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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpecialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
ISBN-101580072410
ISBN-139781580072410
eBay Product ID (ePID)239969153
Product Key Features
Book TitleTestbeds, Motherships and Parasites: Astonishing Aircraft from the Golden Age of Flight Test
Number of Pages204 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicMilitary / Aviation, Aeronautics & Astronautics
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorFrederick A. Johnsen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2017-029879
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThis is a breathtakingly beautiful and learned compilation of unusual aircraft that belongs on the shelf of aspiring designers or any aviation-minded reader who appreciates the boundlessness of imagination., Make this informative effort your launchpad to history's spellbinding saga of 'testbeds, motherships and parasites'., Specialty Press is well regarded for these sorts of books and this one is no exception to their long and very successful series of books.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal629.134/5309
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: Old School Chapter 2: Parasites with a Purpose Chapter 3: Bomber Bonus Testbeds Chapter 4: Transport Testbeds Chapter 5: Canadian Testbeds Chapter 6: Post-War Motherships Chapter 7: Motherships in the Jet Age Chapter 8: Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Chapter 9: Underwing and Useful Chapter 10: Scaled Composites' Motherships Chapter 11: Airframe Mods and Systems Tests Chapter 12: Miscellanea Epilogue Appendix 1: Testbed Aircraft Appendix 2: Mothership Aircraft Appendix 3: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix 4: The X-15A-2 Report Selected Reading Endnotes Index
SynopsisFilling a void in major works about rare and exotic flight test aircraft, this book is the definitive work on the converted bombers and transports that served as the critically important launch vehicles to the headline-grabbing X-Planes. Covered are scores of aircraft of all types converted for use as "flying laboratories" to test engines, wings, cockpits, and aerodynamic devices all in the name of aviation progress. Also included are the "parasite" aircraft carried aloft to be launched and recovered by their motherships. With 204 pages and 12 detailed chapters in this book, it thoroughly covers every aspect of mothership, testbed, and parasite aircraft. Also featured are detailed appendices containing extensive reference material for modelers, historians, and enthusiasts, including a complete listing of known engine testbeds; a complete listing of known airframe mods and systems-test aircraft; and all combinations of U.S. and foreign motherships and parasite-carrying aircraft. Aviation history is filled with legendary aircraft, but in many cases, the design and development of these brilliant machines were dependent on significant inflight testing of new engines, advanced airframe structures, and the latest in flight control and flight-related systems. The availability of already-flying airframes that could be modified easily for specific airborne test work saved years of engineering time, not to mention the lives of countless test pilots who did not have to face airborne risks of the unknown., This book thoroughly covers every aspect of mothership, testbed, and parasite aircraft. Also featured are detailed appendices containing extensive reference material for modelers, historians, and enthusiasts, including a complete listing of known engine testbeds; a complete listing of known airframe mods and systems-test aircraft; and all combinations of U.S. and foreign motherships and parasite-carrying aircraft.
LC Classification NumberTL671.7.J59 2018
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- 18. Jul. 2018
Bet you never flew one of these!
This is an ideal "coffee table" publication for aviation interested guests. It covers a lot of not commonly known flying machines and unusual aircraft configurations.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
