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Road to Mach 10 : lessons learned from the X-43A flight research program / Curtis Peebles.

Author: Peebles, Curtis.

Imprint:Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2008.

Descriptionxi, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Note:Preface: The historian as participant -- Introduction -- Phoenix from the ashes -- March to the first flight -- X-43A checkout and emergency procedures training -- 13.5 seconds -- Return to flight -- C[subscript t]> C[subscript d] -- To the edge of the envelope -- To the far horizon.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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