Higher and Faster

Buch | Softcover

295 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4989-7 (ISBN)

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The story of Robert White, who in 1961 flew a hypersonic rocket-powered aeroplane six times faster than the speed of sound and higher than 300,000 feet above the Earth's surface. Tracing his childhood in Manhattan during the Depression, his years as a pil

In 1961, pilot Robert W. White flew a hypersonic rocket-powered airplane six times faster than the speed of sound and higher than 300,000 feet above the Earth's surface. This is his story. Tracing his childhood on the rough streets of Manhattan during the Depression, his years as a pilot and POW during World War II, and his rise as an experimental test pilot in the Air Force, this autobiography is a testament to the role of persistence and excellence in the life of a man whose aeronautical feats are now legend. It is the portrait of an extraordinary man in pursuit of the American dream and a glimpse into a remarkable time in America's aviation history.

Robert M. White (1924–2010) was a retired major general in the United States Air Force who lived in Winter Park, Florida. Jack L. Summers is a retired physician and university professor. He lives in Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Neil A. Armstrong

Preface by Jack L. Summers

Prologue

1. The Formative Years

2. Up in the Air Junior Birdman

3. My First War

4. A Guest of the Enemy

5. Career Management 101

6. A Pilot’s Dream

7. A Brief History Lesson

8. The Fun Begins

9. Riding the Rocket

10. Pushing the Envelope

11. Distractions, Decorations, and Disaster

12. Goodbye Edwards, Hello Bitburg

13. Another War

14. The FX Program

15. Home Again

16. Back to School

17. The Last Stop

18. Going Home

19. Reflections

Epilogue

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2010
Zusatzinfo	53 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 227 mm
Gewicht	375 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-4989-6 / 0786449896
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4989-7 / 9780786449897
Zustand	Neuware