Roaring thunder
Subtitle: a novel of the jet age
By: Walter J. Boyne.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Forge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Whittle, Frank, Sir, 1907- -- Fiction.; Johnston, A. M. -- Fiction.; Ohain, Hans von, 1911- -- Fiction.; Johnson, Clarence L. -- Fiction.; Aeronautical engineers -- Fiction.; Aircraft industry -- Fiction.; Test pilots -- Fiction.; Jet planes -- Fiction.; Inventors -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "The sensational story of the jet age of aviation revolves around remarkable geniuses: Sir Frank Whittle, the British inventor of the jet engine; Hans von Ohain, a German jet-engine designer who came to work for the U.S. government; famed aeronautical engineer Kelly Johnson; the daring test pilot Tex Johnston; and many more, brilliant men who conceived extraordinary early airplanes and had the courage to fly them to new horizons."--Jacket.
Notes: "A Tom Doherty Associates Book"