Book

Test pilots / by Antony Loveless.

Summary:

Piloting experimental aircraft is more dangerous than most other types of flying. Test pilots are generally military aviators who fly new and modified aircraft, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that, thanks to the sophistication of aircraft technology, better ground-testing, and simulation of aircraft performance. Despite their image as fun-loving daredevils, these pilots have to be ruthlessly precise and professional when flying. This intriguing book looks at what type of people become test pilots; how they train; what the job includes; how it feels to be the first person to fly a new design; the aircraft they fly; and how they analyze and report on each flight.

Record details

ISBN: 9780778751137 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
ISBN: 0778751139 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Publisher: St. Catharines, Ontario : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Test pilot -- What do test pilots do? -- The dangers -- Who can become a test pilot? -- Empire Test Pilot School -- The test factory -- Flight simulators -- Airbus A380 -- Testing the A380 Airbus -- F-22 Lightning II -- Testing F-35S -- A day in the life -- Test-flying Concorde -- It's a fact!.
Target Audience Note:	Lexile: 1090.