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100 1 _aEhrenfried, Manfred "Dutch".
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aStratonauts
_h[electronic resource] :
_bPioneers Venturing into the Stratosphere /
_cby Manfred "Dutch" Ehrenfried.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aXVI, 236 p. 146 illus., 87 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringer Praxis Books
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The Atmosphere -- The Problems -- Pressure Suit History -- The Ancient Would-Be Stratonauts -- The Early War Years -- The Exploration Years -- The Experimental Pilots -- The U2 Stratonauts -- The Blackbird Stratonauts -- The Long Wing Stratonauts -- Other Unique High Altitude Aircraft -- Modern Aeronauts -- Qualifications & Training.
520 _aStratonauts chronicles humankind’s quest for ever higher altitudes from ancient times to the present. It is based upon history, science and technology, and tells some interesting and fascinating stories along the way. It pays tribute to those killed while attempting to reach the stratosphere over the past several centuries.   “Dutch” von Ehrenfried uses his personal experience as a NASA sensor operator on the RB-57F, flying to an altitude of 70,000 feet, as well as the input and experience from other RB-57F, U-2, A-12, SR-71 and F-104 pilots. Although many of the aircraft and balloons are described, more emphasis is placed on the crews and what they went through. This book is intended for aviators of all kinds and flying enthusiasts in general.
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aScience
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
650 0 _aAstronautics.
650 1 4 _aEngineering.
650 2 4 _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 2 4 _aAtmospheric Sciences.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Science.
650 2 4 _aExtraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringer Praxis Books
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