Aircraft and aviation

This final volume in the three-volume set covering more than 300 types of Surviving World War II aircraft includes the less-glamorous ones that couldn't qualify for two volumes on Fighters and Bombers.

The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK.

The helicopter came on the scene too late to play other than a minor role in the Second World War but by the Korean conflict the Bell H-13 Sioux, OH-23 Raven, and Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw were in service.

The aviation historian and author of Memphis Belle presents an authoritative analysis of the groundbreaking, post-WWI series of military aircraft.

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During the Summer of 1940, Hitlers Germany appeared unstoppable.

In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies.

Shoreham airport, founded in 1910, is the oldest airport in the UK and the oldest purpose-built commercial airport in the world.

The story of the Supermarine Spitfire has been told across many years and the debate about it is enduring, yet the Spitfire remains a true icon.

This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world.

This unique account of D-Dayhistory provides an unusual look into the US Army s preparation of a new typeof World War II warfare, that of airborne operations.

The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

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First published in 1939, this is the gripping account of a voyage in a small sloop from Nova Scotia to the northern coast of Labrador.

A globally customizable infrastructure plan can be adapted for other countries in minimal expenses, time, and changes.

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This unique book covers the author, Clay Blair Jr.

First published in 1939, this book is a vivid account of Richard Maury's voyage from New York to Fiji in the small, 35-foot, Nova Scotia-built schooner Cimba.

Most people asked to name one British Second World War airplane would say the Spitfire.

Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history.

Despite repeated assurances that flying is safe, hardly a day goes by without a fatal aircraft crash.

The Construction of Bridge is one of the most difficult sciences in civil engineering field.

A globally customizable infrastructure plan can be adapted for other countries in minimal expenses, time, and changes.

From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.

In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies.

Soar Beyond Limits: Your Ultimate Guide to DronesImagine controlling the skies a world where your drone gracefully dances above treetops and captures breathtaking landscapes.

If one aircraft was to represent the First World War, it could be the distinctive red Fokker Triplane of Manfred von Richthofen.

The 1947 Roswell incident was not a weather balloon but the result of not one or two but three UFO crashes!

Clarence ‘Kelly’ Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the 'Connie', produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners.

Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.

The pilot's son delivers ';a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich' (Military Aircraft Monthly).

In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies.

Originally published in 1956, this book is a memoir by Danish explorer Peter Freuchen, a close friend and travel companion of Arctic legend Knud Rasmussen, and ended up living in Greenland for fifteen years, 800 miles from the North Pole-adopting the native ways of life, marrying an Inuit woman, and having two children along the way.

Look at all these cool vehicles parading on the pages of this ebook.

IN THESE PAGES, the reader will meet one of America's foremost seafaring men and explorers.

From a retired RAF Wing Commander, an introductory guide to the aerial warfare training methods implemented by Germany for airmen during World War II.