{"product_id":"9781580072304","title":"Aviation Records in the Jet Age: The Planes and Technologies Behind the Breakthroughs","description":"Since aviation's early years, pilots, designers, and manufacturers have sought to break world records for notoriety or technical advancement, which captivated the public. This book tells of famous record-breaking flights throughout history, focusing on the exciting time following World War II when new speed, altitude, and endurance records were broken on an almost-routine basis. Supplementing these stories are detailed explanations of the technological innovations that made those record-breaking aircraft possible.\u003cp\u003eFrom swept wings to afterburning turbojet engines, and \"Coke-bottle\" fuselages to high-altitude pressure suits, aviation progress has always been measured with breakthrough advances in the technology of flight. This book, written by a former crewmember of the triplesonic SR-71 Blackbird, takes you through the annals of aviation history with spellbinding stories of world-record flights and explanations of how advanced technology played a pivotal role in making these records happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with excellent archival photographs and technical illustrations, this book explains in detailed, but easy-to-understand, terms how specific advances in aircraft design such as powerplants, aerodynamics, flight control systems, instrumentation, and life-support systems led to ever-improved record-breaking aircraft. The appendix serves as a handy reference guide that documents world speed, altitude, and distance records as well as the legendary aircraft and pilots who flew them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specialty Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057073242352,"sku":"9781580072304","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580072304_p0.jpg?v=1763797197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580072304","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}