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Deke Slayton's Handwritten Papers from USAF Flight School

Slayton's 1955 notes from the USAF Experimental Flight Test School

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Slayton's 1955 notes from the USAF Experimental Flight Test School

Three pages of Slayton's handwritten notes in pencil from his time as a student at the USAF Experimental Flight Test School: one 8.5 x 11 loose-leaf notebook page dated November 14, 1955, featuring notes, charts, equations, and diagrams related to "Aileron Rolls"; a second undated loose-leaf page with notes on force and friction; and a hand-drawn graph, "Cylinder Head Temperature vs. Cooling Flap Position," accomplished on an 11 x 7.75 sheet of graph paper. Also includes a copy of Slayton's "Student Flight Record" sheet for a flight test on September 2, 1955. In overall fine condition, with a small edge tear to the first page of notes. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte, stating that these papers came from those written by Slayton during his series of performance flight tests and studies between July 28 and December 2, 1955.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Auction
  • Dates: #526 - Ended April 19, 2018





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