The Smell of Kerosene

<p>The Smell of Kerosene tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11000 flight hours in more than 125 types of aircraft. Donald</p><p>Mallick gives the reader fascinating first-hand descriptions of his early naval flight training carrier operations and his research flying career with NASA and its predecessor agency the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).</p><p><br></p><p>Mallick joined the NACA as a research pilot at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory at Hampton Virginia where he flew modified</p><p>helicopters and jets and witnessed the NACA's evolution into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</p><p><br></p><p>After transferring to the NASA Flight Research Center (now NASA Dryden Flight Research Center) at Edwards California he became involved with</p><p>projects that further pushed the boundaries of aerospace technology. These included the giant delta-winged XB-70 supersonic research airplane the wingless M2-F1 lifting body vehicle and the triple-sonic YF-12 Blackbird. Mallick also test-flew the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle</p><p>(LLRV) and helped develop techniques used in training astronauts to land on the Moon.</p><p><br></p><p>This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a day at the office unlike any other.</p>