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Russian Encounters : A Memoir
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In the chaotic days following the fall of the Soviet Union, Glenn Bever found himself in a very foreign environment where he had to connect and work with those who until recently had been regarded as adversaries. As the U.S. on-site engineer for a unique flight research program in Russia, his mission was to resurrect, instrument, and conduct a series of research flights on a retired TU-144 supersonic transport--an early competitor of the Anglo/French Concorde.
These are his personal recollections of breaking the culture and language barriers in the aftermath of the Cold War to help bring about a successful flight research program with a collaboration that had never been done before.
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- ISBN-13: 9781627473095
- ISBN-10: 1627473092
- Publisher: Glenn Bever
- Publish Date: December 2018
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.58 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.82 pounds
- Page Count: 276
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