This narrative provides the story of Wiley Post, his beloved Lockheed Vega, The Winnie Mae, and his pressure suit, which was the world's first, practical flight-pressure suit. Includes First Day of Issue cancellation for two Wiley Post Air Mail stamps on inside front cover from Oklahoma City.
A most detailed book of aircraft through the years. if you want detail and graphics this book is for you. Includes performance graphs and charts showing anything from distance with fuel load to bomb load.
The brainchild of trailblazing pilots Nancy Love and Jacqueline Cochran, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gave women like Fort a chance to serve their country—and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment was a resounding success. Index. 449 p. & View More...
Feel the Mach 3 power generated by Lockheed's incredibly fast SR-71 Blackbird! Former SR-71 pilot, instructor and wing commander, Richard Graham, presents the most intriguing SR-71 stories ever told. This once highly classified program is fully revealed through the words of pilots, commanders, mechanics, and instructors involved in the Blackbird's creation and flight-testing. From grueling reconnaissance missions to the Persian Gulf conflict, this insightful book tells stories of bravery and daring determination. 256 Indexed Pages. @ View More...
