The first jet pilot : the story of German test pilot Erich Warsitz
Warsitz, Lutz2021
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On 27 August 1939, Flugkapitan Erich Warsitz became the first man to fly a jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178 and in June of the same year he flew the first liquid-fuel rocket aircraft, the Heinkel He 176. His legendary flying skills enabled him to assist the pioneering German aircraft and engine design teams that included Wernher von Braun and Ernst Heinkel. He repeatedly risked his life extending the frontiers of aviation in speed, altitude and technology and survived many life-threatening incidents. This book is written by Erich's son who has used his father's copious notes and log books that explain vividly the then halcyon days of German aviation history.
Main title:
The first jet pilot : the story of German test pilot Erich Warsitz / Lutz Warsitz ; translation by Geoffrey Brooks.
Author:
Warsitz, Lutz, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2021.
Collation:
176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.This translation originally published: 2008.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781399083270 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.13453B WAR WAR
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
2530733
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