Edwards Air Force Base (Images of Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738580775 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Coauthor Christian Gelzer is the chief historian for NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards. Author Ted Huetter is the public relations manager for The Museum of Flight in Seattle and was an aviation writer and multimedia designer at Edwards Air Force Base during the 1990s.
Air Force, NASA, and civilian contractors. Dramatic aerospace research continues today at Edwards, America’s proving ground for the future of high tech aviation.. In the 1970s it was the primary testing site for the space shuttle program. The complex is a strategic flight test, research, and development center for the U.S. military aircraft has been partially tested here. Suborbital space flights began there in the 1960s. The base was first established near the small town of Muroc in 1933 and became renowned for its giant runways painted onto the flat, dry lakebed. Since the 1950s, almost every U.S. Centered around an ancient dry lakebed in the Mojave Desert 90 miles north of Los Angeles, activity at Edwards has sharpened the cutting edge of aviation and aerospace since the 1940s. Speed and altitude records were commonplace at Edwards during the 1950s. Known for more “first flights” and record flights than any other place, Edwards Air Force Base is legendary. The skies above Edwards have been the scene of remarkable achievements, including Chuck Yeager’s world-famous breaking of the sound barrier in 1947
Edwards AFB Book Is A Modeler's Paradise I'm sure you are familiar with these fine little books with the sepia tone covers. Authors gather together photos from local history sites, public and governmental sources and private collections to put together small history books on places and events that would never otherwise see the light of day in a publication. The military themed books on ships and bases are numerous and very good. The photos are entertaining and interesting to the casual reader as well as the historically curious. And then enter t. DougGreat snap shot in history Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my 30 years in the Marine Corps. I have 2 sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. 815 said Great snap shot in history. Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my Great snap shot in history Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my 30 years in the Marine Corps. I have 2 sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. 0 years in the Marine Corps. I have "Great snap shot in history" according to DougGreat snap shot in history Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my 30 years in the Marine Corps. I have 2 sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. 815. Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my Great snap shot in history Great snap shot of history, I have bought all of these books of the places that I was stationed during my 30 years in the Marine Corps. I have 2 sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. 0 years in the Marine Corps. I have 2 sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. sons also serving now and I will buy the books of all of the bases that they will serve at.. "Wonderful History of the Golden Days of EAFB" according to W. Wood. Overall, I loved the details and photos that the author used to record the history of the first half-century of Edwards AFB. The book pretty much ends with the first Space Shuttle tests. I would have liked to see it continue up to current test vehicles. Perhaps a follow-on book will be released in the future. I know that color photographs were taken during the time period that this book covers. Too bad all the photos are black and white. But then, the price of the book would have to be significantly highe
About the Author Author Ted Huetter is the public relations manager for The Museum of Flight in Seattle and was an aviation writer and multimedia designer at Edwards Air Force Base during the 1990s. . Coauthor Christian Gelzer is the chief historian for NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards