The Quick and the Dead
Autor William Arthur Watertonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 mai 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781908117274
ISBN-10: 1908117273
Pagini: 201
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 144 x 214 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: GRUB STREET
ISBN-10: 1908117273
Pagini: 201
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 144 x 214 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: GRUB STREET
Descriere
Written in 1956 but still relevant and throught-provoking today, this book is an absolute revelation on test flying with the British aircraft organisations and manufacturers in the 1950s. Written with refreshing frankness and truth - which allegedly finally cost him his job at the "Daily Express" - this account details what really went on behind the scenes in the defence world. Waterton pulls no punches in recounting the non-cooperation of civil servants in improving/altering recognised faults (often minor) when developing aircraft - to the cost of lives lost.
This is an astonishing insight into the workings of the British aircraft industry.
This is an astonishing insight into the workings of the British aircraft industry.