Wooldridge Jr E T (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine (small fault). 1st Edition. Top edge of text block dusted. Date written on Copyright page.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Spiral-bound softcover. Grey paper covers with black lettering to front, black plastic spiral spine. Title page dated 1989, as is cover. No copyright page. 312 pages, plus unpaginated collection form. Good condition. Some shelf wear to covers, bottom front corner has been bent. Title page is creased. Binding intact and pages clean. A directory of primary sources on air and space history.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Binding tight, interior clean. Light crease diagonally across the front cover, closed 1" tear to top of spine. Signed by the author, "with best wishes." The P-80 Shooting Star is profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Includes design and construction, first flight, quest for speed, transition to greatness, restoring the XP-80 Lulu-Belle plus seven appendixes and bibliography. 111 pp. Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover, large format. Condition: good condition. Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum - Volume 3 Each volume in the Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum series deals with a different historic airplane in the museum's impressive collection. Each book is divided into two main sections, the first covering the background and history of the aircraft, the second providing some details unique to its restoration by skilled craftsmen of the museum. P-80 SHOOTING STAR was the first operational turbojet fighter to undergo full production in the United States and thus occupies a unique position in American aviation history. The author draws on official case histories and the personal observations of the renowned aircraft designer, "Kelly" Johnson, and famous Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier, to tell the story of the brief but eventful career of the first prototype XP-80, nicknamed Lulu-Belle, and the development of the P-80 Shooting Star series of aircraft. The book concludes with a detailed account of the restoration of this airplane. E. T. WOOLDRIDGE, JE., is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, the National War College, and George Washington University. During his ac-tive flying career, he served primarily in all-weather fighter squadrons. As a test pilot at Patuxent River, Maryland, he flew practically every type of aircraft in the Navy inventory in the late 1950s. In 1977, he joined the National Air and Space Museum and is now an associate curator of aeronau-tics, specializing in naval aviation history. 108 p. many photos and illustrations.…