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Skunk Works by Ben Rich (Lockheed skunk works aircraft designer - Blackbird, F117)
There's a great documentary about this stuff. Really worth a watch.
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Wings on my sleeve by Eric "Winkle" Brown (flown basically everything, at the forefront of test flying for years)
Read this, you could think that parts where made up, but of course. with flying it is all documented.
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The Smell of Kerosene by Donald Mallick
Just looked this up, It's available free here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/88797main_kerosene.pdf
Christmas reading sorted...
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I bought Chickenhawk the other day and read it in less than 2 days, I really enjoyed it.
Having a look on amazon now for Low Level Hell, looks like it has good reviews.
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I'm re-reading Chickenhawk by Robert Mason, it's an amazing book by a Vietnam Huey pilot. Seriously, if you haven't read this you really should.
Also, you may already be aware of most of these, but I'd definitely recommend:
Low Level Hell by Robert Anderson (scout pilot in Vietnam)
Wings on my sleeve by Eric "Winkle" Brown (flown basically everything, at the forefront of test flying for years)
Skunk Works by Ben Rich (Lockheed skunk works aircraft designer - Blackbird, F117)
The Smell of Kerosene by Donald Mallick (NASA test pilot)
There are more, but can't think of them now...