X-Planes Bibliography
compiled by Frank Thome
additions by Sven Knudson & David Newman
- John M. Campbell, North
American XB-70 Valkyrie : The Legacy (Schiffer Military History Book)
Paperback (March 1998)
$19.95
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.;
ISBN: 0764305077
- John M. Campbell, Garry R. Pape, North
American XB-70 Valkyrie : A Photo Chronicle
Paperback (October 1997)
$9.95
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.;
ISBN: 0887409067
- David M. Carpenter, The Bell XP-59A Airacomet and the General Electric
I-A Engine
Paperback-78 pages, many black and white photographs and drawings,
(1992) $9.95
Jet Pioneers of America; ISBN: 0963338706
Dimensions (in inches):
0.20 X 11 X 8.5
- Hugh W. Cowin, X-Planes; Research Aircraft
1911-1969
Paperback - 96 pages (June 1999) $15.95
Osprey Publishing; ISBN: 1855328763
- Lou Drendel, SR-71 Blackbird
in Action (Aircraft No 55)
Paperback - 49 pages (1982)
Squadron/Signal Publications,
Inc.; ISBN: 0-89747-136-9
- James N. Gibson, The Navaho Missile Project: The Story of the
"Know-How" Missile of American Rocketry
Paperback - 96 pages (1996) $19.95
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, ISBN: 0-7643-0048-2
- Robert Godwin, ed., Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System
Paperback - 448 pages with DVD (2003) $32.95
Apogee Books, ISBN: 1-896522-95-5
- Robert Godwin, ed., X-15: The NASA Mission Reports
Paperback - 408 pages with CD-ROM (2000) $21.95
Apogee Books, ISBN: 1896522-65-3
- Ben Guenther, North American X-15 : X-15A-2
(Aerofax Datagraph No 2)
Paperback (June 1986) Out of Print
Aerofax Inc.; ISBN: 0942548345
- Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, Bell X-1 Variants
(Aerofax Datagraph No 3)
Paperback (1988) Out of Print
Aerofax Inc.; ASIN: 094254840X
- Bill Gunston, Grumman X-29 (An Aeroguide Special)
Paperback - 36 pages (1985)
Aeolus Publishing Limited; ISBN: 0-918805-17-1
- Richard P. Hallion, Supersonic
Flight : Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond :
The
Story of the Bell X-1 and Douglas D-558
Hardcover - 288 pages Revised edition
(October 1997)
Brasseys Inc; ISBN: 1857532538;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 9.44
x 6.36
- Dennis R. Jenkins, Space Shuttle : The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System (The Beginning through STS-50)
Hardcover and Paperback (1992) Out of Print
Motorbooks International; ISBN 0-9633974-1-9 (Hardcover) 0-9633974-0-0 (Paperback)
- Dennis R. Jenkins, Space Shuttle : The History of the National Space Transportation System (The First 100 Missions)
Hardcover (2001)
Dennis R. Jenkins; ISBN 0-9633974-5-1
- Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony R. Landis, Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15
Hardcover (2002)
Specialty Press; ISBN 1-58007-068-X
- Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony R. Landis, and Jay Miller, American X-Vehicles: An Inventory -- X-1 to X-50
Paperback (2003)
Monographs in Aerospace History No. 31
SP-2003-4531
- Tony R. Landis, Dennis R. Jenkins, X-15 Photo Scrapbook
Paperback (2003)
Specialty Press; ISBN 1-58007-074-4
- Scott Libis, Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak (Naval Fighters #56)
Paperback (2001)
Ginter Publishing Co.; ISBN: 0-942612-56-6
- Henry Matthews, The Saga of Bell X-2: First of the Spaceships, The
Untold Story
Paperback-128 pages, 80+ B&W photos, 3 color photos, 10 drawings (1999)
HPM Publications
Dimensions (in inches):
0.28 X 10.75 X 7.6
- Jay Miller, The X-Planes : X-1 to X-29
Hardcover (1983) Out of Print
Specialty Press; ISBN: 0-933424-35-3
- Jay Miller, The X-Planes : X-1 to X-31
Hardcover (1990) Out of Print
Aerofax Inc.; ASIN: 051705647X
- Jay Miller, ; The X-Planes : X-1 to X-45
Hardcover (2001)
Midland Publishing; ISBN: 1-85780 109 1
- Steve Pace, The Grumman X-29 (Aero Series)
Out of Print
ASIN: 0830634983
- Steve Pace, North American XB-70 Valkyrie
(Aero Series, Vol 30)
Out of Print
ASIN: 0830686207
- Steve Pace, X-Fighters : USAF Experimental
and Prototype Fighters, XP-59 to YF-23
Out of Print
ASIN: 0879385405
- Steve Pace, X-Planes
at Edwards (Enthusiast Color Series)
Paperback - 96 pages (April
1995) $12.95
Motorbooks International; ISBN:
0879389850;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.27 x 8.98
x 8.21
- Garry R. Pape, John M. Campbell,
Northrops
Flying Wings: A History of Jack Northrop's Visionary Aircraft
288 pages
(1995) $49.95
Schiffer
Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0-88740-906-7
- Garry R. Pape, John M. Campbell, Donna Campbell,
The Flying Wings of Northrop
(A Photo Chronicle)
Paperback
- 77 pages (1994)
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.;
ISBN: 0-88740-597-5
- Arthur Pearcy, Flying the Frontiers: NACA and NASA Experimental Aircraft
199 pages (1993)
Airlife Publishing Ltd.; ISBN: 1-85310-119-2
- Pilot's Handbook: The Flying
Wings of Northrop (Aircraft Manual Series)
Paperback - 75 pages (1988)
Out of Print
Aviation Publications;
ISBN: 0-87994-031-X
- R. Dale Reed, Wingless Flight:
The Lifting Body Story
Hardcover - 230 pages
(1997) $24.95
U.S. Government Printing
Office (NASA SP-4220); ISBN: 0-16-049390-0;
- Jeannette Remak, Joseph A. Ventolo, XB-70
Valkyrie : The Ride to Valhalla
Paperback - 128 pages
(November 1998) $19.95
Motorbooks International;
ISBN: 0760305552;
Dimensions (in inches):
0.34 x 10.65 x 8.27
- Louis C. Rotundo, Charles E. Yeager (Designer),
Into the Unknown : The X-1 Story
Hardcover - 324 pages (April 1994)
$29.95
Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN:
1560983051;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.16 x 9.30
x 6.36
- Milton O. Thompson, Neil A. Armstrong (Designer),
At the Edge of Space : The X-15 Flight Program
Hardcover - 375 pages (April 1992)
$ 29.95
Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN:
1560981075 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.36 x 9.30
x 6.33
- Milton O. Thompson, Curtis Peebles, Flying
Without Wings; NASA Lifting Bodies and the Birth of the Space Shuttle
Hardcover - 248 pages
(April 1999) $27.95
Smithsonian Institute
Press; ISBN: 1560988320
- X-15 Research Airplane (Aircraft Manual Series)
Paperback Out of Print
Aviation Publications;
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