Prelude to the Harrier: P.1127 Prototype Flight Testing and Kestrel Evaluation.
Published by HPM Publications
- Softcover
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Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New ZealandPhoenix Books NZ
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Prelude to the Harrier: P.1127 Prototype Flight Testing and Kestrel Evaluation BY H.C.H. Merewether OBE. VERY SCARCE. Publisher: HPM Publications, X-Planes book 3. Very good softback, a little creasing, signed gift inscription to reverse of title page. 120 pages, illustrated. Contents: P.1127 Origins; Engine and Airframe Design; Development; P.1127/Kestrel Flying Techniques and Handling Qualities; Tripartite Evaluation Squadron; Tri-service Trials in the USA; Individual Aircraft Histories and Flight Logs. The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is the only VTOL aircraft in the world to have passed through all stages of prototype and pre-series development to series production, and then gone on to serve successfully in the armed forces of several nations. It was the culmination of a flight test and development programme which began with a forerunner aircraft, known simply as the P.1127. This book covers the design evolution of the P.1127 and its development to Kestrel standard, from which the Harrier was finally derived. You will witness the action from the front seat. You will watch the Beginnings of the Formidable Harrier in UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL! This is the story is as told by the former Hawker experimental test pilot who shared intensively in the project's test and development work for its first ten years, and he bases this account on invaluable and unpublished material from his own archives. Now at last it can be told, FOR THE FIRST TIME, the story of all 6 P.1127s and 9 Kestrels which paved the way for the Harrier! The problems, the challenges, the dangers, and finally the success!! All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.…
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- Title
- Prelude to the Harrier: P.1127 Prototype Flight Testing and Kestrel Evaluation.
- Author
- H.C.H. Merewether OBE
- Publisher
- HPM Publications
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
Phoenix Books NZ
Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
AbeBooks seller since July 6, 2016
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