Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Practical tips and proven techniques for increasing engine performance, piloting skills and aircraft safety.
Annotation The last of three texts on aircraft propulsion technology planned by Gordon C. Oates. Other titles: Aerodynamics of gas turbine and rocket propulsion (1988); Aerothermodynamics of aircraft engine components...
Improving Aircraft Safety
The Only Way to Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier
Here is a personal history of the RAAF Catalina Flying boats based in Cairns, Karumba, Darwin and Melville Bay during World War II, and the men who flew and looked...
Today, there are so many airlines operating throughout the world that even the most knowledgeable enthusiast can soon become confused as to which airline flies from where to where. David...
More than 700 airlines Fully illustrated Company histories and current fleet details Explanations of brand logos Aircraft setup and engine configuration Technical specifications
Trucks, Trains, Boats, Planes
Report of a Study of Rail Links with Heathrow Airport
Crop dusters and rescue planes, commuter planes and cargo planes, planes that fight fires and planes that chase storms -- this little book is filled to the brim with almost...
Deregulation, higher costs, foreign competition, and financial risks are causing profound changes in civil aviation.
Reauthorization of the FAA and Airport Improvement Program in Light of the Recommendations of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission:...
In the 1970s a group of California visionaries developed an interest in lightweight, low-powered machines. Scientist and engineer, Paul MacCready, pulled them together to build a plane capable of winning...
Fly There for Less: How to Slash the Cost of Air Travel Worldwide
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Ground Forces Vehicle and Personnel Protection and Rotary Wing Safety of Flight Update:...
The aircraft were colorful and their crews were often courageous - but virtually unknown beyond the South American Continent. With drawings and a detailed text this volume offers a remarkable...
Comprehensive in scope and engaging in tone, this book from one of today's foremost aviation experts documents the story of flight from the "flying machines" of the Middle Ages to...
Russian Civil and Military Aircraft, 1884-1969
This work offering a simulation based on airline industry practice employs a microcomputer to analyze decisions made by the user and to assign airline ticket sales accordingly.