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Fly Low, Fly Fast: Inside the Reno Air Races
Fly Low Fly Fast Inside the Reno Air Races Author:Robert Gandt Takes us into the high-risk world of Unlimited Air Racing, following the 1997 & 1998 championships at the Reno Nat. Air Races. Flying wingtip to wingtip around pylons at nearly 500 mph, just yards above the sagebrush, Reno s big throaty warbirds are piloted by an adrenaline-addicted, type-A elite with oversize talent & egos. Follows the evolutio... more »n of the competition planes from the exotic custom contraptions of the 1930s to the current killing machines like the Mustang & Bearcat, still the fastest piston-engine planes ever built. Follows the evolution of the pilots from the old-time air cowboys like Jimmy Doolittle & Roscoe Turner to cool-handed racers like Tiger Destefani & Lyle Shelton to the new generation of hot young fighter pilots. Illustrations.« less