X-Planes, X-1 TO X-31 New Rev [Hardcover]

Jay Miler (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing; Revised edition (September 11, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051705647X
• ISBN-13: 978-0517056479
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,570,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the very best source book on x-planes, November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: X-Planes, X-1 TO X-31 New Rev (Hardcover)

this is the very best reference book on x-planes, written by Jay Miller who is unquestionably a top aerospace writer. Technical content makes this book a "must" for all aerospace students and engineers. Should be available in all aerospace design office bookshelves. Really, a desert island book !!!

5.0 out of 5 stars The only good book about all the X-planes, February 2, 2001

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Niclas Schopenhauer (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Planes, X-1 TO X-31 New Rev (Hardcover)

If you want to find detailed information about the X-planes, this is the book you want! Too bad it is out of print, but it is really worth searching for. For most of the X-planes, it is very detailed, with lots of pictures and a description of its purpose and the results it provided. For the more interesting early planes (X-1, X-2, X-15, etc.), it has lists of the flights and the pilots, and some detailed info about each flight. Even though I thought I had good knowledge of the X-planes, this book provided me with lots of additional information. I mean, how much do you know about the unmanned X-10 or the X-12?

Also check out Miller's Aerofax Minigraphs (mostly also out of print) about the X-15, the X-1, etc. They contain more specific information about each plane. For instance, the X-15 Minigraph contains information about *every* flight the X-15 ever did, captive and launched flights.