Tex Johnston: Jet-age Test Pilot - Softcover

A.M Tex Johnston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560989319 ISBN 13: 9781560989318

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000

Synopsis

One of America's most daring and accomplished test pilots, Tex Johnston flew the first US jet airplanes and, in a career spanning the 1930s through the 1970s, helped create the jet age at such pioneering aersospace companies as Bell Aircraft and Boeing.

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Review:

"There seem to be two Tex Johnstons: the one who became legendary in 1955 for performing two barrel rolls with the Boeing 707 prototype . . . and the man who brought to flight testing a far more meticulous approach than had ever been used before. . . . Johnston is of the barnstorming generation . . . [and] in his memoir's best moments you can smell the oil on the grass."--Air & Space

"Fascinating reading."--Aerospace

Synopsis:

This work looks at the life and career of Tex Johnston, one of America's most daring and accomplished test pilots. He flew the first US jet airplanes and, in a career spanning the 1930s through the 1970s, helped create the jet age at such pioneering aerospace companies as Bell Aircraft and Boeing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1560989319
• ISBN 13: 9781560989318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274