Aviation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294130Author Babak TaghvaeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early ears of international commercial flight. An elegant and robust design, the DC-3 was the definitive American airliner of the immediate pre-World War II...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334494Author Arthur W. J. G. Ord-HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm *...

The ideas behind the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first began to take shape back in the late 1950s when it was discovered that the Soviet Union was quickly developing an increasingly accurate airborne missile system that would pose a major threat to the US Navy's...

The XB-40 and XB-41 were secret, little-known experimental modifications of the B-17F and B-24D, respectively, into heavily-armed bomber gunships sometimes referred to as "bomber escorters". They were developed during early World War II in response to...

The only English-language book in print on this active-duty Russian supersonic bomber. In the late 1960s, the patriarch of Soviet aircraft design, Andrey Tupolev, offered the Soviet air force a supersonic bomber to replace the 1950s-vintage Tu-22...

For four centuries the British realm depended upon sea power to defend its interest and independence against a myriad of threats both military and economic. During this time the Royal Navy established itself as the sovereign of the Seas, helping...

Taking an integrated, systems approach to dealing exclusively with the human performance issues encountered on the flight deck of the modern airliner, this book describes the inter-relationships between the various application areas of human factors,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540212832Author Lili DebarbieriFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library EditionsWeight(grams)...

RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War is the result of ten years of research, involving many visits to the former German Democratic Republic by a small Anglo/German team of military specialists. Their purpose was to explore the lives of RAF...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109510Author Chris GibsonFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications

On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this...

In 2009, cabin crew in the BASSA union embarked on a historic, two-year battle against British Airways which was seeking to impose reduced crew levels and to transform working conditions. In the face of employer hostility, legal obstruction, government...

The Boeing 737 is undoubtedly one of the best known of all passenger aircraft and has been built in greater numbers than any other commercial aircraft in the world. There are few airline passengers of the last decade who have not yet flown on one of...

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As Europe plunged into World War II, Hitler ordered the development of a hi-tech secret weapon capable of taking the war across the Atlantic - the Messerschmitt Me 264. Chosen from designs for an 'Amerika Bomber' tendered by Messerschmitt, Junkers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789985413807Author Sylvia WrigleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Fear of LandingPublisher Fear of LandingWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414123Author Tony ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)...

Flying, as everyone knows, is generally regarded as the safest means of transportation. Yet for that to be the case an enormous amount of testing is undertaken. Central to this, of course, are the test pilots, who fly the aircraft, but it is the men...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802822649Author Josef MolsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Key Publishing LtdPublisher Key Publishing Ltd

First flown in 1982, the Boeing 757 was an impressive accomplishment. The aircraft was fast, quiet, and fuel efficient while still exhibiting stellar takeoff, climb, and landing performance. Hear firsthand accounts from the leaders of the 757 program who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616286064Author Mark PhelpsFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon OwenWeight(grams) 1746gDimensions(mm) 264mm * 290mm * 30mm

The author of this book, Ernst A. Lehmann, was close to the Zeppelin story from its early days and had great faith in the ever increasing success of the Zeppelin on international routes. It is sadly ironic that this talented man and strong advocate of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861519511Author Michael RileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 564Imprint Mereo BooksPublisher Mereo Books

The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island. Here, the crew members found a body...

The most complete book ever published on the SR-71 Blackbird, from initial design stage and testing through production, testing, and operations. The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, the world's only operational Mach 3 aircraft, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809242Author Allan S WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

A visual celebration of the wide and colorful variety of the world's light aircraft, old and new, organized from A to Z by manufacturer, this book illustrates more than 800 light aircraft types that are likely to be seen when visiting smaller airports...

This book tells the often dramatic and always fascinating story of flight in lighter than air machines. For centuries man had dreamed of flying, but all attempts failed, until in 1782 the Montgolfier brothers constructed the world's first hot air balloon...

The beautiful hills of Northumberland hide the secrets of our almost forgotten recent history. The sites of many air crashes are difficult lt to locate, even though these aircraft and sometimes their crew met their fate relatively recently. Chris Davies...

The on-the-job aircraft maintenance manual and gold standard for aviation students and professionals - now fully updatedFor over 60 years, the Standard Aircraft Handbook for Mechanics and Technicians has been the go-to manual for building, maintaining,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658047Author Dan SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 464gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911703051Author JP VieraFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 436g

Have you ever wondered what it takes to fly the RAF's tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter? Ever thought about the amount of work that goes into preparing for the annual airshow display season? Throughout 2018, author and photographer Tom Mercer had...

In the mid-1970s, Saul Bellow visited Israel and To Jerusalem and Back is his account of his time there. Immersing himself in its landscape and culture, he records the opinions, passions and dreams of Israelis of varying viewpoints - from Prime Minister...

Welcome to the world of miniature aviation, intergalactic style. It's entertainment on the fly for the office, backyard, classroom (don't get caught!), or anywhere there might be a party, featuring 12 Lilliputian-size models that create 63 planes...

Bournemouth Airport was first opened as RAF Hurn on 1 August 1941, one of the bases established by the RAF to counter the Luftwaffe presence across the Channel in northern France. RAF Hurn would go on to serve as a base for the development of radar in...

Fully revised and updated to consider recent developments in the industry, the sixth edition of Managing Airports: An International Perspective provides comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into the processes behind running a successful airport...

By producing the A300-the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world-the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leading aircraft makers. The path was both rocky and exciting. Filled with detailed text, including historical,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700609Author Inc Piper AircraftFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm)...