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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines what it takes to become a fighter pilot; what the job is like; the jets and equipment required; and what its like to fly at twice the speed of sound in pursuit of an enemy.
2) Test pilots
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Piloting experimental aircraft is more dangerous than most other types of flying. Test pilots are generally military aviators who fly new and modified aircraft, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that, thanks to the sophistication of aircraft technology, better ground-testing, and simulation of aircraft...
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