Chilstrom Ken (14 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some spots of light ground-in dirt, along with some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are several noticeable creases to the top front corner of the cover, and there is one vertical crease by the spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "Test flying as a systematic activity started during the First World War, at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in the United Kingdom. An "Experimental Flight" was formed at the Central Flying School. During the 1920s, test flying was further developed by the RAE in the UK, and by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the United States. In the 1950s, NACA was transformed into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. During these years, as work was done into aircraft stability and handling qualities, test flying evolved towards a more qualitative scientific profession. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, [citation needed] but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that because of the maturation of aircraft technology, better ground-testing and simulation of aircraft performance, fly-by-wire technology and, lately, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to test experimental aircraft features. Still, piloting experimental aircraft remains more dangerous than most other types of flying. " (from Wikipedia).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Good condition. This is a 4to size softcover book. Dedication by Rosengarten on title page. Pronounced binding slant. Bottom edge is bumped. Top corner of front cover is bumped. 276 pages with many illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Text is LIKE NEW. Very Clean. No writing or tears to text. Has very minor shelf wear. Appears Unread.

paperback. Condition: New. 2nd. Different cover ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Message written by Colonel Nathan "Rosie" Rosengarten of the USAF to title page. Moderately handled; otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A neat and sound copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Condition: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. private library liquidation new soft.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

CHILSTROM, Ken. TEST FLYING AT OLD WRIGHT FIELD. Stories collected by Ken Chilstrom. Edited and Typeset by Penn Leary. Omaha, Nebraska: Westchester House, 1991. Small quarto, printed wraps; 222 pages. First Edition. A book written by test pilots and engineers about their exploits at the famous Wright Field near Dayton, Ohio- the war and peacetime test center of the U.S. Air Force. Contains 60 stories covering the 1920s through the 1950s. Signed presentation by Nathan R. (Rosie) Rosengarten, a contributor of eight stories, on the title page: "For Keith D. Boyer, Stories of yesteryear told by men and women who knew the risk and accepted the challenge. Most survived and a few made the Supreme Sacrifice. To the latter this book is dedicated. As with most men who have served in uniform, until they are laid to rest, they ask an answer to: `Why them and not me?' Best Wishes, Nathan R. Rosengarten. Col., USAF (ret). 1 May, 1992." Very Good (few light creases with one heavy crease at top corner of title page; contents clean & tight). $75.00.…