Air force officer, usaf flight surgeon and pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans. John paul stapp, a real life rocket sled man popular. The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose deathdefying research has saved millions of lives. In the early military jet era, and even in ww ii propeller planes, there wasnt a lot of thought given to pilot safety. For more on john paul stapps rocket sled tests, check out the latest article on vintage space. Sonic wind chronicles in detail the amazing life of col. In 1985, stapp was inducted into the national aviation hall of fame for his work in aviation safety.
Stapp also participated in windblast experiments, in which he flew in jet aircraft at high. He died on november, 1999 in alamogordo, new mexico, usa. The son of missionary baptist parents, stapp earned a phd in biophysics in 1940, his md degree from the university of minnesota in 1943, and went onto active duty in the u. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. How a rocket sled launched the fastest man alive space. Five seconds later, he was travelling at 639 miles per hour, faster than the. From renegade doctor to the fastest man alive sonic wind meet the man behind the new book alamogordo, new mexico on a cold december day in 1954, dr.
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