Author | : Andreas Fecker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : 9781445404424 |
Author | : Andreas Fecker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : 9781445404424 |
Author | : Rowland White |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2016-10-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 145214348X |
All of aviation's dangerous, exciting, and most courageous moments are featured within this stunning compendium on flight. Packed with stories of heroic and innovative pioneers, fascinating profiles of remarkable planes from Spitfires to space shuttles, and how-to instructions for making everything from origami helicopters to bottle rockets—all accompanied by sensational photographs, illustrations, and diagrams—Cleared for Takeoff promises to astonish, entertain, and fire the imaginations of everyone with their head in the clouds.
Author | : Richard H. Graham |
Publisher | : Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2015-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1627888098 |
The ultimate guide to the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all fifty models in the SR-71 program. At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound—so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle. Developed by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect. It was withdrawn from use in 1998, when it was superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action. Throughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. It set world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour. The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird covers every aspect of the SR-71’s development, manufacture, modification, and active service from the insider’s perspective of one of its pilots and is lavishly illustrated with more than 400 photos. Former pilot and author Richard Graham also examines each of the fifty planes that came out the SR-71 program (fifteen A-12s; three YF-12s; and thirty-two SR-71s) and tells each plane’s history, its unique specifications, and where each currently resides.
Author | : John Batchelor |
Publisher | : Rebo International Bv |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
ISBN | : 9789036616003 |
Presents a history of flight, aeronautics, and types of airplanes, from 1848 until the present day.
Author | : Alan Ruddock |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 2008-03-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0141902493 |
Michael O'Leary is a business giant. He transformed Ryanair from a loss-making joke of an Irish carrier into one of the most valuable airlines in the world, and in the process he has revolutionized the very nature of commercial aviation. In this, the first biography of O'Leary, Alan Ruddock portrays the man in three dimensions and examines the business miracle - often talked about but poorly understood - that O'Leary has wrought. 'Ruddock's fast-paced retelling of Ryanair's rise and rise confirms O'Leary's insistence that his success has little to do with the management maxims of business gurus and everything to do with graft and ruthless attention to detail' Observer 'Probably the definitive Ryanair story ... a good read' Sunday Independent 'The fullest and most accurate picture of O'Leary to date' Irish Daily Mail 'Unlike previous books which simply chart the growth of the airline, this one is bound to get under O'Leary's skin because it reveals a great deal about his hugely driven character' Irish Independent 'Ruddock is good on the flavour of the man, a bundle of energy whose two favourite words start with an F and an S (they aren't flower and sugar)' Irish Examiner
Author | : Jackie Spanitz |
Publisher | : Aviation Supplies & Academics |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-09 |
Genre | : Airplanes |
ISBN | : 9781560273110 |
A guide to the FAA's required Biennial Flight Review (BFR), this book answers the most common questions about the review, presents study materials, clarifies the requirements of the written and flight segments of the test, and presents options for the completion of the test. All of the information necessary to issue or complete a written, oral, and flight review is offered here for pilots and flight instructors.
Author | : Federal Aviation Administration |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2018-05-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781719061513 |
Airplane Flying Handbook Front Matter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training Chapter 2: Ground Operations Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers Chapter 4: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (PDF) Chapter 5: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Chapter 6: Ground Reference Maneuvers Chapter 7: Airport Traffic Patterns Chapter 8: Approaches and Landings Chapter 9: Performance Maneuvers Chapter 10: Night Operations Chapter 11: Transition to Complex Airplanes Chapter 12: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Chapter 13: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Chapter 14: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Chapter 15: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes Chapter 16: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Chapter 17: Emergency Procedures Glossary Index
Author | : Pamela Ball |
Publisher | : Arcturus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2017-07-11 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1788284526 |
The most authoritative and comprehensive book available on dreams and dreaming. Enter the fascinating world of dreams, their mysteries, their meanings: to dream of a bird flying freely represents hopes and aspirations; to dream of winter means a time in life that is not fruitful; to be visited by someone in a dream can mean that there is information, warmth, or love available; to be searching in a dream is an attempt to find an answer to a problem. These are just a few of the 10,000 dream images and interpretations contained in this volume, a book that can bring insight, clarification, and guidance.
Author | : Boardroom Books (Firm) |
Publisher | : New York, NY : Boardroom Classics |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780932648877 |