How Long to Read Fighter Pilot's Heaven

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighter Pilot's Heaven?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 18 minutes to read Fighter Pilot's Heaven by Donald S. Lopez, Sr.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about fellow pilots as well as precise technical information, Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be “behind the stick” as a test pilot from 1945 to 1950, when the U.S. military was shifting from war to peacetime operations and from propeller to jet aircraft. An ace pilot who had served with Gen. Claire Chennault's Flying Tiger Fighter Group, Lopez was assigned at the close of World War II to the elite Proof Test Group of the Air Proving Ground Command. Located at Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base) in Florida, the group determined the operational suitability of Air Force weapons systems and aircraft and tested the first operational jet, the P-80 Shooting Star. Jet fighters required new techniques, tactics, and weaponry. Lopez recounts historic test flights in the P-59, P-80, and P-84, among other planes, describing complex combat maneuvers, hair-raising landings in unusual positions, and disastrous crashes and near crashes. This memoir is peppered with lively accounts of many pilots and their colleagues, revealing how airmen coped with both exhilarating successes and sometimes tragic failures.

How long is Fighter Pilot's Heaven?

Fighter Pilot's Heaven by Donald S. Lopez, Sr. is 254 pages long, and a total of 64,516 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighter Pilot's Heaven Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Fighter Pilot's Heaven aloud.

What Reading Level is Fighter Pilot's Heaven?

Fighter Pilot's Heaven is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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