JOHN ANDERSON (Washington, D.C.) is the curator of aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum and a former professor of aerodynamics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of many books about aviation and aerodynamics, both trade titles and textbooks. www.si.edu/ofg/Staffhp/andersonj.htm
"Authors John Anderson and Richard Passman's X-15: The World's
Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who Ushered in the Space Age
lays out the case for why the X-15 was and continues to be such an
important aircraft. This book makes the reader want to visit the
National Air and Space Museum and view the X-15 up-close in a whole
new light, in which its aerospace accomplishments rank alongside
other distinguished aircraft on display at the museum." -
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"The authors have crafted an excellent introductory story for this
aircraft. This book is a good read and I can highly recommend it to
anyone who wants to start to learn about this most remarkable
airplane." - International Plastic Modelers Society
"This book offers a very thorough history of the X-15 program...a
concise, yet detailed, introduction to the X-15. As rocket-powered
aircraft take to the skies again this year above the Mojave Desert,
this book reminds us of another era of such vehicles "and, perhaps,
what might have been." - TheSpaceReview.com
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