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(More customer reviews)Page 15 shows a photo of some Naval Aviators toting seat-pack parachutes. The author mysteriously states that these are somehow attached to their shoulders, and that when released, it "would allow the parachute to drop down on its harness and become their seat cushion." This, of course, is pure fantasy. Holding the parachute by its leg straps across one's shoulder was just a handy way to carry a seat-pack parachute prior to putting it on. The author's erroneous explanation is typical of many inaccuracies throughout the book. Another is his constant inaccurate reference to the "U.S. Army Air Corps" during World War Two. The Army Air Corps (AAC) ceased to exist in June of 1941, some six months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and our subsequent entry into World War Two. The Army Air Corps (AAC) was supplanted by the Army Air Forces (AAF) and the Army Air Forces (AAF) was the branch of service in which military personnel served during the entire war. There was no longer any "Army Air Corps." The author even has the original P-80 as a plane used by "The U.S. Army Air Corps." This, too, is a typical erroneous figment of his imagination.
The book does present accurate information here and there. But, with so many inaccuracies also included, it's difficult to discern one from the other.
Carl B. Jordan

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From the first parachutes developed in 1797 to modern gyro-stabilized, vectorable rocket capsules capable of deployment at Mach 3 and at the edge of space, this chronology covers the complete history of aircraft escape systems used in the United States. Detailed descriptions of the technologies behind each ejection systems development and use are accompanied by photographs, diagrams, and fascinating firsthand accounts from pilots and crewmembers who have used escape systems. Jim Tuttle spent 33 years as an aerospace engineer with North American Aviation and Rockwell, working on the design of legendary aircraft like the F-86 Sabre, Apollo Command Module, and XB-70 Valkyrie.

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