Eject!: The Complete History of U.S. Aircraft Escape Systems.

Tuttle, Jim:

ISBN 10: 0760311854 / ISBN 13: 9780760311851

Published by St. Paul, MBI, 2002

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256 S., mit Illustrationen, Gr.-8° Buch in guter Erhaltung, Einband sauber und nur an vorderer, unterer Ecke bestoßen, Seiten hell und sauber, ohne einträge, Buchblock fest, Schutzumschlag gut, From the first parachutes developed in 1797 to modern guro-stabilized, vectorable rocket capsules capable of deployment at Mach 3 and at the edge of space, this chronology covers the complete history of aircraft escape systems used in the United States. Detailed descriptions of the technologies behind each ejection system's development and use are accompanied by photographs, diagrams, and fascinating firsthand accounts from pilots and crewmembers who have used escape systems. 0 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 750.

Seller Inventory # 167159

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eject!: The Complete History of U.S. Aircraft Escape Systems.
• Publisher: St. Paul, MBI
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760311854
• ISBN 13: 9780760311851
• Binding: OPappband, SU
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Verkehr, Marine, Bahn

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Synopsis

From the first parachutes developed in 1797 to modern guro-stabilized, vectorable rocket capsules capable of deployment at Mach 3 and at the edge of space, this chronology covers the complete history of aircraft escape systems used in the United States. Detailed descriptions of the technologies behind each ejection system's development and use are accompanied by photographs, diagrams, and fascinating firsthand accounts from pilots and crewmembers who have used escape systems.