The Chosen Ones - Canada 's Test Pilots In Action

by Sean Rossiter

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550549308
• ISBN13: 9781550549300
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Unusual arrangement, but a good read

This book deals specifically with test pilots at Avro Canada and DeHavilland Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, arguably the golden age of the Canadian aviation industry. For a pilot, the main text feels a little "dumbed down", and reads more like typical newspaper coverage of aviation events, lacking technically-sound specificity. However, the last one third of the book contains detailed chapter notes, written with real aviation expertise, and very impressive research and bibliography. It's a curious juxtaposition of two writing styles, but the overall effect is quite satisfactory, and prompted me to purchase four more books on the pilots, aircraft and company history covered here.