Aviation

First flown in 1963, the Boeing 727 was skillfully designed to outclass its competitors and remained without a direct rival for nearly two decades. This jetliner was capable of being operated from short, unimproved airfields, while requiring minimal...

Following the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, at which the Americans refused to back Britain's plan to invade the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean, to be followed by an invasion of the Greek mainland, a weakened British attempt was made with...

Written by a pilot for the non-aviator, Strike Eagle puts the reader inside the cockpit of one of the world's most advanced fighters-the F-15E. It is a human-scale account of men at war.About the AuthorWILLIAM L. SMALLWOOD is the author of numerous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506288345Author Terry L DuranFormat PaperbackPage Count 708Imprint Kaplan PublishingPublisher Kaplan PublishingWeight(grams) 1111gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Aero Oy, which was later rebranded as Finnair, is one of the oldest surviving airlines in the world. The airline was established in 1923 and started up domestic flights alongside routes to the Nordic and Baltic regions. In the beginning, Aero Oy used...

It was in 1911, on a beach by the North Sea, that Robert Blackburn's Second Monoplane made its first successful flight. By 1914, the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd had been formed, based in Leeds, and had taken its place in the ranks of the British...

Amelia Earhart's prominence in American aviation during the 1930s obscures a crucial point: she was but one of a closely knit community of women pilots. Although the women were well known in the profession and widely publicized in the press at the time,...

While airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines became synonymous with service and reliability around the world, one airline in South America was enjoying similar status within the Americas. Varig began life in the southernmost state of...

This title clarifies air power's role in modern warfare. It explores its involvement in operations other than war and low-intensity campaigns. It affords an overall global perspective because of its internationally diverse contributors. This one-volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560272113Author Jeremy M. PrattFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Aviation Supplies & Academics IncPublisher Aviation Supplies & Academics...

Incident Command: Tales From the Hot Seat presents a unique examination of the skills of the on-scene or incident commander who is in charge of an emergency or major incident. Experienced commanders from the police and fire services, the armed forces,...

Airwork Ltd/Airwork Services, now owned by VT group plc, has a long and distinguished history. It played an important role in defence support services to the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and overseas air forces, as well as in the development of civil aviation...

First launched in 1965, the Boeing 737, by many measures, is the most successful and long-standing jetliner in the history of aviation. This volume provides an in-depth look into the story of this extremely significant jetliner and the environment that...

This is a rare day-to-day account by a young German squadron leader in Jagdstaffel 35 during the grim last year of the war. Originally published in 1933, it provides minute descriptions of kills, losses, and the Germans' step-by-step retreat in the face...

The first in a three-volume series chronicling the location, history and fate of the many landing grounds, airfields and airports of Wales, this book focuses on the south. Starting at the English border at Chepstow and finishing in Llandovery, Ivor Jones...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857802689Author David WadmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Midland PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Only in America could Walter A. Soplata, the son of penniless Czech immigrants, accomplish so much single-handedly saving historic aircraft from World War II and other periods. After a childhood spent building model airplanes while dreaming about having...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911703082Author JP VieraFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 436g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684174Author Travel Air Manufacturing CoFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994603869Author Owen ZuppFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint There and BackPublisher There and BackWeight(grams) 268g

This book is an illustrated history of Panshanger Aerodrome in Hertfordshire. Much smaller today than its heyday, it was originally 248 acres acquired by the Air Ministry in 1940. A decoy factory was constructed there to divert enemy bombers from the de...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780973225396Author Phil CroucherFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 189g

The Isle of Sheppey in north Kent was the birthplace of aviation in the UK and early pioneers, including the Wright Bros and Charles Rolls, gathered on its low, flat ground to undertake experimental flights. By 1909 the Short bros had established the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800555976Author John WintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 245g

Many books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part. This experience led to a lifetime...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335545Author Arthur W. J. G. Ord-HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935700449Author United States NavyFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm)...

In Aviation Engineering: Navigating Through the Golden Years, Marijan candidly shares his journey through the world of avionics. Covering the 40-year period between 1980 and 2020, he discusses his experiences, observations, challenges faced, obstacles...

The authors believe that a systematic organizational approach to aviation safety must replace the piecemeal approaches largely favoured in the past, but this change needs to be preceded by information to explain why a new approach is necessary. Accident...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911703235Author Clive RowleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 439g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639756Author JP VieraFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 421gDimensions(mm) 295mm *...

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an extraordinary inflection point that caught airlines worldwide unprepared, causing CEOs to recalibrate their business models. This book explains why this unprecedented pandemic is different from the past disruptions...

A history of Glamorgan aviation.Book InformationISBN 9780752427522Author Robert C. ThursbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 410g

The Jet Age in Britain began with the Gloster E.28/39 and the Meteor fighter during the Second World War. At the end of the 1950s and the start of the 1960s, the next generation of British jet aircraft was beginning to come into service. This second...

Drawing on a unique collection of postcards and other period memorabilia, David Marks tells the story of the Zeppelin raids during the First World War. While the German Kaiser and his military advisers hoped that the Zeppelins would strike terror into...

This important project brings together the early histories of the development of the turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft engines for the first time. The work of twelve nations [Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, Japan, France,...

With their unmistakable silhouette, the Douglas DC-9 family of twin-engine passenger jets was a familiar sight on many of the world's airfields well into the 1990s. Douglas initiated development of the DC-9 at the beginning of the 1960s and, in doing so,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338706Author Arthur W J G Ord-HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Since the dawn of aviation at the start of the twentieth century, men and aircraft have been falling out of the sky, sometimes with comical results and sometimes with tragic endings. In Wight Air Wrecks Andrew Gilliam tells the story of every crash on...