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Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *THE BOOK EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT* 'I can say without fear of contradiction that Lue has played a central and indispensable role in forever...
X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Space Ship
Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the...
Bombs Away! Dramatic First-hand Accounts of British and Commonwealth
This is a unique selection of wide ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II. Their endearing bravery and fortitude and sometimes their despondency and...
My Big Silver Rocket Ship
Blast off with this incredibly innovative novelty book that contains puzzle pieces young readers can use to build their own rocket ship-from bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson!...
Sleeping For Pilots & Cabin Crew: (And Other Insomniacs)
THE BOOK THAT LIFTS THE SHEETS ON HOW TO SLEEP WHENEVER YOU WANT ... AND MORE This may turn out to be the most important book you've ever read. Being...
The Red Arrows: The Sunday Times Bestseller
The first official story of the Red Arrows, from their 'Top Gun' and Wing Commander, celebrating the history of Britain's world-famous flying squad. The perfect Father's Day gift. \"Occasionally, you...
Star Dust Falling
A.V.M. Bennett, much decorated in the war for his exploits flying Lancaster bombers, was appointed to run British South American Airways (BSAA) straight after the war, using converted Lancasters as...
Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Power Generation Applications
Fully updated and revised, the second edition of this introductory text on air-breathing jet propulsion focuses on the basic operating principles of jet engines and gas turbines. A state-of-the-art review...
Dynamic Systems and Control Engineering
Using a step-by-step approach, this textbook provides a modern treatment of the fundamental concepts, analytical techniques, and software tools used to perform multi-domain modeling, system analysis and simulation, linear control...
Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications
Fully revised to match the more traditional sequence of course materials, this full-color second edition presents the basic principles and methods of thermodynamics using a clear and engaging style and...
Official Guide to the National Air and Space Museum
This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both a companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The...
Avionics for the Pilot: An Introduction to Navigational and Radio
Here is a straightforward introduction, clear of technical jargan, to the complexities of the many radio and navigational systems that are commonly used on aircraft. It provides a fundamental overview...
Wind, Sand and Stars
In 1926 de Saint-Exupery began flying for the pioneering airline Lateco re - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes....
Training the Right Stuff: The Aircraft That Produced America's Jet
A comprehensive study of the training aircraft used to transition the United States military into the jet age. At the end of World War II, high-performance jets with unfamiliar operating...
An Ancient Air
Examines the life of John Stringfellow of Chard, the first man to demonstrate that engine-powered winged flight was practicable. It reveals his lifelong obsession with aviation and seeks to shed...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from Flightradar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
Wernher Von Braun: Crusader for Space: A Biographical Memoir
This new edition of a biographical memoir describes the antecedents of the Apollo drama, based upon close personal and professional relationships between von Braun and the authors. Extracts from interviews,...
Flying Down to Rio: Hollywood, Tourists, and Yankee Clippers
In this book, author Rosalie Schwartz uses the 1933 RKO-Radio Pictures production Flying Down to Rio to examine the interplay of technology and popular culture that shaped a distinctive twentieth-century...
Pioneering Places of British Aviation: The Early Adventures of Powered
From as early as the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country many places became centres of innovation and experimentation, as...
Eject! Eject!
'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
Men Who Gave Us Wings: Britain and the Aeroplane 1796-1914
Author: Peter ReeseFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 272 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014Why did the British, then the leading nation in science and technology, fall far...
Men Who Gave Us Wings: Britain and the Aeroplane 1796-1914
Author: Peter ReeseFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 272 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014Why did the British, then the leading nation in science and technology, fall far...
Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings from the popular award-winning journalist and author of BANJO, BANKS and MRS KELLY
Author: Grantlee Kieza Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By...