UsedGood. Condition Good: Book is used and in good condition with some wear from use. This may include stickers on cover, wear to dustcover/missing dustcover, inside cover, spine, slight curled corners, stains, and wear to the fore edge. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations. Shipping can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered. ISBN 0961791721 9780961791728 [US]

Omaha, NE: Westchester House Publishers. Very Good. Date: 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0961791721 . B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some spots of light ground-in dirt, along with some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are several noticeable creases to the top front corner of the cover, and there is one vertical crease by the spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "Test flying as a systematic activity started during the First World War, at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in the United Kingdom. An "Experimental Flight" was formed at the Central Flying School. During the 1920s, test flying was further developed by the RAE in the UK, and by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the United States. In the 1950s, NACA was transformed into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. During these years, as work was done into aircraft stability and handling qualities, test flying evolved towards a more qualitative scientific profession. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, [citation needed] but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that because of the maturation of aircraft technology, better ground-testing and simulation of aircraft performance, fly-by-wire technology and, lately, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles ...

New. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. ISBN 0961791721 9780961791728 [US]

Wpasb Educational Fund, Date: 1995-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1995. Wpasb Educational Fund ISBN 0961791721 9780961791728 [US]