Aircraft and aviation Books
Pen & Sword Books Ltd VC10 Icon of the Skies
Book SynopsisOther books have charted the VC10 in airline life, but this book blends that story with a well-researched tale of corporate and political power play.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Air War in Spain
Book SynopsisExplains the background to the conflict in Spain and the international reaction to the outbreak of the fighting.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Flight Craft 27 The Boeing B17
Book SynopsisA richly illustrated guide to one of the most important, and most famous, of the Second World War bombers.
£15.29
Random House USA Inc Boeing versus Airbus
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£11.75
AuthorHouse Border Pilot
£18.58
Penguin Books Ltd Harrier How To Be a Fighter Pilot
Book SynopsisDiscover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man''s white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers''A wild ride . . . the literary equivalent of injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball '' Aviation Historian''Searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny'' RAF NEWS''Puts you in the cockpit for carrier landings, missile firings and some of the most intense close air support stories imaginable'' MIKE SUTTON____________Few have what it takes to be a fighter pilot. From the cockpit to the crew room, the pressure is relentless. One mistake is the difference between life and death. But in the air, you''ll never feel more alive . . .Paul Tremelling knows this better than anyone. With nearly 20 years of experience, he puts you in the pilot''s seat in this thrilling first-hand account of a life in combat.From saving the liTrade ReviewThis is a searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny military memoir and a must read for anyone interested in the tight brother and sisterhood of fast jet jockeys. It's a rare insight into a world hidden from view by operational security and corporate PR and all too often only revealed years too late . . . It's insightful, unapologetic and, at times hilarious * RAF News *This isn't a book for the faint-hearted. It is a book for anyone who appreciates insight into how a fighter pilot trains, trains more, thinks (fast), handles the aircraft and onboard tech . . . then fights * Flyer Magazine *The storytelling wouldn't be out of place in a thriller. If you are going to take one book on holiday it has to be Harrier . . . it's a superb read. You won't be able to put it down * Aerospace *A wild ride. This is the literary equivalent of injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball. Taut and lean. It’s a blast from start to finish * Aviation Historian *
£8.99
University Press of the Pacific Air Navigation
£23.70
Lulu.com Flight Testing to Win
£17.05
Lulu Press Northrop YB49 Flying Wing
£17.10
£18.05
£18.40
Lulu Press Lockheed P38 Lightning Pilots Flight Manual
£18.40
Trafford Publishing Ditching Principles Survival Guide to Ditching an Aircraft
£10.71
Johns Hopkins University Press The Problem with Pilots
Book SynopsisAn illuminating look at how human vulnerability led to advances in aviation technology. As aircraft flew higher, faster, and farther in the early days of flight, pilots were exposed as vulnerable, inefficient, and dangerous. They asphyxiated or got the bends at high altitudes; they fainted during high-G maneuvers; they spiraled to the ground after encountering clouds or fog. Their capacity to commit fatal errors seemed boundless. The Problem with Pilots tells the story of how, in the years between the world wars, physicians and engineers sought new ways to address these difficulties and bridge the widening gap between human and machine performance. A former Air Force pilot, Timothy P. Schultz delves into archival sources to understand the evolution of the pilotaircraft relationship. As aviation technology evolved and enthusiasts looked for ways to advance its military uses, pilots ceded hands-on control to sophisticated instrument-based control. By the early 1940s, pilots were someTrade ReviewThis book does what any good history book should do — introduce new ideas, new ways of looking at old ideas, and it pushes its field (aviation history) in new directions, opening new doors for further study and generating interesting new questions. Highly recommended.—GoodReadsWhat Schultz has done, comprehensively, yet engagingly, is to tell the stories behind key milestones in a way that brings them to life. He shines a light on the human element, specifically the humanity behind the legends of Air Force history, while simultaneously placing them in the larger historical context visible now with the benefit of hindsight . . . It is an important contribution to the public discourse around the future of flight, the future of military aviation, and the future of the US Air Force. The Problem With Pilots is a rewarding read and will be of wide interest to all USAF leaders of today and tomorrow— aspiring military and civilian pilots, flight surgeons, aeronautical engineers, and aviation historians.—Lt Col Kari Thyne, PhD, USAF, Retired, Air UniversityThe Problem with Pilots is a worthy addition to the scholarship on how aviation evolved during the first half of the twentieth century and its influence on the decades that followed. It benefits from thorough archival and published primary source documentation.—Jeremy R. Kinney, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, IsisSchultz is writing for two separate audiences: fellow historians of technology as well as mid-career military officers who represent the rising generation of top commanders and policymakers. This may seem a tall order, but the author's diverse background—retired military pilot, Ph.D. in History of Technology, former Commandant and Dean of the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies—allows him to bridge this gap . . . Schultz provides readers with both the historical case studies and the theoretical tools to clearly demonstrate what too few policymakers seem to fully grasp: there is no such thing as technological determinism.—Alan D. Meyer, Auburn University, Technology and CultureIs the original concept of the pilot, going, going, gone forever in this modern high speed, highly technical, highly manoeuvrable, flying world? You will have to read the book . . .—Dr Ian Perry, FRAeS, AerospaceTable of ContentsTimelineAbbreviationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Pathology of Flight3. Engineering the Human Machine4. Flying Blind5. The Changing Role of the Human Component6. Flight without Flyers7. The Modern Pilot, Redefined8. New Horizons of Flight9. ConclusionCodaAbout the AuthorNotesIndex
£39.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Sovereign Skies
Book SynopsisA pathbreaking history of the regulatory foundations of America''s twentieth-century aerial preeminence.Today, the federal government possesses unparalleled authority over the atmosphere of the United States. Yet when the Wright Brothers inaugurated the air age on December 17, 1903, the sky was an unregulated frontier. As increasing numbers of aircraft threatened public safety in subsequent decades and World War I accentuated national security concerns about aviation, the need for government intervention became increasingly apparent. But where did authority over the airplane reside within America''s federalist system? And what should US policy look like for a device that could readily travel over physical barriers and political borders?In Sovereign Skies, Sean Seyer provides a radically new understanding of the origins of American aviation policy in the first decades of the twentieth century. Drawing on the concept of mental models from cognitive science,Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter One. Where Does the Regulatory Power Lie? Transportation and Federalism before World War IChapter Two. World War I and the Internationalization of American Aviation PolicyChapter Three. Debating the Administrative Framework for Federal ControlChapter Four. The Struggle for LegislationChapter Five. The Need for Regulatory CompatibilityChapter Six. Shattered Expectations: An Air Convention for the Western HemisphereConclusionNotesIndex
£49.95
Barcharts, Inc Aviation Terminology
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£8.96
Author Solutions Inc The Piasecki H21 Helicopter An Illustrated History of the H21 Helicopter and Its Designer Frank N Piasecki
£13.48
Trafford Publishing Flying on Your Own Wings
£22.10
Xlibris The Outer Whorl
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£21.85
AuthorHouse The Best of Professional Pilots WxBrief
£24.99
£18.20
Amberley Publishing Almost Forgotten
Book SynopsisAn important piece in the jigsaw of aviation history in Northumberland.
£16.14
Amberley Publishing Bournemouth Airport Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bournemouth Airport has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing London City Airport Through Time
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which London City Airport has changed and developed over the years
£14.99
Amberley Publishing Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole
Book SynopsisThe story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole.
£17.09
Amberley Publishing Shoreham Airport
Book SynopsisA must-have for anyone interested in the past of this fascinating historic airport.
£16.14
Amberley Publishing How to Fly a Plane
Book SynopsisHow do you fly a Sop with Camel? Or a Bristol Bulldog? Captain Horatio Barber, the first man to make a cargo flight in the world, tells you how.
£9.49
Amberley Publishing The Harrier
Book SynopsisAuthor David Oliver describes the development and production of the Harrier from the original Kestrel project.
£15.19
Amberley Publishing The de Havilland Mosquito
Book SynopsisThe inside pilot's story of one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Second World War
£14.39
Amberley Publishing RAF Training Command
Book SynopsisA profusely illustrated history of the command responsible for the RAFâs flying and ground training.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing The Merlin EHAW 101
Book SynopsisAs one of the most iconic helicopters of all time reaches thirty, Rich Pittman offers a richly illustrated look back at a vehicle that remains popular with armed services and aviation enthusiasts around the world. The helicopter used to be designated the EH101 and is now the AW101.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing US Air Force Bases in the UK
Book SynopsisExplore this revealing, well illustrated look back at American airbases in Britain in the post-war era.Trade Review‘Fascinating and beautifully illustrated… A timely and important book.’ -- Battle of Britain historian James Holland
£14.39
Amberley Publishing The F14 Tomcat
Book SynopsisWith a wealth of illustrations, Terry Treadwell tells the story of this famous aircraft - The F-14 Tomcat.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing The Gazelle
Book SynopsisIllustrated with lavish colour photographs, one of the world's most successful military and civilian helicopters.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Air Atlantique
In 1976 a Jersey-based air taxi operator purchased two elderly Dakota aircraft for cargo charters as Air Atlantique. Thus began the saga of an airline that would eventually operate one of the largest fleets of Dakotas in the world, acquire four-engined vintage propliners, diversify into passenger charters and pleasure flying and oil-spill response work, and take over the lease on its Coventry Airport base. From here a fleet of historic aircraft sallied forth to participate in air shows around the UK. The impending retirement of the airline’s founder Mike Collett brought about changes, but the freight charters and pleasure flying continued until new regulations brought passenger flying in the Dakotas to an end. Undaunted, Air Atlantique went on to open an aviation museum and visitor centre at Coventry. This is the story of a unique and much-loved British airline.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Essex A Hidden Aviation History
Book SynopsisThe fascinating aviation history of Essex, with a number of rare and previously unpublished photographs.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Shropshire Airfields Through Time
Book SynopsisLooking at the fascinating history behind the airfields of Shropshire, which was particularly popular during the Second World War.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing RAF Coastal Command
Book SynopsisRAF Coastal Command was founded as a formation within the Royal Air Force in 1936, at a time when the RAF was restricted into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands.
£15.29
Amberley Publishing The Nimrod
Book SynopsisMartyn Chorlton takes a lavishly illustrated look at the iconic maritime patrol aircraft - the Nimrod.
£13.49
Amberley Publishing The Buccaneer
The Blackburn, later Hawker Siddeley, Buccaneer enjoyed an incredible service career that lasted over four decades. Designed as a carrier-borne attack aircraft, the Buccaneer was a solid aircraft designed to take the punishment of carrier operations and the constant stresses to the airframe caused by low-level flying. The aircraft entered service with the Royal Navy in 1962 in place of the Supermarine Scimitar and would continue with the senior service until 1978. The RAF received their first aircraft in 1969 – a legacy of the cancelled TSR.2 and F-111K, which resulted in a capability gap that had to be closed. The Buccaneer went on to serve the RAF in the low-level strike and reconnaissance role until 1994, serving with distinction during the Gulf War of early 1991. A robust and reliable aircraft that was popular with both its air and ground crews, the Buccaneer was a breed apart. A truly great British piece of engineering.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Dorset Aviation Through Time
Book SynopsisRare and unpublished images telling the story of the county's aviation history. Often regarded as a quiet holiday county, in fact Dorset has many aviation connections.
£14.39
Pan Macmillan Skybound
Book SynopsisFor fans of H is for Hawk and Wild, Skybound is a deeply personal memoir about learning to fly.Trade ReviewA profound, euphoric and courageous book about how to live joyously, and how to meet death . . . breathtaking . . . Her journey is as lyrical and complicated as the sky she describes, and her book is a shimmering parting gift to those still earthbound * Guardian *Skybound is a soaring gift of a book. A moving meditation on landscapes and the leaving of them, the freedom of travelling beyond our fears and how our journeys between the known and the unknown, the familiar and the unfamiliar can teach us to cherish and see again. -- Owen SheersIt's early for predictions, but I'm sure Rebecca Loncraine's Skybound is going to be one of my books of the year. It's a book that makes you look at the sky and the land with new eyes; that gives you a lift, in more ways than one . . . an extraordinary book . . . a celebration of wind and wings . . . we've lost a huge talent * Daily Telegraph *Stunning. Rebecca Loncraine is a beautiful writer and thinker and Skybound is so full of life - a love letter to nature and a hymn of love to the parental bond. -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love and A Manual for HeartacheA valuable contribution to the literature of flight from a brave young pilot who will sadly never offer us another . . if Skybound is a manual for anything, it's for how to find lift on the Earth in the face of uncertainties . . . I won't soon forget her meditations on fear and flight, on home and family . . . 'Learning to fly,' she wrote, 'is like asking the universe . . . to let me go into the world to live and soar with joy and the possibility of death.' It seems safe to conclude that the universe agreed to Loncraine's request, and that in return it asked only that she leave us with this remarkable book -- Mark Vanhoenacker, author of Skyfaring * Spectator *If you’re looking for beauty, love and courage, read this book -- Nicholas CraneReading Skybound is the closest you will come to flying without sprouting wings. It is an astonishingly beautiful book, a record of a life that, although heartbreakingly short, was lived vividly and thrillingly and intensely. We must all strive to do what Rebecca undoubtedly did - honour the miracle of our existence. She has left the world with something brilliant and unique. -- Niall Griffiths, author of GritsAs thoughtful and insightful as it is courageous and inspiring * Sunday Express *As much a biography of the air as it is a deeply moving memoir, this beautiful book transformed the way I see the sky. I learnt so much about how the air behaves, the physics of gliding. And Loncraine’s affinity for the birds she observes and flies with shines through this fascinating, lovely book -- James Macdonald Lockhart, author of RaptorSkybound is a profound and exquisitely written witness to the author's flight and fear, wings and woundedness. Then it lifts into something beyond: the beautiful blue brilliance of her mind's sky -- Jay Griffiths, author of Wild: An Elemental JourneyA life-affirming memoir * Radio Times *[Skybound] proves that one can soar above the fear of death both literally and in language of unsurpassed beauty . . . the book is about the sheer thrill of being part of the astonishing earth we have in common, written by an extraordinarily sensitive and gifted writer * Harvard Review *I have never read anything like it. A portrait of a young woman in love with the sky, painted from a palette of courage, honesty and moments of great beauty. -- Jim CrumleyIt's early for predictions, but I'm sure Rebecca Loncraine's Skybound is going to be one of my books of the year. It's a book that makes you look at the sky and the land with new eyes; that gives you a lift, in more ways than one . . . an extraordinary book . . . a celebration of wind and wings . . . we've lost a huge talent * The Daily Telegraph *An exquisite account of gliding in Wales, New Zealand and Nepal . . . To refer to this as a “cancer memoir” would be insufficient; must we not all contend somehow with this knowledge, though we may try to evade and forget? Skybound is an extraordinary, wise and deeply moving book. -- Joanna Kavenna * London Review of Books *
£15.29
Author Solutions Inc Thirty Seconds to Impact The Captains Story of Flight BA38
£17.67
£14.76
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 747400 Pilot Handbook Simulator and Checkride Procedures Airline Training
£46.33
Author Solutions Inc Aerotowing Gliders A Guide to Towing Gliders with an Emphasis on Safety
£19.99
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Essentials of Aviation Management A Guide for Aviation Service Businesses
Book SynopsisProvides the analytical tools that will assist the manager of the aviation service business who wishes to be competitive in today's aviation environment capitalize on challenges and opportunities. This is a practical reference for the individual in industry and also serves well in undergraduate and graduate courses.
£173.40
Trafford Publishing Safety Was No Accident
£15.43
