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Stick and rudder, an explanation of the art of flying
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Wolfgang Langewiesche, Leighton Holden Collins
What's in "Stick and Rudder": the invisible secret of all heavier-than-air flight - the Angle of Attack, what it is, and why it can't be seen. How lift is made, and what the pilot has to do with it; why airplanes stall; how do you know you're about to stall? The landing approach. How the pilot's eye functions in judging the approach. The visual ...
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The Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes
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Doug Stillinger
Making Paper Airplanes doesn't feel like science. And it's not quite art. Near as we can figure, it's magic. Paper Airplanes fly because of good, old reliable physics. And it takes a sharp eye and a clean fold to make them right. But launching a regular old piece of paper into the sky so that it soars, loops and glides - thats pure magic. We ...
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Kids' Paper Airplane Book
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Ken Blackburn, Jeff Lammers
Provides information on the principles of aerodynamics, suggestions for designing airplanes, and instructions for folding paper planes and doing stunts and playing games with them.
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Planes Board Book
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Byron Barton (Illustrator)
Brief text and illustrations present a variety of airplanes and what they do.
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The World Record Paper Airplane Book
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Ken Blackburn
It's the all you need resources for beginners and experienced paper airplane fliers alike with a total of 20 models and 112 flyers, ready to pull out and fold. But the planes are just the beginning. The book features an improved and expanded text section with more photos and tons of cool information on aerodynamics, competitions, and designing ...
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Night Over Water
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Ken Follett
The Pan Am Clipper departs on its last flight from war torn Europe for neutral America with the continent's wealthy and privileged aboard. Before the flight and the night are over, theft, betrayal, passion, and intrigue will all rear their ugly heads.
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Private Pilot Manual
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Jeppesen Sanderson
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Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
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Alice Provensen
A biography of French pilot Louis Bleriot who, in 1909, became the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel. This picture book tells of the very first time Bleriot saw an airship, his quest to build his own flying machine, his many disastrous attempts to learn how to fly a plane, and finally of his triumphant flight into history. ...
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Introduction to flight
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John D Anderson, Jr.
Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering. "Introduction to Flight" blends history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts, and shows the development of flight through this perspective. Anderson covers new developments in flight, ...
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A Field Guide to Airplanes of North America
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M R Montgomery
This is the only complete, pocket-sized guide to aircraft. It includes every production model, civilian and military, of any vintage that is likely to be seen in the skies over North America--over 350 aircraft in all, from early biplanes to Stealth fighters. Hundreds of painstakingly accurate illustrations show each plane and helocopter from ...
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Theory of wing sections; including a summary of airfoil data
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Ira Herbert Abbott, Albert Edward von Doenhoff
Concise compilation of subsonic aerodynamic characteristics of NACA wing sections, plus description of theory. 350 pages of tables.
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Introduction to airborne radar
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George Stimson
The completely rewritten and revised Second Edition updates a famous work originally published by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Much more than a simple introduction, the book is actually a history, reference, tech manual, and textbook rolled into one beautiful illustrated volume, packed with full color photos, drawings, tables and charts, plus ...
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Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach
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Daniel P Raymer
Winner of the Summerfield Book Award, winner of the Aviation-Space Writers Association Award of Excellence, and with over 30,000 copies sold, this is consistently the top-selling AIAA textbook title. This highly regarded textbook presents the entire process of aircraft conceptual design - from requirements definition to initial sizing, ...
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The Adventures of Vin Fiz
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Clive Cussler, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)
The first children's tale by the bestsellling adventure author is now available in paperback. Twins Casey and Lacey Nicefolk are given a magic box that can transform any toy into a life-sized reality. Soon, the twins are soaring in an enchanted model of the Wright Brothers' biplane. Illustrations.
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Great International Paper Airplane Book
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Jerry Mander, Howard Gossage, George Dippel
Paper airplanes as serious science? No longer shamefully relegated to the back rows of elementary-school sports stadiums, paper airplanes come into their own with this amusing -- and instructive -- book. The Great International Paper Airplane Book documents the proceedings of the first (and possibly only) International Paper Airplane Competition ...
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Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
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Gunter Endres, Michael J Gething
Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide is the only guide that allows the general public access to information from the world-famous Jane's All the World's Aircraft (first published in 1909), used by international aviation and military organizations and professionals. Jammed packed with up-to-the minute color photographs and technical data to reflect ...
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Robert Ludlum's the Arctic Event
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Robert Ludlum, James Cobb
On a remote island in the Arctic, after an army researcher stumbles across the remains of a World War II-era plane containing deadly anthrax, the Covert-One team is dispatched to the crash site.
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Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors
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Donald Nijboer, Dan Patterson (Photographer)
The cockpits and aircraft designed and built during the crisis of World War II, were marvels of technology and ingenuity. However, this book shows that riding behind an ear-shattering engine with the power of a locomotive was both exhilarating and frightening.
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Nerve Center
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Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
At Dreamland, America's most advanced aerospace weapons-testing facility, Colonel "Dog" Bastian tries to salvage an experimental program to merge electronic data with a pilot's natural senses. When a test pilot is hooked into a system that allows him to operate several planes at once directly from his brain, Dreamland's worst nightmare comes to ...
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Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze
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M G Sheftall
A compelling chronicle of men whose greatest desire was to die as warriors-and the legacy that still haunts those whose destinies were never fulfilled. In the last days of World War II, the Japanese unleashed a new breed of warrior-the Kamikaze, idealistic young men who believed there could be no greater glory than to sacrifice their lives in ...
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Aviation Mechanic Handbook
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Dale Crane
A core reference for mechanics, aircraft owners, and pilots, this book compiles specifications from numerous reference books and government publications into one handy, toolbox-size reference guide. Revised to reflect current specifications, mechanics are provided with all the reference information critical to maintaining their aircrafts, ...
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Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II
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Leonard Bridgman
A comprehensive illustrated history featuring all civil and military fighting craft which flew in World War II. Over 600 detailed photographs representing all nations such as Russia, Japan and Germany--accompanied by information on design and development.Over 1,000 b&w photos, line drawings and data tables. Orig. $80.00.
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Best Ever Paper Airplanes
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Norman Schmidt
Features paper airplanes named after birds, such as the broad-winged condor and the swallow. These 18 models are shown in full colour and are accompanied by instructions. Each design has been flight-tested and includes suggestions for decoration.
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Paper Airplanes with Dollar Bills: Another Way to Throw Your Money Away
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Duy Nguyen
Those dollar bills really will go places when they're turned into these super paper airplanes. Select from 13 different models, all created from a variety of easy folds and a buck. (There's no cutting, drawing, or taping involved, so the currency isn't defaced or destroyed.) Duy Nguyen, author of more than a dozen origami books featuring every ...
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Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II
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Carl Hoffman
Part history, part travelogue, part adventure tale, "Hunting Warbirds" is the extraordinary tale of the men who collect, salvage, and restore vintage World War II aircraft, a treasure that has grown more valuable as it has grown increasingly scarce. of photos.
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