Aircraft and aviation

From the author of bestselling Sisters in Captivity, seven remarkable stories of men who served from WWI to Korea their wartime exploits and achievements through aviation.

On a cold December morning in 1903, on a bare sandbar off the coast of North Carolina, two brothers from Ohio who ran a bicycle shop and had never finished high school put a fragile machine of spruce and muslin into the air under its own power, steered it, and brought it down again — and then did it three more times before lunch.

2022 History Book Festival Official Selection.

2022 History Book Festival Official Selection.

PRE-ORDER THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz'An engineering marvel .

If your dream is to be an airline pilot, or you would like to know what it takes, this book reflects the experiences, thoughts and findings of a trainee pilot throughout the journey that took him into the right-hand seat of a jet airliner.

This book is designed to supplement the instruction a student receives during his or her course.

Emergency is a collection of true stories about events where disaster seems imminent.

Alex Henshaw had the luck to grow up in the '20s and '30s during the golden age of flying.

Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely Why?

This book takes you, raid by raid, through the author's tour of operational duty over the last five months of 1944.

Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce.

Since its first flight on 27 April 2005, the Airbus A380 has been the largest passenger airliner in the world.

Mystery of Flight 571 is a gripping true-story book about one of the most shocking aviation disasters in history and the unbelievable struggle for survival that followed.

91 Lessons From The Sky contains 91 easy-to-read, true stories from experimental and amateur-built aircraft pilots.

Want to pass the FAA Part 107 exam on your first try?

Bringing a 400-ton commercial airliner traveling at 160 miles per hour to a complete stop on a brief stretch of tarmac requires the violent eradication of massive kinetic energy.

READ THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERAs head of the US National Underwater and Maritime Agency's Special Assignments Team, Kurt Austin is no stranger to danger.

For most of the past century, beautiful models of airliners have been made to promote their airlines' services in travel agents and their own shops.

Beneath the polished concourses of the world's major airports lies a deafening, high-speed industrial labyrinth.

Was Keith Harris's Orville really named after the first-ever flyer?

For military history buffs and aeroplane enthusiasts alike, this fascinating story of the World War II Beaufighter Squadron is a must.

PRE-ORDER the enthralling history of the iconic, world class Jumbo Jet, from former 747 pilot Scott BatemanNothing like Boeing's 747 had ever been seen before.

Leadership Under Pressure for Aviation Managers is a practical guide for aviation leaders operating in high-stakes environments.

This book breaks new ground in the presentation of what is and should be presented as a fascinating and vitally important part of a pilot's skill.

This manual has been produced for students undertaking their basic helicopter training.

Ask ten people what a drone is and you will get ten answers.

A single bird can ground a fleet.

Navigate UK drone regulations with confidence using this comprehensive compliance guide, updated for 2026.

Take an action-included flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality.

Enjoy realistic simulations in the Cessna Citation CJ4.

Enjoy the thrill and satisfaction of simulating the world's most popular jetliner.

Enjoy realistic simulations in the Cessna Citation Longitude.

Enjoy the satisfaction of truly realistic jet simulations with the same procedures used by professional jet pilots.

To help pilots operate modern aircraft, the cockpit has been transformed over the last few decades.

Have you ever wondered about the enigmatic figures who shaped our understanding of the world centuries ago, their legacies shrouded in myth and mystery?

Learn about gas-turbine engines that power jet aircraft.

Properly simulate instrument flight and follow instrument flight rules.

If you find yourself peering up at the sky as a plane roars past, there is a good chance you have caught the aviation bug and are fascinated by anything that flies.

Financial Times Business Book of the MonthSeptember 2017.

Aviation weather is a wondrous and frightening subject.

Described by Pilot magazine in 2011 as 'Inspirational .

Does the thought of flying fill you with dread?

Ever wondered what it takes for a metal bird to defy gravity and kiss the clouds?

Simulate flight with the knowledge of certified pilots.

Use real navigation methods to simulate your flights like a professional pilot.

When you look up at an empty sky, you are actually staring at a highly congested, three-dimensional highway system.

Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft: Design, Construction, and Operation is a comprehensive guide to one of aviation's most dynamic and innovative sectors.

Pilots have so much control over the various forces acting on the aircraft, but flying an aircraft also comes with responsibility.