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020			_a9781472814647
020			_a1472814649
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082	0	4	_a623.746044 _223
100			_aDavies, Peter E., _eauthor. _930612
245	1	0	_aX-planes. _n1 : _bBell X-1 / _cPeter E. Davies.
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bOsprey _c2016.
300			_a80 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
520			_aIn 1947, no one knew if it was possible to break the sound barrier. The Bell X-1 was the tiny, rocket-powered craft that finally broke it. It was the result of innovative designers and engineers turning their attention from the pioneering jets of World War II to a new task--an aircraft designed purely to fly faster than sound. Legendary pilots rallied to the cause, with World War II ace Chuck Yeager piloting the X-1 when it finally achieved supersonic flight in 1947, the first manned craft to reach such speeds. With historical photographs and meticulously researched digital art, Peter Davies traces the whole career of the Bell X-1, from its early development through to the influence it had on military and civilian jets in the second half of the 20th century.
650		0	_aBell X-1 (Supersonic plane) _930614
700			_aLaurier, Jim, _eillustrator. _930615
700			_aHector, Gareth, _eillustrator. _930616
700			_aHolmes, Tony, _eeditor. _930618
942			_2ddc _cNONFIC
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 9 OTHER HOLDINGS
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