A glorious history of the great race planes, race pilots, and engine builders who gave their all in the quest for speed. The author is a former US Air Force test pilot, aerospace engineer, and newsletter editor for the American Aviation Historical Society. Illustrating the text is a rich archive of more than 180 rare photographs of the pilots and their planes in action as well as more than 80 diagrams of the great race planes, the race courses, and the technical innovations.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition. First edition. Fine, fresh, like-new copy in fine dust jacket with minor wear to extremities. Oversized hardcover. 192 pp with black and white photographs and index. 'Schneider Trophy Racers' is a glorious history of the great race planes, race pilots, and engine builders who gave their all in the quest for speed. Robert S. Hirsch, a former US Air Force test pilot and aerospace engineer, presents a vivid retelling based on original accounts in newspapers of the time and a detailed analysis of the technical innovations that separated the winners from the also-rans. Includes more than 180 rare photographs and 80 diagrams. Seller Inventory # E35765
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Gray Paper Covered Boards With Silver Lettering On The Spine, 192 Pages, Illustrated With Black-And-White Photographs And Line Drawings. Book And Dust Jacket Are In As New Condition. "History Of The Schneider Trophy International Speed Contests 1913 - 1931" "Illustrating The Text Is A Rich Archive Of More Than 180 Rare Photographs Of The Pilots And Their Planes In Action At This Schneider Trophy Contests In America, England, Italy, And Monaco. To Show What Photographs Can't, The Author Has Drawn More Than 80 Diagrams Of The Great Race Planes, The Racecourses, And The Technical Innovations. Seller Inventory # 030356
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