Chasing the demon : a secret history of the quest for the sound barrier, and the band of American aces who conquered it /: a secret history of the quest for the sound barrier, and the band of American aces who conquered it. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dan Hampton.
• Authors: Hampton, Dan
• Contents: Part I: Origins -- Flying monks to mud ducks -- The cauldron -- Part II: Into the fire -- The next leap -- The crucible -- Wonder -- The brave -- Part III: Hunting the demon -- World War to Cold War -- The final stage -- The demon -- Epilogue: Ripples.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 331 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates), illustrations
• Subjects: 629.132/305; TRANSPORTATION: Aviation -- History; Aerodynamics, Supersonic -- Research -- United States; High-speed aeronautics -- Research -- United States; Transportation -- Aviation -- History; SCIENCE / Mechanics / Dynamics / Aerodynamics; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers; Aerodynamics, Supersonic -- Research; High-speed aeronautics -- Research; SCIENCE: Mechanics -- Aerodynamics; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Adventurers & Explorers; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062688743
• Related ISBNs: 006268874X; 9780062688729; 0062688723
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-313) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.