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SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History by Dan Linehan (Zenith Press, 2008, ISBN: 9780760331880). Written by an aviation writer who witnessed its launch, SpaceShipOne chronicles the development of the world’s first commercial manned space program. Included are hundreds of photos, a full account of the history makers who got SS1 into the air and a foreward by the late Sir Arthur C. Clarke. | ||
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Learning Beyond The License (Sporty’s, 2008, ID# E430A, E100A). Available exclusively as a video download, Learning Beyond the License demonstrates how to use modern resources to become a safer, more proficient pilot. The first two programs, WAAS Approaches: Garmin 430W and WAAS Approaches: Garmin G1000, show instrument pilots how to fly RNAV approaches with confidence. | ||
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Contrails Over The Mojave by George J. Marrett (Naval Institute Press, 2008, ISBN: 9781591145110). George Marrett flew 188 missions in the Douglas A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam and spent 25 years testing military aircraft. In his new book, Marrett describes life as a space cadet during the “Golden Age of jet flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base,” where he trained under Chuck Yeager. | ||
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Through Blue Skies To Hell: America’s “Bloody 100th” In The Air War Over Germany by Edward M. Sion (Casemate, 2008, ISBN: 9781932033670). Providing a comprehensive look at the air war over Europe during WWII, this is both a mission-by-mission diary of a member of the Bloody 100th Bomb Group and an analysis of the effectiveness of U.S. strategy. It follows a young U.S. airman who flew 35 missions over Germany. | ||
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Broken Arrow: America’s First Lost Nuclear Weapon by Norman S. Leach (Red Deer Press, 2008, ISBN: 9780889953482). On February 13, 1950, a B-36 carrying an atomic bomb crashed in northern British Columbia while conducting a simulated bombing run. It was presumed to rest deep in the Pacific, but the wreckage was found years later on a mountain in B.C. This book sheds light on one of the great mysteries of the Cold War and the first time in history that a nuclear weapon was lost. | ||
July 2008
Key Takeaways:
- The article reviews several new books from July 2008 that cover significant topics in aviation and aerospace history, including the development of commercial manned spaceflight (SpaceShipOne), test pilot memoirs, WWII air combat, and a Cold War incident involving a lost nuclear weapon.
- Also featured is a contemporary video training program for pilots, demonstrating how to use modern WAAS-enabled Garmin systems for safer and more proficient RNAV approaches.
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