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Chasing the Demon

A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It

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Chasing the Demon

De: Dan Hampton
Narrado por: John Pruden
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Chasing the Demon has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Aeronáutica y Astronáutica Américas Astronomía y Ciencia Espacial Aviación Biografías y Memorias Ciencia Ingeniería Supervivencia, Aventureros y Exploradores Transporte Japón imperial Fuerza Aérea de US Fuerza Aérea Guerra
Comprehensive Aviation History • Insightful Background Information • Great Narrator • Detailed Technical Concepts

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This audio book was an insightful and fascinating account of how world events and aircraft development were, and continue to be, intertwined. In addition to the technical concepts presented, which is done in easily-understood terms, substantial background is given on the historical figures and personalities, some well known and others not so much, including early theorists, engineers, and pilots, which provided the contextual backdrop to the larger story.

The narrator also did a great job with keeping the listener’s interest, and making this an enjoyable experience.

A crossroads of aerospace development and world history

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The lead up to the x1 story is quite long and detailed. Not bad just not exactly what I was expecting.

History lesson

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Interesting historical context, but went on too long at times. I would have liked to hear more about later generations of test pilots from different eras contrasted against the originals, and what this suggests about changing American culture.

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If you’re looking for a book in the vein of “The Right Stuff,” do yourself a favor and buy The Right Stuff. This is my first Dan Hampton, so I can’t compare it to other works, but I expected a story of the background of the pilots and the development at Edwards AFB, and even after reading negative reviews gave it the benefit of the doubt and went in excited. In truth, the bulk of the book is about the World Wars with a vague theme of the desire to fly faster, the last eighth focusing on the X-1 and the jets that pushed it up. If the book were titled tidbits of military aviation history and why I believe Yeager wasn’t first even without valid documentation, it would have been less of a letdown.

Not at all what it purports to be

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This is good aviation history lesson but took a long time to get to breaking the sound barrier.
Need to hang in there to get to the point if the book.

History lesson..

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