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Concorde Conspiracy
The Battle for American Skies 1962-77
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
An in-depth look at the political machinations involving the Concorde conspiracy, with inside information from CIA records and JFK and LBJ Presidential libraries The story of Concorde and the American Supersonic Transport (SST) project is one of spies, lies, arrogance, deceit, and presidential...
by Jay A. Stout
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2005
For anyone with the will to become a U.S. naval aviator, the future begins now. Marine fighter pilot and combat veteran Jay Stout shows us just what it takes to be a U.S. naval aviator in the twenty-first century, conducting us through every step of training as these dedicated, everyday heroes prepare...
Aircraft Command Techniques
Gaining Leadership Skills to Fly the Left Seat
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
A captain must be able not only to fly the aircraft, but also to manage it, manage the crew, and above all, manage his or her resources. In a number of air carriers there may be less than adequate additional training conducted, when upgrading pilots to the very responsible position of captain. However,...
Flight Lessons 4: Leadership & Command
How Eddie Learned to Lead
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This is volume four of a five volume collection that chronicles the author's journey from novice pilot to professional pilot, while adding technical lessons learned along the way. The author has a following through his website, www.code7700.com, which receives nearly 2 million hits every month....
Re-platforming the Airline Business
To Meet Travelers' Total Mobility Needs
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Airline business models continue to be shaped by powerful forces relating to customers, complexities and regulators. However, at the same time, there are emerging technologies that can help airlines cater to the needs of their changing customer bases and manage the complexities of the business.
In...
Kampfflieger
Bomber Crewman of the Luftwaffe 1939–45
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The Kampfflieger are relatively unknown within aviation circles, although many of them had careers as distinguished as those of their fighter-pilot counterparts. The men of the bomber crews did not enjoy the luxury of combat tours – they flew until they died or became unfit for combat duty. This...
Sniper of the Skies
The Story of George Frederick 'Screwball' Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
When asked to conjure an impression of the 'typical fighter pilot', you may be inclined to think of the confident, extroverted, gregarious type, rallying his men and flying in the pursuit of victory. George Frederick 'Screwball' Beurling, DSO, DFC, and DFM, certainly achieved more victories than most...
The Jerrie Mock Story
The First Woman to Fly Solo around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world. In her trusty Cessna, The Spirit of Columbus — also known as Charlie — she traveled from Columbus, Ohio, on an eastward route that totaled...
by John Weal
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Synonymous with the Afrika Korps and the campaign in North Africa, JG 27 provided Rommel's army with fighter protection for virtually the whole 'roller coaster ride that was the war in the Western Desert from 1941-43. Formed in Germany on 1 October 1939 (with Adolf Galland as CO of I.Gruppe), JG 27...
The Hostile Sky
A Hellcat Flyer in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old college student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.S. Navy's aviation cadet training program and by the spring of 1945 was flying F6F Hellcats from the USS Ticonderoga off of the coast of Japan. This memoir of his years at war provides a carrier pilot's...
The Armed Rovers
Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2014
By far the most dangerous of the RAF operations during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping, yet little has been written about this aerial campaign and the brave airmen who took part. In particular the intense air-sea battles that were fought in the Mediterranean have been...
Aeronautical Chart Users Guide
National Aeronautical Navigation Services
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
A critical reference tool for any aeronautical navigator, the ninth edition of the Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide presents the most up-to-date information on charts adhering to Visual Flight Rule (VFR) and Instrument Flying Rule (IFR). Hundreds of color images throughout the book are paired with...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a fascinating and comprehensive account of the history of hypersonics, the study of flight where aerodynamic heating dominates the physics of the problem, normally at Mach 5 and higher. The text...
Shot Down
The Secret Diary of One POW's Long March to Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Alex Kerr's Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalised with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. This book reproduces...