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David J. Crawford. Delta G
ABOUT THE BOOK
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. The Big Bang
CHAPTER 2. The Broadside of a Barn
CHAPTER 3. Greenland
CHAPTER 4. The Ice Station DYE-3
CHAPTER 5. Ancient Blue Ice Cubes
CHAPTER 6. Fire in the Sky and Lake on the Ice
CHAPTER 7. A Snail’s Pace
CHAPTER 8. Things Can Boomerang on You
CHAPTER 9. The Shell Game
CHAPTER 10. Non-Linear Thinking
CHAPTER 11. Sacred Geometry
CHAPTER 12. Admiral’s Tour
CHAPTER 13. Charlie Sierra
CHAPTER 14. Ride in a Lead Balloon
CHAPTER 15. Plan B
CHAPTER 16. Calm Air
CHAPTER 17. Cruise of a Lifetime
CHAPTER 18. NTS
CHAPTER 19. Curves of a Different Kind
CHAPTER 20. NTS II
CHAPTER 21. Area 25–Jackass Flats
CHAPTER 22. Playing Nicely in the Sandbox
CHAPTER 23. Yuma
CHAPTER 24. Burning Sands
CHAPTER 25. Gondola Ride
CHAPTER 26. Homestead, FL
CHAPTER 27. Flying in an Ink Bottle
CHAPTER 28. Forces of Nature?
CHAPTER 29. Castles in the Sky
CHAPTER 30. Andrew’s Aftermath
CHAPTER 31. Oolite Balloons
CHAPTER 32. WPAFB
CHAPTER 33. Urban Legend Under Wright-Patterson
CHAPTER 34. Close Encounters
CHAPTER 35. Bells Going Off
CHAPTER 36. Twisting the Dragon’s Tail
CHAPTER 37. Ice Scraper
CHAPTER 38. The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
CHAPTER 39. In the Heart of It All
CHAPTER 40. A Shot of Spirochete
CHAPTER 41. Negative Feedback
CHAPTER 42. Left Hand Not Knowing What the Right Hand is Doing
CHAPTER 43. The Sacred List of the Realm
CHAPTER 44. Mercury Rising on the Moon
About the Author
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This science fiction novel starts with the search for an explanation as to why targeting errors were occurring with ICBM warheads along with unexplained orbital shifts in satellites and space shuttles. The investigation conducted by the Air Force leads to the discovery of new forces in nature. As it turns out, an effort has been underway for half a century to understand and harness these forces which will open the door to the secrets of the universe.
Major Dave Sheridan started his career as a young lieutenant assigned as a missile engineer working with Titan II ICBMs under the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. These ICBMs used a targeting algorithm that included 13 variables. One of them was the Earth’s acceleration due to gravity. This value is extremely important to an ICBM targeting system that used accelerometers as part of its inertial navigation system for guidance and course changes. Certain variations in the Earth’s gravity are well known, mapped, and understood depending on location. However, unexpected anomalies were encountered that could not be explained. Other strange forces of nature came into play. An investigation into targeting errors leads to discoveries of earth shattering proportion.
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The brand new lieutenant had his first encounter with an O-6 and was about to show his brilliance. He responded, “Well, sir, from what I can see with these submersible pumps, is that they burned out because they were not the right type to begin with. It is not that they were underpowered. Unlike on Star Trek, more power is not always the best answer.”
Haase looked surprised. Bill just smiled.
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