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  • Infamous Aircraft

    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    par Robert Jackson ...
    An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War I to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included . . .B.E.2: The Royal Flying Corps went to war in ... En savoir plus

    8,23 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Bloody April

    The Unforgettable Story of the Air War over Arras, 1917

    par Peter Hart ...
    The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras, they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs. But by this point the Royal Flying Club were flying obsolete planes. The new German Albatros scouts massively outclassed them in every respect: speed, armament, ability to withstand punishment and ... En savoir plus

    3,99 €

  • Flight Navigation Aids for the Professional Pilot

    Aviation Books Series, #18

    par Stephen Walmsley ...
    Collection Livre 18 - Aviation Books Series
    Flight navigation aids are the unsung heroes of aviation, providing pilots with crucial information to navigate the skies safely. From ground-based VORs and NDBs to satellite-based GPS systems, these technologies guide pilots across vast distances and through challenging weather conditions. However, while these systems are designed to enhance safety, they can also lure pilots into a false sense of ... En savoir plus

    8,99 €

  • Wings on My Sleeve

    The Legendary Autobiography of Britain's Greatest Ever Test Pilot

    par Captain Eric Brown ...
    THE WORLD'S GREATEST TEST PILOT TELLS HIS STORY'When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slacker'Kirsty Young, Desert Island Discs'The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspiration'Tim Peake, astronaut and former regular British Army Air Corps officer'The stories beggar belief'Guardian'Fascinating... ... En savoir plus

    3,99 €

  • Black Box

    Inside the World's Worst Air Crashes

    par Nicholas Faith ...
    The smash-hit bestseller about the world's worst air crashes and the disaster detectives who pick through the wreckage to find out why they happened - now fully revised and updated, with 30% new material.From the early tragedies of the Comet and the DC10 to the modern-day horror of the Concorde catastrophe in Paris and the mysterious loss of an Air France Airbus over the Atlantic, Faith ... En savoir plus

    3,59 €

  • His Majesty's Airship

    The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

    par S. C. Gwynne ...
    From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) aviation history detailing the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.The tragic fate of the British airship R101 ... En savoir plus

    15,13 €

  • The Aviator's Toilet Companion

    At least twenty precisely true flying stories, some for short sits, and some for long sits.

    par Rob Owen ...
    If you wish to discover whether an airplane can land immaculately, entirely of its own accord, or whether a paltry chicken can soar to giddy heights before returning to rule the roost, then you need to read this book, an essential addition for your ‘little room’ library.This collection of sometimes whimsical, sometimes intensely significant short stories is about people and flying. The stories ... En savoir plus

    6,07 €

  • Introduction to Fly-by-Wire Flight Control Systems

    The professional pilot’s guide to understanding modern aircraft controls

    par David Kern ...
    The #1 guide to understanding the "why and how" of fly-by-wire flight control systems. This book is an approachable and easily understandable must-read for aviation professionals!Why don't new aircraft designs allow the pilots a mechanical control connection? This book explains how fly-by-wire fixes the top 5 problems with mechanical controls for high performance aircraft. Rather than describe a ... En savoir plus

    2,49 €

  • When Giants Ruled the Sky

    The Brief Reign and Tragic Demise of the American Rigid Airship

    par John J. Geoghegan ...
    Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship programme, building a series of dirigibles each one more enormous than the last. These flying behemoths were to be the future of long-distance transport, competing with trains and ocean liners to carry people, post and cargo from country to country, and even ... En savoir plus

    16,47 €

  • Shackleton Boys Volume 1

    True Stories from the Home-Based ‘Kipper Fleet’ Squadrons

    par Steve Bond ...
    Essentially a development of the Avro Lancaster via the later Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton was the RAF’s first line of defence in the maritime role from 1951 for twenty years, thereafter continuing to serve as an airborne early warning aircraft for another twenty, until 1991. The ‘Old Grey Lady’, the ‘Growler’, ‘20,000 rivets in loose formation’, but mostly known simply as the ‘Shack’, it is ... En savoir plus

    17,60 €

  • Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Impacting Commercial Aviation

    par Kirsten M. Koepsel ...
    Written by Kirsten Koepsel, a lawyer and engineer whose work has focused on aviation cybersecurity, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Impacting Commercial Aviation addresses the big question facing aircraft manufacturers today: keep the work in house or outsource it? The ongoing battle between cost cutting and supply-chain control is ever more visible as aircraft OEMs have full order books and tight ... En savoir plus

    77,34 €

  • Aviation Weather

    FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-6B (Blackridge Press FAA Series)

    par Blackridge Press ...
    Aviation Weather is a Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular (AC) which has been used by pilots for more than 70 years. It is considered a key reference for pilots and dispatchers in the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS).Aviation Weather is a comprehensive resource for everything that pilots, students, and instructors need to know about navigating all types of weather safely. ... En savoir plus

    12,76 €

  • Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide

    The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride

    par Michael D. Hayes ...
    Collection series Oral Exam Guide Series
    ASA’s Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Use when you’re gearing up for the Practical Exam, as well as for a general refresher. FAA references are provided throughout for further study ... En savoir plus

    9,98 €

  • Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook Sixth Edition

    par Gene Gailey, Paul E. Illman ...
    THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR PILOTSFully revised to cover the most current protocols, this practical resource provides everything you need to communicate with confidence from the cockpit. The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook, Sixth Edition discusses the full spectrum of radio facilities and communication responsibilities. Designed primarily, but not ... En savoir plus

    32,33 €

  • Flight Lessons 2: Advanced Flight

    How Eddie Learned the Best Way to Learn

    par James Albright ...
    Collection Livre 2 - Flight Lessons
    The flight lessons include: a 60-to-1 engineer-to-pilot translation, aim versus touchdown points, asymmetric thrust, cabin fires, circling approaches, course reversals (ICAO), crew resource management, descent math, equal time points and points of safe return, functional check flights, maintaining an arc, pilot psychology, principles of propulsion, range performance, rapid depressurization, ... En savoir plus

    8,23 €

  • J.A.P.

    (Just Another Pilot)

    par EDWARD LANDERS ...
    JAP is a story about a young man who somehow, through a series of accidents intentions, mistakes and drive became a Naval Aviator, no mean feat by any accounts. Having survived the grim reaper several times during his eight years of flying on active duty with the Navy he has come to believe, sort of, that he is a good aviator and can take care of just about anything that arises in the realm of ... En savoir plus

    4,11 €

  • Clouddancer's Alaskan Chronicles, Volume Iii

    The Tragedies

    par CloudDancer ...
    Alaskan Chronicles fans need look no further than the front cover, to know this book is a dramatic change from CloudDancer's first two humorous literary efforts. The new cover reflects the somber theme of the stories within. So what's happened? Did Cloudy run out of funny stories? No.CloudDancer still loves a good laugh or great flying story. When combined, all is right with the world. (Adding a ... En savoir plus

    4,11 €

  • Air Travel Rules: An Essential Handbook to Traveling by Air

    par Fred Reed ...
    Air Travel Rules: An Essential Handbook to Traveling by Air This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Flying?  How To Learn The New Air Travel Rules Chapter 2: Air Travel Rules:  Traveling With Sports Equipment Chapter 3: Air Travel Rules:  Are They Different For Those With A Disability? Chapter 4: Air Travel Rules: Are They Different With Children? Chapter 5: Air Travel Rules: ... En savoir plus

    5,97 €

  • Cours de météorologie aérienne

    par Olivier Moussiaux ...
    Collection series Cours de pilote privé
    Présentation de l'éditeur : Ce cours de météorologie aérienne fait partie de la série "cours de pilote privé avion" et vous permet de cerner la matière nécessaire à l'examen théorique. Si vous vous demandez comment fait un pilote pour savoir si il peut partir en vol ou non, quel temps il fera pendant le vol, ce manuel vous apportera toutes les réponses. ... ... En savoir plus

    6,50 €

  • The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story, Part 3

    A Family of Engines

    par Peter Pugh ...
    The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain’s most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce.Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill, hard work and dedication which gave the world cars and aero engines unrivalled in their excellence ... En savoir plus

    8,33 €

  • A Necessary Coup

    A Novel About America’s Declaration of Independence from the Slavery of Socialism

    par Jason O'Neil ...
    In this novel, President Werner, an independent with Libertarian concepts, loses the election during a Socialist revolution that gains the White House and the Congress. A series of unfunded welfare programs accelerates the downward spiral of the country into the worst Depression in history. President Werner, his family, and a host of high-level cabinet members and advisors are sequestered in a ... En savoir plus

    3,42 €

  • Juan Terry Trippe: King Of Commercial Aviation

    par Daniel Alef ...
    In 2008 U.S. domestic airlines carried nearly 750 million passengers domestically and internationally. The growth of commercial air transportation and the number of passengers flying today can be laid at the feet of one of the great aviation pioneers, Juan Trippe, who began a crusade to create an air network that would link America to the world. The Yale graduate was absorbed by flight and ... En savoir plus

    1,28 €

  • Barnstormers, Wing-Walking and Flying Circuses

    par Peter C. Brown ...
    While large numbers of aeroplanes had been produced In America for the war effort overseas at the Western Front, it was found that that the British, French and Germans were far ahead of them when it came to flight technology, which led to a huge surplus of aeroplanes in the United States. The government's solution to recover some of the money was to sell the surplus stock off for as little as $200 ... En savoir plus

    Avant 12,25 € Après 10,80 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Enola Gay

    par Norman Polmar ...
    The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The ôLittle Boyö bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three days later, another B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese government, which had been ... En savoir plus

    14,51 €