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Faster Than the Sun: The Compelling Story of a Record-breaking Test Pilot
 
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Faster Than the Sun: The Compelling Story of a Record-breaking Test Pilot [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Lord Brabazon (Foreword), Peter Twiss (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Grub Street; illustrated edition edition (30 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1902304438
  • ISBN-13: 978-1902304434
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 427,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This autobiography of Peter Twiss, the man who flew 1000mph for the first time in history, tells the story of the record-breaking Fairey Delta. It describes the vast organization necessary for the record bid, the political lobbying and the almost intolerable tension when the flights failed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pushing forward the frontiers of flight., 25 Dec 2000
Cast your mind back to the heady days of post-war British aviation. Long summer holidays, Farnborough airshows teaming with new British types and short trousers. Peter Twiss is one of those "school boy test pilot heros" from those exciting times.

Peter takes you back to 1955. It was all happening then. Mach 1 had been won by the Americans. The World Air Speed Record had been pushed past 800mph by a North American F100 Super Sabre with a US test pilot. It was a race. And a race with no end in sight.

High above southern England, in the autumn of 1955, Peter Twiss flew the tiny Fairey Delta Two effortlessly past the sound barrier and realised that this wonderful little aircraft had it in her to be a world beater. To show the world that the great Fairey Aviation Company and Great Britain could still challenge the best of the best and win.

A thrilling story of the man who was the first to fly faster than 1000mph; faster than the speed of the sun as it tracks across the sky. A story of hardship,ingenuity, excitment and eventually, well deserved success. You are with the pilot and team every stage of the way. Peter is the classic reserved British test pilot of the era, but here, unexpectedly he opens himself to the reader. You go through every high and low with the chap. At the end you feel sad to say cheerio to your new friend.

Read this book and keep the brilliance and courage of British aviation from this time alive.

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