Flying Without Wings: Before the Space Shuttle: Testing NASA's Wingless Aircraft

by Milton O. Thompson, Curtis Peebles

Traces the history of NASA research into lifting bodies, and describes the research's impact on the Space Shuttle and its future replacements

Genres: Aviation, Space

244 pages, Hardcover

First published April 17, 1999

Reviews

[Buzz Nau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy Thompson's writing style and recollections of what I consider the golden age of flight research. He passed way too early.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book much more than I expected. Though this would be a somewhat dry history of the NASA lifting body program, but, mostly, Milt Thompson, made it a quite enjoyable read. Chris Peebles added a few missing parts. While the book is dated now, published in 2000, it's still good.