Test Pilots of the Jet Age: Men Who Heralded a New Era in Aviation

by Colin Higgs and Bruce Vigar

Today, as we board our flights to Adelaide, Zurich, and all points in between, we give little thought to the jet power that will take us there. But, this is only possible because just over 70 years ago a select band of British test pilots was prepared to risk all in the quest to fly further, faster and higher than ever before. Their quest was fraught with danger; disaster and death were never far away.

This book captures eleven of those stories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526747758
• ISBN13: 9781526747754
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 256 Pages