The Smell of Kerosene: a Test Pilot's Odyssey - NASA Research Pilot Stories, XB-70 Tragic Collision, M2-F1 Lifting Body, YF-12 Blackbird, Apollo LLRV Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (NASA SP-4108)

by World Spaceflight News, Donald L. Mallick, Peter W. Merlin, et al.

This official NASA history document is the fascinating account of the life of Donald Mallick, a NASA research test pilot. This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a "day at the office" unlike any other. It recounts the tragic 1966 mid-air collision with the XB-70; describes flights of the lifting body and YF-12 blackbird, and details work with the Apollo Lunar Landing Research Vehicle.The Smell of Kerosene tells the dramatic story of a NASA...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520116829
• ISBN13: 9781520116822
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"