Miles M.52 : gateway to supersonic flight /
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| Author / Creator: | Brown, Eric Melrose. |
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| Imprint: | Stroud : Spellmount/History Press, 2012. |
| Description: | 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8904641 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. In the beginning
- 2. A big step into the unknown
- 3. A steep learning curve
- 4. The Supersonic Committee
- 5. In at the deep end
- 6. The Gillette Falcon
- 7. A fateful visit
- 8. The propulsion unit
- 9. The Churchill Directive
- 10. Barnes Wallis - éminence grise
- 11. The model concept gains ground
- 12. The Power Jets crisis
- 13. The final blow
- 14. Red herrings
- 15. Test history of the M.52 rocket models
- 16. The aftermath
- 17. The eternal enigma
- 18. Guessing games
- Postscript
- Appendices
- Chronology of relevant events
- Bibliography
- Index
