Aircraft and aviation Books
Periscope Film, LLC Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for Army Model B-29 Airplanes
£14.20
Periscope Film, LLC B-47 Stratojet Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
£14.20
Periscope Film LLC UH-60 Black Hawk Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
£28.98
Periscope Film LLC AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
£34.00
Periscope Film LLC Project Mercury Familiarization Manual Manned Satellite Capsule
£22.00
Periscope Film LLC NASA Project Gemini Familiarization Manual Manned Satellite Spacecraft
£30.50
Signalman Publishing The Miracle Landing: The True Story of How the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers Almost Perished in an Iowa Cornfield During a January Blizzard
£13.50
Periscope Film LLC The Story of Travel Air Makers of Biplanes and Monoplanes
£8.00
Periscope Film LLC Skylab Saturn Ib Flight Manual
£22.46
Periscope Film LLC Instruction Manual for Ford Trimotor Airplane
£10.07
Periscope Film, LLC T-33 Shooting Star Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
£10.79
Periscope Film LLC B-58 Hustler Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
£28.80
National Science Teachers Association Spenser and the Rocks
Book SynopsisAs he begins to discover the interesting rocks all around him, Spenser has many questions about what he finds. Given the differences in the rocks’ colours, sizes, shapes, and textures, there is much to learn about rocks! But that’s not all the curious child learns in this tale of discovery. Spenser’s fascination grows as he sorts and re-sorts his rock collection and asks questions about what he observes. For Spenser—as well as young readers—the experience is an engaging introduction to scientific procedures such as classification and research.Spenser and the Rocks is part of the I Wonder Why book series, written to ignite the curiosity of children in grades K–6 while encouraging them to become avid readers. These books explore the marvels of geology, land forms, weather, environments, and other phenomena related to science and nature. Included in each volume is a Parent/Teacher Handbook with coordinating activities. The I Wonder Why series is written by an award-winning science educator and published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press.
£11.66
Periscope Film LLC F-111 Aardvark Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
£18.90
Ideapress Publishing Soar: How the Best Airline Brands Delight
Book SynopsisAn airline has over 50 different brand touchpoints at which it can choose to operate exactly as it has in the past or to exceed expectations at each step and become truly exceptional. This book aims to highlight 10 exceptional airline brands which are thinking differently about branding, and executing brilliantly. There is an exceptional breed of airlines that continue to win in their markets because they dare to think differently. They dare to challenge the conventional wisdom and industry norms.Some proactively borrow concepts from consumer industries; some choose to put customers at the heart of their business; some choose to empower their staff to lead the brand. Yet, they all aim to create an experience that the customers will appreciate, pay for and share about - in their own different ways. This book sets a new direction on and a new attitude towards airline marketing.
£16.19
West Margin Press Noel Merrill Wien: Born to Fly
Book SynopsisBorn into a family of aviators, Merrill Wien was destined to become a pilot. His father, Noel Wien, was one of the first pilots to fly in Alaska and his life was full of firsts, including making the first round-trip flight between Asia and North America in 1929. His mother played a big role in the founding and development of Wien Alaska Airlines, the second-oldest scheduled airline in the United States and territories. One of the most versatile and experienced pilots of his time, Merrill has flown just about every aircraft imaginable from DC-3s to Lockheed 1011s to historic military planes like the cargo C-46 and B-29 bomber to the Hiller UH-12E chopper. Although fundamentally modest by nature, family and friends encouraged Merrill to share his remarkable stories given his accomplishments and experiences with so many famous people and events. His tone is engagingly informal as he recounts crossing paths with such luminaries as Joe Crosson, Howard Hughes, Lowell Thomas Sr. and Lowell Thomas Jr., Sam White, Don Sheldon, Brad Washburn, Wally Schirra, and Bill Anders. He re-creates for readers his firsthand experiences flying top-secret missions for the Air Force, viewing the devastation of the Good Friday Earthquake in Anchorage, and the challenges of starting his own helicopter company, to name just a few. His fascinating narrative is complemented by photographs from his personal archives. Includes a list of all the different aircraft Wien has been endorsed to fly at the back of the book.Trade Review“I first had the pleasure of flying with Merrill in ’56. He is the greatest pilot I have ever shared a cockpit with. I learned a great deal from Merrill about professionalism as a pilot. Not just in how he flew, but in how he treated everyone in his crew. Merrill’s story is a must read by anyone interested in aviation and Alaska.”—Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen, legendary Alaska bush pilot and airline captain“The best pilot anywhere. Need a Metalplane, need a Widgeon, need a B-29? Call Merrill!” —Phil Makanna, author of Ghosts: Vintage Aircraft of World War II“A book of seat-of-the-pants flying stories that keeps readers on the edge of their seat!”—Lowell Thomas Jr., author, statesman, bush pilot"It’s like listening to [Merrill]. . . A truly amazing book." —Richard Bach, bestselling author of Jonathan Livingston SeagullTable of ContentsForeword Introduction 1. The Early Years 2. Young Pilot 3. Paid to Fly 4. In the Army Now 5. Aircraft Commander 6. Special Assignments 7. A Civilian Again 8. Alaskan Adventures 9. Branching Out 10. A New Bush Plane 11. Ice Island Flying 12. From the Turboprop to the Jet Age 13. Turbulence for Wien Air Alaska 14. Life After Wien Air Alaska 15. For the Love of Flying Epilogue Acknowledgments Further Reading Aircraft Flown by Noel Merrill Wien
£13.49
Robert D. Reed Publishers Flightmares: Sky-High Humor
Book SynopsisFlightmares: Sky-High Humor is a book of quotes, jokes, cartoons, illustrations, and stories depicting humor in the airlines industry. The author, Robert D. Reed, known for his humor, contracted with a cartoonist from Malaysia named Khairal Izzuddin to put his ideas into cartoons, including the one on the front cover. A famous quote by Mark Russel, "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage," is illustrated in an image created by Reed's wife, Cleone Reed. A delightful read, this book makes for a wonderful gift, especially if presented in an airline sick bag!Table of ContentsTable of Contents Foreword 11 Introduction 15 Chapter One: THE LOVE OF FLYING 17 Chapter Two: THE FEAR OF FLYING 23 Chapter Three: LUGGAGE 29 Chapter Four: PILOTS 39 Chapters Five: MECHANICS 51 Chapter Six: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS 57 Chapter Seven: AIRSICK BAGS 65 Chapter Eight: AIRLINE FOOD AND DRINKS 69 Chapter Nine: PASSENGERS 73 Chapter Ten: LANDINGS 85 Chapter Eleven: DRONES 95 Chapter Twelve: HO-HO-HO 101
£8.50
Simon & Schuster His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death
Book SynopsisFrom historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) tale of the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.The tragic fate of the British airship R101—which went down in a spectacular fireball in 1930, killing more people than died in the Hindenburg disaster seven years later—has been largely forgotten. In His Majesty’s Airship, S.C. Gwynne resurrects it in vivid detail, telling the epic story of great ambition gone terribly wrong. Airships, those airborne leviathans that occupied center stage in the world in the first half of the 20th century, were a symbol of the future. R101 was not just the largest aircraft ever to have flown and the product of the world’s most advanced engineering—she was also the lynchpin of an imperial British scheme to link by air the far-flung areas of its empire, from Australia to India, South Africa, Canada, Egypt, and Singapore. No one had ever conceived of anything like this, and R101 captivated the world. There was just one problem: beyond the hype and technological wonders, these big, steel-framed, hydrogen-filled airships were a dangerously bad idea. Gwynne’s chronicle features a cast of remarkable—and tragically flawed—characters, including Lord Christopher Thomson, the man who dreamed up the Imperial Airship Scheme and then relentlessly pushed R101 to her destruction; Princess Marthe Bibesco, the celebrated writer and glamorous socialite with whom he had a long affair; and George Herbert Scott, a national hero who was the first person to cross the Atlantic twice in any aircraft, in 1919—eight years before Lindbergh’s famous flight—but who devolved into drink and ruin. These historical figures—and the ship they built, flew, and crashed—come together in “a Promethean tale of unlimited ambitions and technical limitations, airy dreams and explosive endings” (The Wall Street Journal).
£24.00
Caitlin Press Flightpaths: The Lost Journals of Amelia Earhart
Book SynopsisOn the 120th anniversary of Amelia Earhart''s birth and the 80th anniversary of her disappearance, award-winning poet, Heidi Greco revitalizes what we know about the iconic aviator through uplifting and historically mesmerizing verse. If most people were asked what they know about Amelia Earhart, they''d probably respond with something like Wasn''t she that pilot who went missing when she tried to fly around the world? Although that much is true, Earhart was so much more. She was a feminist at a time when women were just beginning to make inroads towards equality. She was a best-selling author who made appearances and speeches that inspired many. In addition, she was a pacifist, a poet, a punster ? the list could go on. She was ahead of her time in so many ways, right down to the no-nonsense clothes she wore (many of them fashioned after her own designs). To this day, her disappearance is enshrouded in mystery, with many questions remaining. Was she on a secret mission, spying for her country? Was she captured by the Japanese and held in a prison camp? Or did she and her navigator simply crash and die? The poems in this collection, presented as if written by Earhart herself, consider some of the many theories that attempt to explain her disappearance. Through logbook entries, recollections and letters, the work explores some of the various flightpaths she may have taken.
£10.19
Destinworld Publishing Ltd Flying Firsts: A month-by-month guide to
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£13.49
Histoire & Collections Mirage III - Tome 1
Book SynopsisDesigned in response to the official 1953 program planned to equip the Armée de l’Air with a light supersonic interceptor, the Mirage III is universally acknowledged as one of the most remarkable successes of the French post-war aircraft industry. This delta-winged fighter has a configuration which has since become the hallmark of the French aircraft builder, Dassault, and has rapidly demonstrated its qualities beyond its original frontiers, so much so that 1 400 examples of all variants came off the production lines, purchased by twenty or so countries. This very broad subject has been split into two distinct parts, the first volume dealing with the initial single-seat IIIC and two-seat IIIB versions equipped with the Atar 9B jet engine and the second deals with the improved versions of the fighter with a longer fuselage, powered by an Atar 9C and fitted with a more effective Doppler radar: the IIIE interceptor, the IIIR and RD reconnaissance versions, the 5 and 50 ground attack versions. In line with the name and aim of the collection only the planes used by the Armée de l’Air are described in these books.
£13.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Aircraft Valuation in Volatile Market Conditions:
Book SynopsisThis book provides indispensable knowledge for practitioners in aircraft financing. It presents an innovative framework that treats valuation analysis as a systematic effort in problem-solving directed at rational financial decision-making. It incorporates much of the modern approach to financial investment decision-making. It proposes essential tools of flexibility, adaptability, and commonality of aircraft financial analyses that apply to an almost infinite variety of valuation problem situations. Once these connections have been introduced, the reader will be equipped with an understanding of the underlying concepts of aircraft valuation processes and techniques and the subsequent financing alternatives available to fund aircraft assets. This is an essential book for airline professionals, aircraft leasing companies, consultants, bankers, government officials, and students of aircraft finance. It is an approachable resource for those without a formal background in finance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Globalization and Evolution of the Aviation Industry.- Chapter 2. Aircraft Variants and Manufacturing Specifications.- Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial and Operational Efficiencies.- Chapter 4. The Foundation and Economics of Aircraft Valuation.- Chapter 5. A Step-By-Step Methodology for Commercial Aircraft Valuation: Case Study of Boeing and Airbus.- Chapter 6. The Principles of Long Term Financing and Effective Cost Management.- Chapter 7. Aircraft Secured Bond Transactions and Securitization.- Chapter 8. General Aviation Aircraft Manufacturers and Appraisal.- Chapter 9. Aircraft Leasing and Finance.- Chapter 10. Evaluation and Fleet Selection Process.- Chapter 11. Aircraft Acquisition Trough Export Credit Agencies.
£71.24
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Aircraft Valuation in Volatile Market Conditions:
Book SynopsisThis book provides indispensable knowledge for practitioners in aircraft financing. It presents an innovative framework that treats valuation analysis as a systematic effort in problem-solving directed at rational financial decision-making. It incorporates much of the modern approach to financial investment decision-making. It proposes essential tools of flexibility, adaptability, and commonality of aircraft financial analyses that apply to an almost infinite variety of valuation problem situations. Once these connections have been introduced, the reader will be equipped with an understanding of the underlying concepts of aircraft valuation processes and techniques and the subsequent financing alternatives available to fund aircraft assets. This is an essential book for airline professionals, aircraft leasing companies, consultants, bankers, government officials, and students of aircraft finance. It is an approachable resource for those without a formal background in finance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Globalization and Evolution of the Aviation Industry.- Chapter 2. Aircraft Variants and Manufacturing Specifications.- Chapter 3. Aircraft Financial and Operational Efficiencies.- Chapter 4. The Foundation and Economics of Aircraft Valuation.- Chapter 5. A Step-By-Step Methodology for Commercial Aircraft Valuation: Case Study of Boeing and Airbus.- Chapter 6. The Principles of Long Term Financing and Effective Cost Management.- Chapter 7. Aircraft Secured Bond Transactions and Securitization.- Chapter 8. General Aviation Aircraft Manufacturers and Appraisal.- Chapter 9. Aircraft Leasing and Finance.- Chapter 10. Evaluation and Fleet Selection Process.- Chapter 11. Aircraft Acquisition Trough Export Credit Agencies.
£49.49
Braun Publishing AG Alaska and the Airplane: A Century of Flight
Book SynopsisAlaskans were introduced to the airplane as early as 1913, when town officials in Fairbanks invited stunt flyers James and Lilly Martin to fly over the local baseball park on July 4. Because many areas are only accessible by air, this enormous state is still defined today by aviation so that aviation and Alaska have formed a very special symbiosis that is unique both in the world of geography and flying. This publication celebrates the 100th anniversary of this remarkable relationship. It looks at aviation through artifacts of flight, popular culture and other ephemera; objects that are unique to flying in Alaska and that impressively convey stories of the pioneering spirit, engineering and the North. In an extraordinary fashion, they foreground the changes flying brought to life on the ground, guiding the reader from the early days through times of war and industrialization, to the beginning of the second century in the air.
£17.95
Bernard and Graefe Junkers Ju 52 military Militrversion
Book SynopsisThe Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju Auntie Ju and Iron Annie) was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s.The Ju 52 first saw military service in the Spanish Civil War, as both a bomber and transport aircraft. It was used as a bomber during the Invasion of Poland in September 1939. The Luftwaffe then relied on the Ju 52 for transport roles during World War II, including paratroop drops, most notably in the Battle of Crete in May 1941.Lightly armed, and with a top speed of only 265 km/h (165 mph) half that of a Spitfire the Ju 52 was very vulnerable to fighter attack and an escort was always necessary in combat. Many Ju 52s were shot down by anti-aircraft guns and fighters while transporting supplies, most notably during the desperate attempt to resupply the trapped German Sixth Army during the final stages of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943.This book provides a complete modelling guide with n
£11.78
Mittler (E.S.) & Sohn,Germany Flight Across The Sea: From Troy To Lampedusa
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£20.25
Sandstein Verlag Ein Leben Fur Die Luftfahrt: Hermann Wilhelm
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£28.50
Next Chapter Gone
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£9.19
Pentagon Press Paper to Flight
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£37.99
Mushroom Model Publications Scale Plans Bell P39 Airacobra
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£9.00
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Polikarpov Po-2
Book SynopsisScale plans in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 of Po-2 (U-2) variants. Includes Polish CSS-13 versions. All versions are shown.
£9.00
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Messerschmitt Bf 109e
Book SynopsisFold-out scale plans for 1/72, 1/48 and 1/38 scale modelers of all variants of the Bf 109E. The 109E first saw service with the 'Condor Legion' during the last phase of the Spanish Civil War and was the main variant from the beginning of World War II until mid-1941 when the 109F replaced it in the pure fighter role.
£9.00
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Messerschmitt Bf 110 C & D 1/32
Book SynopsisScale plans of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 C & D in 1/32 scale.4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.
£11.46
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak MIL Mi-8/17/171 Hip
Book SynopsisScale plans in 1/72 scale of the famous Mil Mi-8 variants.10 A3 size scale plans of Mi-8 Hip versions.
£9.00
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, Two-Seat Versions
Book SynopsisScale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scale of the famous Russian Ilyushin Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, two-seat versions.
£9.00
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Book SynopsisThe book presents color profiles of selected tanks fighting on the Eastern Front, both on the Soviet and German sides. The book with a decal sheet.Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a single-seat fighter and fighter-jet aircraft. Produced in 15,683 units, it was the most numerous of the US fighter aircraft.Trade Review...a nice book to have in your collection, especially if you enjoy artists’ color profiles of aircraft. * IPMS/USA 16/11/2022 *
£16.95
Aena Aeropuertos, S.A. Historia del Aeropuerto de Málaga
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£46.17
White Star Combat Aircraft: The Legendary Models
Book SynopsisA book for those with passion and appreciation for fighter planes and the history of aviation. Follow the rapid technological innovation and the global events that led to their evolution. From the models used in two world wars to those that dominated the Cold War. Discover the incredible progression that has enabled jets invisible to enemy radar and those that provide pilots with precise awareness of the battlefield, even at distances of hundreds of kilometres.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 5 COMBAT AIRCRAFT. A UNIQUE HISTORY IN AVIATION 10 WORLD WAR I 12 WORLD WAR II 20 FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT 30 INTO THE FUTURE 48 THE MODELS FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT 54 THE EVOLUTION OF COMBAT AIRCRAFTS MODEL BY MODEL 56 1913 AVRO 504 58 1916 SOPWITH CAMEL 65 1917 SPAD S.XIII 70 1917 FOKKER DR.I 76 1935 JUNKERS JU 87 STUKA 80 1935 HAWKER HURRICANE 86 1935 MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 92 1935 BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 96 1936 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE 102 1939 MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO 106 1939 ILYUSHIN IL-2 STURMOVIK 110 1939 CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR 114 1939 FOCKE-WULF FW 190 118 1940 HAWKER TYPHOON 124 1940 VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR 130 1940 NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG 136 1941 REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT 142 1941 MESSERSCHMITT ME 262 148 1941 AVRO LANCASTER 152 1942 YAKOVLEV YAK-9 156 1942 BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 160 1947 NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE 166 1947 MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-15 170 1952 BOEING B-52 STRATOFORTRESS 174 1954 LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER 178 1956 MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-21 184 1956 DASSAULT MIRAGE III 190 1958 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM II 194 1960 HAWKER SIDDELEY HARRIER 200 1964 LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD 206 1970 GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT 212 1972 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE 216 1974 GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16 FIGHTING FALCON 222 1974 PANAVIA PA 200 TORNADO 228 1978 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F/A-18 HORNET 234 1981 LOCKHEED F-117A NIGHTHAWK 240 1989 NORTHROP-GRUMMAN B-2A SPIRIT 246 1990 LOCKHEED MARTIN-BOEING F-22 RAPTOR 252 1994 EUROFIGHTER EF-2000 TYPHOON 258 2000 LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35 LIGHTNING II 264
£27.00
Aviation Collectables Company MB339A PANCDMLU
Book SynopsisIntroduction. The origins and development. In service with the Air Force. MB-339CD. MB-339A / MLU The Frecce Tricolori and the MB-339. Special Color prototypes and demonstrators not produced in series. MB-339 abroad. Modelling Notes. Technical data - Military graduates.
£19.96
Canfora Grafisk Form Yugoslav Electras - From Aeroput Airlines to RAF
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£18.89
Facundo Conforti Ils Cat I-II-III: Todo sobre el sistema de ILS en
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£18.62
Thorndike Press Large Print His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
£38.00
