Aircraft and aviation Books

Professor of Aviation Science and Flight Attendant Program Director, Carlin Laviolet Clarke, introduces you to the dream job of a Flight Attendant and what it takes to get hired in this competitive position. Get an insiders view about the Airline...

Rapid City Army Air Base was constructed in 1942 and used as a training location for B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircrews throughout the duration of World War II. After the war, the newly renamed Rapid City Air Force Base (AFB) led the nation's...

Describes and explains how and why the key aviation incidents happened--some 85 case in all. This large print edition is for the benefit of readers going right through the printed book studying the whys and hows in detail. A good present for those...

This is a local history of a small farming community, Sulphur Well, in Kentucky seen through the eyes of a correspondent to the Jessamine Journal from 1887 to 1905.  It contains the ancestry of the Miller and Hendren families and their close...

The author shares her personal acquaintance with Marie McGrath. Marie McGrath dreamed of being a stewardess, flying on Pan American World Airlines, and speaking her college French. When hired, she flew to London, Paris, Rome, Johannesburg, Singapore, and...

The things that airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the FAA arenot sharing with the public. This book is the result of the author’sdoctoral research—Safety Culture, Training, Understanding, AviationPassion: The Impact on Manual Flight and...

Skylab's launch in 1973 represented a major milestone in America's space program. Intended to enrich scientific knowledge of the Earth, Sun and space, America's first space station was also intended to prove that humans could live and work in zero...

One of the few aircraft to fly in three wars - WWII, Korea and Vietnam - the Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader gained fame as a light bomber. Designed by engineer Ed Heinemann, the XA-26 prototype first flew in 1942 and flew combat missions beginning in June...

The tragic disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has created a need for research in the areas of aircraft transportation, and specifically flight debris tracking. As researchers and scientists continue to search for novel technologies that...

Para los pequeños amantes de la aviación, este libro está lleno de emocionantes ilustraciones de aviones, desde biplanos hasta modernos jets.¡Ideal para inspirar sueños de volar! No sólo proporciona horas de entretenimiento, sino que también apoya el...

It has been 42 years since the tragic November 1978 mass suicide/murder of American citizens at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Settlement in Jonestown, Guyana. In the intervening four decades, so much has happened to US special operations forces and...

During World War II, hundreds of military training installations were built throughout the United States to prepare servicemen for the rigors of overseas combat. One such installation was Camp Cooke in California, which since 1957 has become an...

Among the offensive aerial missions employed in World War II, air-to-ground gun fighting was one of the most valuable. Strafing, which involved the extensive damage of ground, air and naval forces by pilots flying in deadly, low-altitude skies, helped...

Since the time of its inception, the field of aviation has rapidly grown in both importance and popularity. The acceptance and recognition of women's participation and achievements in this activity, however, did not develop with nearly the same speed...

Drone Law and Policy describes the drone industry and its evolution, describing the benefits and risks of its exponential growth. It outlines the current and proposed regulatory framework in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe,...

Wings Over the Wilderness tells the story of the secret WW II airway that arched across 8,000 miles of sub-Arctic wilderness and the adventures of the men that flew it. Non-fiction, WW II history, aviation. During June of 1941, under an assault that...

Sails And Sailmaking: With Draughting, And The Center Of Effort Of The Sails is a book written by Robert Kipping and originally published in 1898. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the design and construction of sails, including the principles...

Heroes of Aviation is a book written by Laurence La Tourette Driggs and published in 1918. The book is a collection of biographical sketches of some of the most famous aviators of the time. The author highlights the bravery, determination, and skill of...

The first part of PLANE CLEVER covers every aspect of your flight, from booking to safe arrival at your hotel, and shows ways to save money, be more comfortable, and even safer. It also explains what is happening at each stage. The second part, the...

- Are you looking to keep your car in top shape?- Would you like to save money on auto bills and repairs?- Would you like to avoid costly repairs? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this guide is for you! Learn the tips and...

"Vivid. ... Offer[s] a cockpit's-eye view of the flight. This you-are-there perspective effectively evokes the tension, risk, and skill involved, from the moment Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field, crosses the coast of Newfoundland, and soars alone...

Although several U.S. and European airlines have started providing human factors training to their maintenance personnel, the academic community (some 300 academic programs in the United States and several others in Europe and Asia) has not yet started...

The Emden (1917) is a historical non-fiction book written by Hellmuth Von Mucke. The book recounts the story of the German light cruiser SMS Emden during World War I. The Emden was one of the most successful German warships in the early stages of the...

Describes and explains how and why the key aviation incidents happened--some 85 case in all. This large print edition is for the benefit of readers going right through the printed book studying the whys and hows in detail. A good present for those...

More than 150,000 American Jews served in the air war during World War II. Despite acts of heroism and commendations, they were subject to bigotry and scorn by their fellow servicemen. Jews were sometimes characterized as disloyal and cowardly,...

Jet airliner operations in the United States began in 1958, bringing, it was thought, a new era of fast, high, safe, smooth, sophisticated travel. But almost immediately, the new aircraft were involved in incidents and accidents that showed jets...

The Bay of Pigs, on the south coast of Cuba, was the scene in 1961 of an unsuccessful attempt by an armed force of exiled Cubans which had been organized, supplied and trained by the United States government. Investigative journalists and chroniclers...

This diary focuses intensely on Col. Samuel Russ Harris' life within his own 499th Bomb Group and his relationship with the 73rd Bomb Wing's operations. The first section of the book is an intimate portrait of war. To provide a context of the B-29 war...

We've all flown in our lives, but have you ever tried making it your career? Creator of Jetlagged Comic Kelly Kincaid did and she’s here to set the record straight…it’s not all glam and glitter.In her second book in the Jetlagged...

Aircraft Projects of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation describes all the aircraft projects which were initiated by CAC, Port Melbourne, Australia, during its 64-year history. The book includes conceptual projects which never flew, projects which made...

The Practical Lumberman, Short Methods Of Figuring Lumber, Octagon Spars, Logs: Specifications And Lumber Carrying Capacity Of Vessels (1908) by Bernard Brereton is a comprehensive guide to the lumber industry of the early 20th century. The book provides...

Aviation safety and astronautics safety are taught as technical subjects informed, for the most part, by quantitative methods. Here, as in other fields, safety is often framed as an engineering problem requiring mathematics-informed solutions. This book...

This book is one of three inter-connected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The Action, called Air Transport and Regional Development (ATARD), aimed to promote a better...

Managing Airline Networks: Design, Integration and Innovative Technologies is a fully comprehensive description of state-of-the-art network management practices at airlines. Designed as a compendium on current practices and future trends in the field,...

Engaging the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals is an edited volume that brings together a diverse set of academic and professional perspectives within the three themes of attracting, educating, and retaining the next generation of aviation...

Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015. The action, called Air Transport and Regional Development...

Ibu Alvarado ha sido afortunado en haberse iniciado en la aviación en una época donde las cosas eran descomplicadas y prácticas. El acceso que tuvo a aviones, pilotos y aeropuertos alimentó y avivó ese entusiasmo. Su...

Kein anderer Name ist mit dem Begriff des Leichtflugzeugbaus so eng verbunden, wie der Name von Hanns Klemm. Schon 1919 entwickelte Hanns Klemm die Idee vom Fliegen für Jedermann. Bis 1924 entstand unter Führung von Hanns Klemm bei der...

Soar to New Heights with Aviation Facts!Immerse yourself in the exciting world of flight with our Large Print Aviation Facts Word Search Puzzle Book. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts and puzzle lovers alike, this book offers an engaging journey through...

When Elke Kummer and her fiancé, Hans, were preparing for overseas missions with Helimission in 1998, they were told of a place called Irian Jaya (today called Papua). Much of the island was essentially untouched by modern life and steeped in extreme...

This book is a simplified explanation of what the aviation industry is all about. It deals by chapters with different sectors of the industry and explains the functions of the particular sector. The book can serve as an introduction to aviation for...

Economics of the U.S. Commercial Airline Industry: Productivity, Technology and Deregulation illustrates the impact of upstream technological change in capital goods (aircraft and aircraft engines) on demand, productivity,...

Riding And Driving is a comprehensive guide to equestrianism, written by the renowned British author and sportsman Stonehenge in 1863. The book is divided into two parts, the first focusing on riding and the second on driving. In the riding section,...