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The story of early British military aviation is one of trial and error, of triumph and adversity and it all began with a detachment of the Royal Engineers called the...

Australian women first took to the skies as early as the 1890s and since then they have flown everything from Gipsy Moths to Jumbo Jets. Through 33 contemporary portraits, Women...

This book is the account of the Qantas story that every airline passenger needs to read- the full and frank history of Australia's national airline. It takes you into the...

The captivating story of the titans, engineers, and pilots who raced to design a safe and lucrative passenger jet. In "Jet Age," journalist Sam Howe Verhovek explores the advent of...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize--the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly--Wilbur and Orville...

Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston)....

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger--the pilot who miraculously...

In this edition, technological information h as been completely updated, many old aircraft have been elim inated, and the latest types and variants have been introduc ed. The final section...

There can be few world-class companies that boast the heritage and traditions inherent in the British Airways brand. Indeed, the company that became British Airways operated the world's first commercial...

From the Flightdeck gives the reader a chance to be the pilot providing, as it does, a graphic portrait of how a modern jet airliner operates over long-distances. Since the...

Whether we love it or hate it, millions of us fly every day - but very few of us really understand how it works. Who hasn't looked out of a...

The legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, told through the eyes of former Hercules captain and RAF 47 Squadron member Scott Bateman In war, natural disaster, or humanitarian...

The C-135 series, along with its civilian counterpart, the Boeing 707, emerged on to the drawing boards of technical design teams at the end of the 1940s. Twenty years later,...

This book is a photographic record of the Warbirds over Wanaka airshows since their inception in 1988, to 2000. The photographs have been collected from many sources and are accompanied...

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...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

From balancing on a wingtip to circling with eagles, Take Flight tells the stories of Australian women who have leapt, tumbled and dived, and reached for the stars. Helicopter pilot...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the airplane and its development as an instrument of war and commerce. Within five decades, contraptions barely able to...

They built thousands of Spitfires, hidden in garages, bus depots, sheds and barns... but nobody ever knew. With the Battle of Britain going badly, the Luftwaffe attempted to halt production...

In this book Bunbury combines material from 2 ABC radio series giving wonderful insights into the days of barnstorming flights and the first pioneering mail and passenger services, highlighting heroism...

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...

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The definitive expose of the rise and fall of Boeing and the death of the aviation industry Boeing's story is the corporate scandal that's transfixed the world like none since...

When the US president, Harry S Truman, declared the Truman Doctrine in March 1947, he could not have known that the resultant Cold War would persist for over 40 years...

Nimrod Boys is a collection of eighteen first-hand accounts of operating the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod an aircraft which served at the forefront of the Cold War. As the first jet-powered...

A riveting exploration of the unforeseen consequences of technological disruption, from the no.1 international bestselling author What is the price of progress? In this tale of innovation and obsession Gladwell...

Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australia's war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas' exemplary contribution...

The thrilling second novel in the acclaimed series The Brightstorm Chronicles! The Brightstorm twins are back for another adventure! Eudora Vane has organized an explorer fleet to search the last...

One of the first women to fly, the fashionable Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) came of age in the fading years of a gilded era, determined to have more than the life...

UAVs-unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft; the labels vary-are a disruptive technology on par with computers and smartphones. Present since soon after the dawn of manned aviation, they have become...

Much of the fascination which Soviet aircraft and its associated aerospace industry holds for the analyst, enthusiast or ordinary member of the public, stems from the thick fog of secrecy...

The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed...

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...

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...

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...

Britain's first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane, shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.Often eclipsed by...

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...