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In this entertaining history of the jetliner, Jay Spenser traces aviation's challenges from the outset, and follows the flow of the simple yet powerful ideas that led us to defy gravity. Here are the pioneers-innovators such as Otto Lilienthal, Igor Sikorsky, Louis Blériot, Hugo Junkers, and Jack Northrop-whose amazing contributions collectively solved the puzzle of flight. Along the way, Spenser demystifies the modern jetliner, examining the airplane...
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A brilliant, groundbreaking slice of military history, this riveting story of white-knuckled action over one of Europe's most heavily defended targets in the waning days of World War II also tells of the aftermath of the Linz, Austria, bombing-the heart-wrenching tales of survival and recovery, and the toll of warfare on both sides.
In April 1945, Linz was one of Nazi Germany's most vital assets. It was a crucial transportation hub and communications...
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Keith Anderson has over 40 years of experience in aviation as an A&P mechanic, authorized inspector (IA), commercial pilot, flight instructor, and aeronautical engineer. He has worked in Part 91, 121, and 135 operations, has held multiple DOM (Director of Maintenance) positions, and has taught at the university level. His pilot/mechanic experience includes almost 10 years of living and working in Central and South America and Africa. Keith has worked...
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Robert K Wilcox's First Blue presents the remarkable story of a true hero of American aviation during World War II.
The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the most famous flight demonstration team in the world. While millions of aviation enthusiasts see their shows every year, the story of the man who formed the squadron has never been told. He is Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II Ace and one of only two aviators ever to command the Blue Angels...
6) Eyes in the Sky: A Global Perspective on the Role of UAVs in Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissa
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From the simple plaything of hobbyists to the high-tech guardians of national security, the story of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is a thrilling flight into the frontier of technological innovation. "Eyes in the Sky" charts this breathtaking ascent, offering readers an inside look at the machines and systems shaping the modern world, both in the air and on the ground.
Embark on a journey that spans continents, delving deep into the extraordinary...
7) Mayfly
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Much has been written about aviation, nearly all of it focussed on the glamorous work of pilots. Even cabin crew have checked in their stories. However, though a hundred of us stand behind every pilot, virtually nothing has been written about groundlings, without whom there would be no flying. Mayfly is one man's account of his two-and-a-half-decade adventure in aviation; the fun, the excitement, the tragedy, as witnessed (mostly) from the ground....
8) El Éxito Del Transporte Aéreo: ¿Para qué sirve? ¿Cuáles son sus ventajas? Empresas populares y mu
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En un mundo que se glabaliza rápidamente, no hay ninguna necesidad de demorarse y quedarse atrás en la carrera de ratas. Cualquier medida para entrar en la siguiente vuelta debe ser tomada para maximizar los recursos propios y la logística que dice la necesidad.Las empresas de transporte ya no pueden hacer uso de los métodos tradicionales (y casi obsoletos) hoy en día. Sí, el envío todavía puede hacerse a través de carreteras y autopistas...
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Jason Blair is an active instructor and FAA-designated pilot examiner who has worked for many years in the aviation training industry. He has flown and instructed in more than 90 makes and models of general aviation aircraft, and through his experience has learned enough to share some knowledge that may be useful to others. He writes for multiple aviation publications and has worked for and with aviation associations and the FAA as an industry representative...
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The action-packed story of the WWII aviators known as the "362nd Suicide Outfit," including 150 photographs.
During World War II, the Ninth Air Force comprised air-to-ground aviators, charged with destroying the enemy close to the front and below the clouds, often bringing them face to face with their German opponents.
The 362nd Fighter Group, led by two very different leaders-the tough disciplinarian Col. Morton Magoffin and later the beloved motivator...
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A visceral and accurate firsthand account of flying with the Imperial German Air Force during WWI.
The airborne fighting squadrons of the Imperial German Luftstreitkräfte-known as the Jagdstaffel, or Jasta for short-were a fearsome and elite force throughout the Great War. Though the entire force was dissolved and their aircraft destroyed by order of the Treaty of Versailles, the stories of the pilots remain in books like Jagdstaffel 356.
Although...
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Despite everything, I felt very lucky to have flown Corsairs. They were the best, you know, even though it took me some time to realize this when so many friends died flying them. -Colin Facer, Corsair pilot, HMS Illustrious
The Vought-Sikorsky Corsair was one of the most potent fighters of WWII-and one of the most flawed. Conceived by Rex Beisel, Vought's Chief Designer in 1938, it was condemned by the US Navy as too dangerous for carrier operations...
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The untold stories of nine Polish Americans who bravely fought in the Civil War-includes photographs, maps and illustrations.
This unique history chronicles the lives of nine Polish American immigrants who fought in the Civil War. Spanning three generations, they are connected by the White Eagle-the Polish coat of arms-and by a shared history in which their home country fell to ruin at the end of the previous century. Still, each carried a belief...
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A WWI pilot's memoir of flying with the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany-and, on November 11, 1918, the last one.
One of the many who came to Europe from all over the British Commonwealth to fight in the First World War, A. R. Kingsford had sailed from New Zealand in 1914. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and learned to fly at Northolt before being posted to 33 Squadron at Lincoln, where he flew against Zeppelins sent...
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Joe Pappalardo's Inferno tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of World War II, and an unlikely hero who received the Medal of Honor in the midst of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history.
There's no higher accolade in the U.S. military than the Medal of Honor, and 472 people received it for their action during World War II. But only one was demoted right after: Maynard Harrison Smith.
Smith is one of the most...
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From the award-winning author of Da Nang Diary, the "detailed military history" (Publishers Weekly) of the fighting between the North Vietnamese Army and the US military and its South Vietnamese allies in the "Valley of Death," site of the infamous Battle of Hamburger Hill Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the Viet Cong guerrillas and Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) were not a major factor, but where the trained...
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For thirty-five years of active naval service, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the foremost air superiority fighter of the Cold War, with continuing service as a fighter-bomber in the Gulf Wars. Two hundred thousand sailors, both pilots and "ground" crew, served in F-14 squadrons with the Tomcat over its decades of flight.This book is a grand remembrance of this great aircraft by those who flew it. Hundreds of pilots have included their favorite stories...
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Black Aces High is the riveting account of a modern fighter squadron at war and the exploits, triumphs, and traumas of its pilots.
The Black Aces: their courage, ferocity, and instincts made them legendary in military aviation. Flying F-14 Tomcats, they played as much a part in recent US operations in Kosovo as did any air squadron in the theater, air force or navy, and probably more. Because of its superior performance, sophisticated equipment and...
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William "Greg" Gregory was born into a sharecropper's life in the hills of North Central Tennessee. From the back of a mule-drawn plow, Greg learned the value of resilience and the importance of determined living. Refusing to accept a life of poverty, he found a way out: a work-study college program that made it possible for him to leave farming behind forever.
While at college, Greg completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program and was subsequently...
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The story of the World War I fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate ...
German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I. He was the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour le Mérite while still only a lieutenant, and credited with forty aerial victories at the time of his death.
Becoming a pilot shortly before the outbreak of the war, Boelcke established his reputation on the Western...
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