The contract for this ms. has been canceled at the request of the author, 3/14/2023.As young men and women tested the limits of manned flight one by one, the first century of Americas Aviation Age unfolded with high drama and excite...Loe edasi...
Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft with exhaustive captions and specifications, Modern Military Aircraft is an extensively researched review of the military aircraft deployed by the world’s air forces organised a...Loe edasi...
This is the astounding story of the six female aviators who battled to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane. In the early 20th century, the dream of crossing the Atlantic by air was as potent as putting a...Loe edasi...
“Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America’s pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race of unlikely heroes to bring the dream of world flight t...Loe edasi...
Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, this magnificently illustrated book tells the story of the beginnings of fl...Loe edasi...
This stunning book offers a unique photographic exploration of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, captured by Robbie Shaw during his time as an Air Traffic Controller in the RAF. The F-4 Phantom, first flown in 1958, became a versatile warplane, exce...Loe edasi...
First flown in 1940, the prototype Vought F4U Corsair instantly became the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine driving an enormous 13 feet 4...Loe edasi...
RAF in Camera: 1980s – The Later Years by Keith Wilson provides a visually rich account of the Royal Air Force during the transformative latter half of the 1980s. This continuation of Wilson’s earlier work examines the RAF’s operational and technolog...Loe edasi...
From the First World Wars Zeppelins to the Second World Wars large bombers, military aircraft were vulnerable to fast, manoeuvrable interceptors. To address this, fighter escorts were used, but their limited range often left bombers exposed. A solu...Loe edasi...
Conventional aircraft today are propelled by the action of propellers or jets, and powered by the internal combustion of petroleum fuels in piston, turboprop or jet engines. But other power sources, powerplants, and propulsion devices, for air...Loe edasi...
Flying Solo To Sudan is a mix of witty travelogue and honest introspection, on an incredible journey through Europe and Africa, crossing mountains, water and desert, arriving in Khartoum on the eve of Sudans current conflict. How to fly a plane, the...Loe edasi...
Hidden Runways: A Memoir From the Cockpit and Beyond by Len Curreri is an enthralling memoir that chronicles over 60 years of a distinguished career in private aviation. Curreri, a seasoned pilot with an impressive background, shares captivati...Loe edasi...
Fighter Aircraft of World War II features more than 100 of the greatest and most important aircraft to serve in the Axis and Allied forces during the Second World War.Classics such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and...Loe edasi...
