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Men of Power: The Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey & Jim Heyworth
by JACKSON, ROBERT
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/F/AS NEW
- ISBN 10
- 1844154270
- ISBN 13
- 9781844154272
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HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2006* Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. As new. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper showing Harvey and Jim Heyworth. Now in protected jacket. NOT PRICE CLIPPED showing shelf price of £19.99. No visible faults, as new. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos within text throughout.* Pages: 176 pp. text. xxvi pp. Appendices, biographies & index at rear.* Description: The story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron in defence of Bristol and Swansea operating by night and day. By 1942 he had amassed 4,000 flying hours. Harvey then joined Rolls-Royce test flying early British jet aircraft including the famous Gloster-Whittle and test-bed Wellington bombers powered by the new jet engines. In 1944 Harvey's brother Jim also joined Rolls, having flown with No. 12 Squadron in Bomber Command. The story then unfolds into the development of the Trent turboprop and the Avon jet engines. Jim succeeded his brother as chief test pilot in 1958 and flew 82 different aircraft types. He recounts his experiences of piloting the Vulcan bomber, Lightning and the 'Flying Bedstead' VTOL test rig.* A FINE, AS NEW copy of the 1st./1st. with no visible faults. Now in protected dust jacket.*
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- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
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- 2124
- Title
- Men of Power: The Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey & Jim Heyworth
- Author
- JACKSON, ROBERT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New F/F/AS NEW
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn. 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 1844154270
- ISBN 13
- 9781844154272
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Aviation
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley UK 192
- Date Published
- 2006-10-19
- Size
- 19 x 2.3 x 24.2 cm
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