Corky Meyer's Flight Journal
by Corwin Meyer
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Author: Corwin MeyerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02-11
ISBN: 1580070930
Number of pages: 252
Publisher: Specialty Press
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Book Review: A Test Pilot Who Bridged Between Prop and Jet
Summary: 5 Stars
In the very early days of World War II Corky Meyer showed up unexpectedly at Grumman's long island facility and applied for a job as a test pilot. He was hired and remained there until 1978. In those years he flew some 125 different types of military and commercial piston and jet aircraft. For many planes he was the first pilot.
These years saw tremendous changes in the aircraft industry. It was nearing the end of the time of piston engines, when they were reaching their zenith of power and performance. Then came the jets. First they were low powered, unreliable, and there was really no standard idea about how they should be designed.
Over the years, through much development effort, much testing, much failure, and many lives, the fighter jets evolved. Mr. Meyer relates what he did, and what they discovered along the way. Then once in a while he mentions that so-and-so was killed doing this test, or that plane came apart. Twenty years as a test pilot and Mr. Meyer has remarkably few disasters. As he says, a lot of it appears to have been the luck of the draw. He arrived late and someone else took his place in a plane that crashed.
All in all, a fascinating story that's hard to put down.
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