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Hardcover:
9781592408238 | Avery Pub Group, May 8, 2014, cover price $32.50
Paperback:
9781592409396 | Reprint edition (Avery Pub Group, May 12, 2015), cover price $20.00
Hardcover:
9780813042091 | Univ Pr of Florida, September 16, 2012, cover price $29.95
Paperback:
9780813049335 | Reprint edition (Univ Pr of Florida, September 10, 2013), cover price $22.95
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also--as NASA historian Hansen reveals in this authorized biography--misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as an engineer, a test pilot, and an astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield the first in-depth analysis of this elusive, reluctant hero. Hansen recreates Armstrong's flying career, from his combat missionsover North Korea to his transatmospheric flights in the rocket-powered X-15 to the first-ever docking in space. For a pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about walking on it, Hansen asserts, Armstrong's storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children.--From publisher description.An authorized portrait of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon sheds light on other aspects of his career, from the honors he received as a naval aviator to the price he and his family paid for his professional dedication.
Hardcover:
9780743256315 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 2005, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old American astronaut Neil A.
Paperback:
9781476727813 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, November 27, 2012), cover price $20.00
9780743257510 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, October 3, 2006), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: An authorized portrait of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon sheds light on other aspects of his career, from the honors he received as a naval aviator to the price he and his family paid for his professional dedication.
CD/Spoken Word:
9780743549974 | Abridged edition (Simon & Schuster, October 30, 2005), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: An authorized portrait of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon sheds light on other aspects of his career, from the honors he received as a naval aviator to the price he and his family paid for his professional dedication.
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780743549967 | Abridged edition (Simon & Schuster, October 30, 2005), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: An authorized portrait of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon sheds light on other aspects of his career, from the honors he received as a naval aviator to the price he and his family paid for his professional dedication.
Product Description: One of the most critical technical decisions made during the conduct of Project Apollo was the method of flying to the Moon, landing on the surface, and returning to Earth. Within NASA during this debate several modes emerged. The one eventually chosen was lunar-orbit rendezvous (LOR), a proposal to send the entire lunar spacecraft up in one launch...read more
Paperback:
9781493657070 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 2, 2013, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: One of the most critical technical decisions made during the conduct of Project Apollo was the method of flying to the Moon, landing on the surface, and returning to Earth.
9781475275896 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 28, 2012, cover price $16.49
Hardcover:
9780813033266 | Univ Pr of Florida, April 26, 2009, cover price $39.95
Paperback:
9780813041933 | Univ Pr of Florida, April 1, 2012, cover price $27.50
Product Description: Â The airplane ranks as one of historyâs most ingenious and phenomenal inventions. It has surely been one of the most world changing. How ideas about aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine that it became is the epic story told in this six-volume series, The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey through the History of Aerodynamics in America...read more
Hardcover:
9780160831560 | United States Government Printing, August 13, 2009, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Â The airplane ranks as one of historyâs most ingenious and phenomenal inventions.
Hardcover:
9780756743147 | Ill edition (Diane Pub Co, December 1, 2004), cover price $75.00
The airplane ranks as one of historyâs most ingenious and phenomenal inventionsÂand surely one of the most world-shaking. How ideas about its aerodynamics first came together and how the science and technology evolved to forge the airplane into the revolutionary machine it became is the epic story James R. Hansen tells in The Bird Is on the Wing. Just as the airplane is a defining technology of the twentieth century, aerodynamics has been the defining element of the airplane.Hansen provides an engaging, easily understandable introduction to the role of aerodynamics in the design of such historic American aircraft as the DC-3, X-1, and 747. Recognizing the impact individuals have had on the development of the field, he conveys not only a history of aircraft technology, but also a collective biography of the scientists, engineers, and designers who created the airplanes.From da Vinci, whose understanding of what it took to fly was three centuries too early for practical use, to the invention of the airplane by the Wright brothers, Hansen explores the technological matrix from which aeronautical engineering emerged. He skillfully guides the reader through the development of such critical aerodynamic concepts as streamlining, flutter, laminar-flow airfoils, the mythical Âsound barrier,â variable-sweep wing, supersonic cruise, blended body, and much more.Hansenâs explanation of how vocabulary and specifications were developed to fill the gap between the perceptions of pilots and the system of engineers will fascinate all those interested in how human beings have used aerodynamics to move among, and even beyond, birds on the wing.
Hardcover:
9781585442881 | Texas A & M Univ Pr, December 1, 2003, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: The airplane ranks as one of historyâs most ingenious and phenomenal inventionsÂand surely one of the most world-shaking.
Paperback:
9781585442430 | Texas A & M Univ Pr, December 1, 2003, cover price $24.95
Hardcover:
9780874749502 | Smithsonian Inst Pr, April 1, 1988, cover price $47.50 | About this edition: The author recounts how he became interested in aviation, describes his work with the U.
Hardcover:
9780318234557 | United States Government Printing, June 1, 1987, cover price $30.00 | also contains Dictionary of Translation Studies
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