Flying High: From Air Cadet to Test Pilot and Glider Champion - Couverture souple

Strachan MBE, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861519133 ISBN 13 : 9781861519139

Editeur : Mereo Books, 2023

Synopsis

Ian Strachan gained his pilot’s licence while still at school. There was no grounding him after that – in the years that followed he flew in every continent except Antarctica and eventually piloted 172 different types of aircraft. As a test pilot he commanded a squadron at the Boscombe Down test base and was Chief Test Pilot at the research base at Farnborough. His test activity including night low flying using images on a TV screen, testing a 4-engine Nimrod on one engine and taking a Canberra to ‘coffin corner’ at 65,000 feet.

He became an expert in flight simulation, first with the UK Ministry of Defence and later as a writer for several publications.

As a glider pilot since his cadet days he won two UK gliding championships and was placed "above first" in another. This is his story.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mereo Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861519133
• ISBN 13: 9781861519139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg