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The X-15 rocket plane flying the first wings into space

Title
The X-15 rocket plane [electronic resource] : flying the first wings into space / Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle.
Author
Evans, Michelle, 1955-
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013]

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Details

Description
1 online resource (xxv, 450 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Outward odyssey
Uniform Title
X-15 rocket plane (Online)
Alternative Title
X-15 rocket plane (Online)
Subject
  • X-15 (Rocket aircraft)
  • Research aircraft > United States
  • Aerodynamics, Hypersonic > Research > History. > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-434) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The whole nine yards -- A record high -- Gaining speed -- Naval engagement -- Changing course -- Straight and steady -- Skipping out -- On a roll -- Inconel meets celluloid -- Fastest man alive -- Chasing experiments -- In the line of duty -- Snow at Edwards.
LCCN
2012047260
OCLC
ssj0000856988
Author
Evans, Michelle, 1955-
Title
The X-15 rocket plane [electronic resource] : flying the first wings into space / Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle.
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013]
Series
Outward odyssey
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-434) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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