Race - Canard Air Racing - Color Edition: A History of Racing Burt Rutan Inspired Designs, 1983-2005
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692256326 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent book!" according to Ronald R. Springer. Every canard pilot should have one!. "Five Stars" according to B. LaRocca. Excellent book!!!!
A member of the EAA, he headed up a experimental aircraft builders group in San Diego for a number of years, and became both active with (and historian of) an experimental aircraft racing group.With his background in the navy, and aviation, he wrote a book on the history of the WWII aircraft carrier USS Independence, CVL-22, at the request of the ship's Reunion Group.The book has involved approx. About the Author John G. 9 years of research, with trips across the nation to places including NARA - The National Archives in College Park MD, and NARA San Bruno CA, the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Tailhook Association in San Diego, to name a few. James Delgado) to obtain new 3D side scan sonar images of the USS Independence hull, resting on the bottom of the Pacific off Half Moon Bay Cali
Burt came out to play on rare occasions in the early days of racing our amateur built aircraft.. Burt Rutan's designs (or other Rutan inspired designs) that raced with us include the VariEze, Long-EZ, Cozy, Defiant, and Quickie. We later had Glasairs, Lancairs, RVs, and Questair Ventures enter and compete in these closed course cross-country events. RACE - Canard Air Racing - A History of Racing Burt Rutan Inspired Designs, 1983-2005 is a pictorial history of the Air Race events held by the RACE -Rutan And Composites Enthusiasts covering the first event in 1983, through the last in 2005.It is a photo rich document with over 950 color photos, and features maps (aviation charts) of the events, and stories by, and about, some of the racers
John was invited to a joint (NOAA / Navy / Boeing / Coda Octopus) mission (by Dr. First released in 2011, with file changes made since for inclusion of additional historical data and photos. James Delgado) to obtain new 3D side scan sonar images of the USS Independence hull, resting on the bottom of the Pacific off Half Moon Bay California in 2015.See the web site for the book: ussindependencecvl22A High School Reunion book was published in 2013 for his reunion group. He