Sled Driver Flying the World's Fastest Jet SR-71 Blackbird

Shul, Brian Signed by Author,

ISBN 10: 0929823087 / ISBN 13: 9780929823089

Published by MACH 1 INC, CALIFORNIA, 1991

About this Item

FIRST EDITION THIRD PRINTING Signed by Author, with small insciption on front endpaper. Colored illustrations. No bookplate. Tight and clean binding. Bright gold gilt on cover and spine. After 20 years and 5000 hours in fighter jets, Shul retired from the Air Force in 1990 and went on to pursue his writing and photographic interests. In addition to running his own photo studio in northern California, he has authored seven books on flying and flight photography. His first two books (Sled Driver: Flying The World's Fastest Jet[2] and The Untouchables[3]) are about flying the SR-71 Blackbird and give the reader a first-hand account of being in the cockpit of the world s fastest jet DATE PUBLISHED: 1991 EDITION: THIRD ED 151 VERY GOOD. JACKET: VERY GOOD DJ.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sled Driver Flying the World's Fastest Jet SR-71 Blackbird
• Publisher: MACH 1 INC, CALIFORNIA
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0929823087
• ISBN 13: 9780929823089
• Binding: HARD BACK BLACK
• Edition: THIRD ED.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

No aircraft ever captured the curiosity & fascination of the public like the SR-71 Blackbird. Nicknamed "The Sled" by those few who flew it, the aircraft was shrouded in secrecy from its inception. Entering the U.S. Air Force inventory in 1966, the SR-71 was the fastest, highest flying jet aircraft in the world. Now for the first time, a Blackbird pilot shares his unique experience of what it was like to fly this legend of aviation history. Through the words & photographs of retired Major Brian Shul, we enter the world of the "Sled Driver." Major Shul gives us insight on all phases of flying, including the humbling experience of simulator training, the physiological stresses of wearing a space suit for long hours, & the intensity & magic of flying 80,000 feet above the Earth's surface at 2000 miles per hour. "Sled Driver" takes the reader through riveting accounts of the rigors of initial training, the gamut of emotions experienced while flying over hostile territory, & the sheer joy of displaying the jet at some of the world's largest airshows. Illustrated with rare photographs, seen here for the first time, "Sled Driver" captures the mystique & magnificence of this most unique of all aircraft.