Robot rocket plane... The "top-secret" Miles M.52 project...
Item # 729752
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1947
* Robot rocket plane
* Speed of sound tested?
Page three has a small but notable heading: "British Robot Test Fails", with subheading: "Rocket-Driven Plane Found to Travel Below Speed of Sound", and more. This describes one of the tests of the Miles M.52 project - a top‑secret, turbojet‑powered aircraft developed by the UK’s Ministry of Aviation with Miles Aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight.
Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 30 pages, light toning, in good condition.
* Robot rocket plane
* Speed of sound tested?
Page three has a small but notable heading: "British Robot Test Fails", with subheading: "Rocket-Driven Plane Found to Travel Below Speed of Sound", and more. This describes one of the tests of the Miles M.52 project - a top‑secret, turbojet‑powered aircraft developed by the UK’s Ministry of Aviation with Miles Aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight.
Other news of the day with period advertising is found throughout.
Complete in 30 pages, light toning, in good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #370 - released for September, 2026
(Added to the September, 2026 catalog [#370] after its initial release - only available on-line.)
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$45
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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