"The Smell of Kerosene" tells the dramatic story of a NASA research
pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours in more than 125 types of
aircraft. Donald Mallick gives the reader fascinating firsthand
descriptions of his early naval flight training, carrier
operations, and his research flying career with NAZA and its
predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
(NAXA). Mallick joined the NACA as a research pilot at the Langley
Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory at Hampton, Virginia, where he
flew modified helicopters and jets, and witnessed the NACA's
evolution into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
After transferring to the NAA Flight Research Center at Edwards,
California, he became involved with projects that further pushed
the boundaries of aerospace technology. These included the giant
delta-winged XB-70 supersonic research airplane, the wingless M2-F1
lifting body vehicle, and the triple-sonic YF-12 Blackbird. Mallick
also test flew the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) and helped
develop techniques used in training astronauts to land on the Moon.
This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a "day at the
office" unlike any other.
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