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Trace the historical beginnings of the aircraft that pushed aviation-performance levels to new heights, many of which were developed into the great operational fighters and bombers of yesterday and today. See photos of pioneers of aviation such as the Bell XP-59A (America's first jet fighter). Get the pilot's story of test-flying an XB-70 Valkyrie. See the prototypes for tomorrow's Lockheed F-22.
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Following its rudimentary beginnings in the early 1930s, even before it was a bona fide airfield with paved runaways, the so-called jet age at Edwards began in the early 1940s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Following its rudimentary beginnings in the early 1930s, even before it was a bona fide airfield with paved runaways, the so-called jet age at Edwards began in the early 1940s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
turbofan jet engines, successful first flight, research airplane, flying surfaces, turbojet engine, first flown, gross weight, technology demonstrator, lifting bodies, nose gear, air vehicle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, North American, General Dynamics, Rogers Dry Lake, Joe Walker, Reaction Motors, United States, George Welch, New York, Secret Project, Super Sabre, Chuck Yeager, Herbst Maneuver, Rockwell-Deutsche Aerospace New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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