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Flying the Southern Cross
The Adventures of Aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Australian aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 in an aircraft constructed largely of timber and fabric, the Southern Cross. With Americans Jim Warner as radio operator and Harry Lyon as navigator, they made the trip from Oakland, California, in...
Up the Airway
Coastal British Columbia Stories
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
Flying Coastal British Columbia, where mountains drop into the sea and people practice self-reliance and a different sense of purpose. Airports in British Columbia, along with Arctic destinations, are featured. Contrarian views of the people and places of coastal British Columbia, and off-the-grid living....
Helicopter Pilot's Companion
A Manual for Helicopter Enthusiasts
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
The Helicopter Pilot's Companion is essential reading for those who are considering training to be a helicopter pilot, those currently undertaking training and those who have recently gained their Private Pilot's Licence for helicopters. Written in a clear, no-nonsense style, it covers a whole range...
by Helen Krasner
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
This is the second collection of former flying instructor Helen Krasner's flight test articles, which were originally published in 'Today's Pilot' in the UK, and in some other aviation magazines. This book looks at seven helicopters which are popular with private owners, organisations such as the...
by Laurence Gonzales
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
"A richly detailed story that is equal parts heartbreaking, inspiring…and full of fascinating science…masterful." —San Francisco Chronicle
As hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City....
by Edgar Turner
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013
The Birth of the Dreamliner captures the awe and achievement of this ambitious chapter of aviation history, and acts as a "biography" of the aircraft, following the evolution of the 787 concept through its path to completion. In full collaboration with Boeing, The Birth of the Dreamliner is full-access...
by Bill Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
This publication continues the discussion on Airbus flight control laws started with Airbus A330 Normal Law: Putting fly-by-wire into perspective. Covered here are the reconfiguration laws that become effective when Normal law can no longer function. It is intended to provide additional insight into...
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 comprehensive account of NASA research on aircraft icing, a major threat to air safety.
From the preface: Icing research has received only limited attention from historians. Yet the problem...
Fly By Nights
Navigating RAF Lancasters in 1944 -5
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2007
At the age of eighteen Don Feesey volunteered for pilot training with the RAF. Having almost completed his course to become a fighter pilot, an eye problem was detected and he was switched to navigational training. He completed a tour of thirty-four successful operations, the majority at night during...
Brotherhood of the Skies
Wartime Experiences of a Gunnery Officer and Typhoon Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
A British fighter pilot recounts his battles—in both wartime and peacetime.
David Ince only managed to pass the RAF medical board on his third attempt—but this did not stop him from forging a highly successful aviation career. After flying Hurricanes and Mustangs at 41 OTU, he converted to...
La bataille d'Angleterre
L'erreur de l'aviation allemande qui a sauvé l'Angleterre
Language: French
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la bataille d’Angleterre en moins d’une heure !
Juillet 1940. Alors que l’Allemagne nazie étend sa domination à la majeure partie de l’Europe, Adolf Hitler n’a qu’une volonté : vaincre l’Angleterre, afin de lui arracher la paix...
by Robert Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
The famous Messerschmitt Bf 109 single-seat fighter was one of the most important warplanes of the Second World War. Originally designed during the 1930s, and a contemporary of the equally-legendary Supermarine Spitfire, it was vitally important to Germany’s Luftwaffe and was flown in combat by...
Wisconsin's Flying Trees in World War II
A Victory for American Forest Products and Allied Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Wisconsin's trees heard "Timber " during World War II, as the forest products industry of the Badger State played a key role in the Allied aerial campaign. It was Wisconsin that provided the material for the De Havilland Mosquito, known as the "Timber Terror," while the CG-4A battle-ready gliders, cloaked...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
The crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 903 was one of the worst commercial aviation accidents in history. 16 nations were represented among its passengers. One of them was an Egyptian movie star who was in transit to Switzerland for a vacation from filming. Another was a Gulf Oil manager who was...