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by: Milton O. Thompson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.134530973
EAN: 9781588340788
ISBN: 1588340783
Label: Smithsonian
Manufacturer: Smithsonian
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 375
Publication Date: February 17, 2003
Publisher: Smithsonian
Sales Rank: 154584
Studio: Smithsonian
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Thompson’s adrenaline-fueled account of the X-15 program is the ultimate insider’s view: he flew as one of the twelve test pilots. These men truly had the right stuff, essentially piloting a seat strapped to a rocket 300,000 feet into the air—right to the edge of space. It’s all here, from late-night uncertainties in desert bars to the monumental technical challenges, to the record-breaking flights themselves.
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Rating:  - Great book, what took so long???
I got this the minute I saw it. This can compare, in a good way to "always another dawn" Scott Crossfield's book but, Milt is much more funny!!!
Lots of things about the program I never knew are in this book, not a dry rendering either.
If you are into the early days of spaceflight, here is your book!!
Rating:  - Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
Very interesting book. I learned a lot from the book, this program was going on while I was in the service and you never heard much about it. A good companion to Sled Pilot.
Rating: - Finally, A Real Book About Real Flying To The Edge of Space
The X-15 was the fastest airplane ever built. Milt Thompson has written an outstanding book about this aircraft and those who flew it. The career of the X-15 paralleled the beginnings of America's manned space program (by the way, it is interesting to note that just 20 years before
the X-15 was developed, the US Army was just beginning to introduce propeller-powered monoplanes into service as fighter planes and the DC-3 was entering service as cargo and passenger plane, and here, just one ... Read More
Rating: - An excellent pilots view of the X-15 program
Milt Thompson was actually a friend of the family and I workd at NASA Dryden FRC during the years 0f 1966 til September 1967 and was working for the guidance and display branch. I got to meet most of the pilots that flew the X-15 and thatr was really cool part about working there then.
Milt Thompson tells the story sort of like you were there talking to him and he tell of a lot of the problems and scary moments of flight in this craft. I think you will find it a book that tells a lot about ... Read More
Rating: - Experiences with the X15 program
As a retired Airline professional (A&P mechanic)wanting to know as much as possible from this Airplane it's astonishing to find so many things never published. Every one who are interessted in this aircraft must read this book. It took me longer as expected but English is not my mother tong.
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