Handling The Big Jets
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
For pilots, engineers, and aviation enthusiasts alike, Handling the Big Jets stands as one of the most authoritative and enduring technical works ever written on the subject of large jet aircraft handling characteristics. D.P. Davies, a highly experienced test pilot and flight operations inspector for the British Civil Aviation Authority, presents a rigorous and illuminating account of the aerodynamic principles, systems, and piloting techniques essential to the safe and effective operation of wide-body and large jet transport aircraft — from takeoff performance to high-altitude cruise, and from systems management to the critical phases of approach and landing. What distinguishes this work from a standard flight manual is Davies' rare gift for making complex aerodynamic theory both accessible and genuinely compelling, bridging the gap between academic engineering and real-world cockpit practice. Now in its Third Edition, the text has been revised and expanded to reflect developments in jet transport technology, cementing its reputation as an indispensable reference that has shaped the training and thinking of generations of commercial airline pilots. For anyone seeking to truly understand what happens when a human hand guides hundreds of tonnes of aircraft through the sky, this volume remains the definitive answer.
Author: D.P. Davies
Format: Hardback
Published: 1994, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Genre: Transport & automotive
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
For pilots, engineers, and aviation enthusiasts alike, Handling the Big Jets stands as one of the most authoritative and enduring technical works ever written on the subject of large jet aircraft handling characteristics. D.P. Davies, a highly experienced test pilot and flight operations inspector for the British Civil Aviation Authority, presents a rigorous and illuminating account of the aerodynamic principles, systems, and piloting techniques essential to the safe and effective operation of wide-body and large jet transport aircraft — from takeoff performance to high-altitude cruise, and from systems management to the critical phases of approach and landing. What distinguishes this work from a standard flight manual is Davies' rare gift for making complex aerodynamic theory both accessible and genuinely compelling, bridging the gap between academic engineering and real-world cockpit practice. Now in its Third Edition, the text has been revised and expanded to reflect developments in jet transport technology, cementing its reputation as an indispensable reference that has shaped the training and thinking of generations of commercial airline pilots. For anyone seeking to truly understand what happens when a human hand guides hundreds of tonnes of aircraft through the sky, this volume remains the definitive answer.