Test Pilot: Taking Chances in the Air

By Keith Elliot Greenberg

Meet Major Rex Bailey at Edwards Air Force Base in California. He'll take you into the cockpit of a Stealth Bomber and show you how he tests its limits in the air. He'll also show you all the work... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567111580
• ISBN13: 9781567111583
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Blackbirch Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

True story of how a boyhood dream becomes a reality

Rex Bailey takes young readers to Edwards Air Force Base where he is test pilot wringing out the Air Force's secret stealth bomber. An excellent book for any child or juvenille interested in flying. It tells the story of a young boy with a dream of flying and the hard work and studying it took to make the dream a reality. A great look into the life of a real test pilot providing motivation for a young reader to set high goals and academic standards. Well written for a young child with captivating photos both in and out of the cockpit of the B-2 and other Air Force Aircraft. A great addition to any public school library.