Skip to main content

Kundvagn

Du får VIP-behandlingen!

Objekt inte tillgängliga för köp
Vänligen granska din kundvagn. Du kan ta bort objekt som inte är tillgängliga nu, eller så gör vi det automatiskt i kassan.
objektobjekt
objektobjekt

Rekommenderas för dig

Loading...
  • Aircraft

    av David Pascoe ...
    Serie serie Objekt
    In his celebrated manifesto, ‘Aircraft’ (1935), the architect Le Corbusier presented more than 100 photographs celebrating aeroplanes either in imperious flight or elegantly at rest. Dwelling on the artfully abstracted shapes of noses, wings, and tails, he declared: ‘Ponder a moment on the truth of these objects! Clearness of function!’In Aircraft, David Pascoe follows this lead and offers a ... Läs mer

    Var 243,79 kr Nu 212,63 kr

Personer som läste detta gillade även

  • Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot

    Southern England. Late summer 1940. The nation is fighting for its very survival and the Luftwaffe's aerial offensive is unrelenting. All that lies between invasion and salvation for Britain is the 'thin blue line' of RAF Fighter Command and its pilots.This newly illustrated anniversary edition of Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot reveals what it was like to fly a fighter plane in the Battle of ... Läs mer

    38,03 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Diary Of A RAF Lancaster Bomber Pilot

    av Les Joy ...
    My name is Leslie Joy (Les to my friends), and I was born on the 16th March 1923 in Bradford, Yorkshire. This is my true story of how at the age of 19 I joined the RAF, fell in love with a Tiger Moth, got my wings and flew as a Lancaster Bomber pilot in World War II, and survived just! ... Läs mer

    44,69 kr

  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    Serie serie British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Läs mer

    12,83 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Into the Darkness

    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Läs mer

    36,14 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • RJ Mitchell: Legend of the Spitfire

    Serie serie British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTIONRJ Mitchell: Legend of the Spitfire recounts the extraordinary achievements of one of Britain’s greatest aviation legends, the man responsible for creating Britain’s most iconic fighter aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire.The book, which is around the length of a short story, approximately 40 printed pages, gives the reader a concise and straightforward insight into the life of RJ ... Läs mer

    12,83 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Infamous Aircraft

    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    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 ... Läs mer

    59,00 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... Läs mer

    103,55 kr

  • A Bucket of Sunshine

    Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron

    A Bucket of Sunshine – a term coined by RAF aircrew for the nuclear bomb that their aircraft would be armed with - is a first-hand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany, on the frontline in the Cold War. The English-Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers in the 1950s. The Canberra B(I)8, ... Läs mer

    118,18 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Spitfire

    Portrait of a Legend

    av Leo McKinstry ...
    In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain.A self-confident Herman Goring thought that it would be only a matter ... Läs mer

    142,77 kr

  • Dambusters

    Operation Chastise 1943

    Serie Bok 16 - Raid
    In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of ... Läs mer

    159,94 kr

  • Miles M.52

    Gateway to Supersonic Flight

    In December 1943, a top secret contract (E.24/43) was awarded to Miles Aircraft. The contract was to build the world's first supersonic jet capable of 1000mph. The only reliable source of data on supersonic objects came from the Armament Research Dept and their wind tunnel tests on ammunition. From this, Miles developed an exceptionally thin-winged, bullet-shaped aircraft. the research was ... Läs mer

    150,40 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus