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Cold War Test Pilot - Surviving Crash Landings and Emergency Ejections: From Fast-jets to Heavy Multi-Engine Aircraft (Hardcover)
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Cold War Test Pilot - Surviving Crash Landings and Emergency Ejections: From Fast-jets to Heavy Multi-Engine Aircraft (Hardcover)
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The Falkland Islands had been invaded and a Task Force was already
steaming south at full speed. On board the carriers were the
Harriers that would provide essential aerial cover for the British
troops and ships sent to re-capture the islands. They would be
entering particularly hostile territory, and the type's
capabilities had urgently to be expanded and proved. This was a job
that Ron Burrows and the test pilots of his elite Fighter Test
Squadron at Boscombe Down were ready to take on. From the 1960s
through to the 1990s, Ron test-flew all of the RAF's fast-jets of
the era, in the process of which he survived two crash landings and
two emergency ejections, as well as numerous other close shaves. A
master of his craft, he rose to become the Aeroplane and Armament
Experimental Establishment's chief test pilot -and this is his
remarkable story. With four test flying tours under his belt and
close-air-support missions flying Hunters in the Aden Emergency,
Ron's experiences extended throughout the critical final decades of
the Cold War. Ron was a graduate of the US Navy's test pilot school
and in his long career he has flown an unusually broad range of US
and UK aircraft from fast-jets to heavy multi-engine aircraft. With
his unrivalled knowledge and expertise, Ron is able to explain the
methods, techniques, and demands of his profession, with many
examples of what can and often does go wrong in aircraft
development and testing. His descriptions of his near misses and
catastrophic accidents are written with colour and candour. But he
also tries to inform the reader about the skills required to fly
and test fast-jets and about the development of cockpit displays
and design, highlighting some of the issues and problems
encountered in development and in operation. If it could go wrong,
it will go wrong' could be the subtitle of this frank and witty
account which flies along with the speed of one of those fast jets.
General
Imprint: |
Air World
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2021 |
Authors: |
Group Captain RON BURROWS AFC, FRAeS, JP, RAF (Ret’d)
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-09070-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-399-09070-4 |
Barcode: |
9781399090704 |
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