Mission to mach 2 a fighter pilot's memoir of supersonic flight
The thirty-year period that marked the advent of the supersonic jet in military aviation was a particularly dangerous one for fighter pilots. As they learned to navigate speeds up to Mach 2, discovering the performance limits and weaknesses of the aircraft, their courage and stamina were tested to t...
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Jefferson, NC.
McFarland
2011
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Table of Contents:
- 1.Breaking the Sound Barrier
- 2.My First Mentor
- 3. Aviation Cadet: Jet Age Training
- 4. Supersonic Flight
- 5. Fighter Jet Nuclear Capability
- 6. Flight Test
- 7. Return to Tactical Fighters
- 8. USAF Thunderbirds
- 9. Southest Asian War
- 10.Fighter Weapons School: Terminal Guided Weapons
- 11. Air War College and Test and Evaluation
- 12. Operational Testing
- 13. Field Commander
- 14. The Last Day
- 15. Epilogue