Howard Hughes: Aviator
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591145104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marrett also recounts Hughes' successful work as a film producer and his relationships with actresses, some of the most famous stars of the 1920s and 1930s. From Booklist Marrett was an experimental test pilot for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 20 years, and before that he flew 188 combat missions for the U.S. Marrett tells how Hughes became a billionaire and relates his later calamitous years in Las Vegas, where, because of his desire for isolation, he became a recluse. All rights reserved. This scrupulously researched book begins by recounting Hughes' early flying years (his first flight took place in 1920, when he was 14) and continues with his work in developing aircraft during World War II and the postwar era, the growth of Hughes Aircraft, the early age of jets, and his famous flight in the Spruce Goose. Air Force during the Vietnam War. With 31 photographs, this is an engrossing look
Marrett takes readers inside Hughes's complex world - a world that has kept its secrets for nearly six decades. George Marrett, a test pilot for Howard Hughes, gives a fascinating insider's account of the aviation genius who set speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America's most famous aircraft and weapons. Both a gifted storyteller and an expert in the field of aviation, the author integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer who insisted on test-flying every plane he built and Hughes the businessman who became America's first billionaire.
Marrett is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and lives with his wife, Jan, in California. . He flew the Douglas A-1 Skyraider as a Sandy rescue pilot in the 602nd Fighter Squadron (Commando) in Thailand, completing 188 combat missions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Marrett
take it to the movies! fastreader Oh gosh, this is a good read. Buy it! Take it with you when you go to see Leonardo playing Howard on the big screen, so you can keep the airplanes straight and also remind yourself that, for all his genius, Howard Hughes was a rather shabby pilot. (A ***** stick, as they say in the Air Force.) To save money on aeronautical charts, he flew with the road maps handed out free by oil companies. He ignored air-traffic controllers, filed misleading flight plans, identified himself with the name of his. JW said Good, unique inside view. This was the first Hughes book I've read, although I've chased down several more since. It's probably impossible to write a full bio of Howard Huges, given the extra large size of his life and all of his accomplishments and the extra deep depths of his fall.George Marrett has probably realized that, and limits the bio to some of the larger events of Hughes life, centered around aviation. He does a great job there, with inside stories (from extensive interviews of Hughes contemporaries) that are . Dr. Hypersonic said The Best Book to Date on Hughes the Aviator. This is a remarkably fine book, and the author has done an excellent job sorting out myth from fact. Marrett, a highly regarded test pilot himself, writes with real authority as a Hughes insider who knew many of the people featured in this book. There have been some good works on individual Hughes aircraft (for example, Paul Matt on the H-1 Racer, and Charles Barton on the HK-1 flying boat), but this book is the first to really integrate the story of Hughes' aviation activities with his other in