Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pruden (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
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John Pruden narrates 218 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,341 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
893 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It is an audiobook by Dan Hampton: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pruden, released July 24, 2018, on the History & Culture and Astronomy & Physics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pruden
- Released
- July 24, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Astronomy & Physics, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9780062849564
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How long is the Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It audiobook?
Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
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Who narrates Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It?
Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It is narrated by John Pruden.