
23	A Passion for Flying: Exciting Stories of a Boeing Test Pilot more books like this by Marvin Michael add to wishlist see all copies from $4.35! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Men of Power: The Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey and Jim Heyworth more books like this by Robert Jackson add to wishlist The story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron in defense of Bristol and Swansea operating ... see all copies from $27.88! new only from $27.88! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Tested: Marshall Test Pilots in War and Peace, 1919-1999 more books like this by Dennis Pasco add to wishlist The aviation company Marshall of Cambridge has been a leader in pilot training, aircraft design, conversions and repairs for much of the 20th century. It trained many of the pilots used in World War II and between 1939 and 1945 it repaired over 5000 aircraft. This book is a tribute to the company. see all copies from $18.00! first editions

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