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Retired research pilot Don Mallick, at right, tackles stacks of copies of his autobiography, "The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey". NASA Photo / Tony Landis

The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey

Retired research pilot Don Mallick, at right, tackles stacks of copies of his autobiography, "The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey," signing them for hundreds of Dryden employees and Mallick's former colleagues. The book was co-written by Dryden archivist Peter Merlin (seated at Mallick's right) and published in April by the Center's History office, where additional copies may be obtained free of charge.