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Hijacking from the Ground: The Bizarre Story of PK 805 by Aminullah Chaudry Publisher Comments Gen Musharraf's coup in 1999 was the military's fourth in Pakistan's sixty years of independence. Like his martial predecessors, Musharraf tried to purge the political leadership by instituting false cases against it. While earlier Bonapartists Ayub... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $3.54 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Certified Flight Instructor Test Prep 2012: For the Ground, Flight, Military Competency and Sport Instructor: Airplane, Helicopter, Glider, Weight-Shi by ASA Test Prep Board, Publisher Comments Applicants studying for the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Knowledge Exam will find answers and explanations for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration exam database in this guide. The more than 900 questions from the exam are arranged... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $19.52 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Down around Midnight: A Memoir of Crash and Survival by Robert Sabbag Publisher Comments The author shares his story of surviving a 1979 plane crash in the woods on Cape Cod, and reconnects with other survivors in an attempt to come to terms with the emotional ramifications of the incident.... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Instrument Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-15A by Federal Aviation Administration, Publisher Comments A definitive reference text for the Instrument Rating FAA Knowledge exam, this resource features information applicable to both conventional steam-gauge instrumentation as well as the glass cockpits found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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On Canadian Wings by Peter Pigott Publisher Comments Be prepared to soar Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, don't miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of... (read more) List Price $49.99 Your price: $48.12 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Aircraft Ownership by Raymond Speciale Publisher Comments * Offers "how to" information and solutions to the most common legal and tax issues facing general aviation aircraft owners--in layman's terms * Flow charts, diagrams, and legal case briefs provide real world scenarios of each discussion * CD-ROM... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $39.94 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions by Robert A. Mann Publisher Comments The B-29 Superfortress was, for many years, one of the cornerstones of American military aviation. While it is best known as a bomber, it also served in military and weather reconnaissance, as a tanker, and as a rescue plane. The B-29 has a long and... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $23.12 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Inside Boeing: Building the 777 by Bill Yenne Publisher Comments Take Boeing's computer-designed 777 on a test flight that reveals the systems and components at the heart of this technological marvel. The world's largest aircraft manufacturing plant throws open its doors to reveal how the 777 is assembled and flight... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings by Jay Spenser Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Boeing Jetliners by Guy Norris Publisher Comments A full-color celebration of the Boeing family of jetliners. Each day millions of passengers fly to their destinations in 737s, 727s, 707s, 757s, 767s, 747s and the new 777s. Here Norris and Wagner combine various liveries with Boeing specifications to... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Modern Inertial Technology: Navigation, Guidance, and Control by Anthony Lawrence Publisher Comments While some automatic navigation systems can use external measurements to determine their position (as the driver of a car uses road signs, or more recent automated systems use satellite data), others (such as those used in submarines) cannot. They must... (read more) List Price $159.00 Your price: $153.04 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space by Richard Branson Publisher Comments The billionaire entrepreneur and pioneer of the first commercial spaceliner examines the history of aviation, citing the achievements of such leading contributors as Tony Jannus, Leon Valentin and Steve Fossett. 20,000 first printing.... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Hard Air: Adventures from the Edge of Flying by W. Scott Olsen Publisher Comments A compilation of true-life aviation adventures captures the experiences of hurricane hunters who venture into the heart of the world's most dangerous storms, helicopter pilots who airlift patients for emergency medical treatment, pilots who fly supplies... (read more) List Price $15.96 Your price: $14.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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In the Cockpit 2: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II by National Air and Space Museum Publisher Comments In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's impressive... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Airframe Test Guide 2012: The "Fast-Track" to Study for and Pass the FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician (Amt) Airframe Knowledge Exam by Dale Crane Publisher Comments Part of a series designed to prepare applicants who are seeking Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications for the full range of material, this guide offers current test questions, answers, detailed explanations, illustrations, and oral and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $13.30 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Free Flight: Inventing the Future of Travel by James M. Fallows Publisher Comments The troubles of the airline system have become acute in the post-terrorist era. As the average cost of a flight has come down in the last twenty years, the airlines have survived by keeping planes full and funneling traffic through a centralized hub-and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $13.88 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Dawn over Kitty Hawk: The Novel of the Wright Brothers by Walter J. Boyne Publisher Comments A pair of bicycle shop owners struggles with their bishop father's disapproval and the workings of such figures as Augustus Herring, Samuel Langly, and Alexander Graham Bell, who sabotage and compete against their efforts to develop the first powered... (read more) Your price: $6.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Powered Parachute Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-29) by Federal Aviation Administration Publisher Comments As far back as the twelfth century, people have loved to parachute. From China's umbrella and Leonardo da Vinci's pyramid-shaped flying device to the first air-plane jump in 1912, the urge to leap and soar with the wind has long been a part of history... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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How to Draw and Paint Aircraft like a pro by Andrew Whyte Publisher Comments Let one of the world's greatest aircraft artists shows you how to turn your airplane doodles into aviation masterpieces. Whether you’re interested in limning the latest Dreamliner or Airbus A380 or depicting historic aircraft or dreaming up an airplane... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $22.18 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Aviation Art of Frank Wootton by Frank Wootton Publisher Comments This collection encompasses the full range of Wootton's art, from his intense early years as official artist to the RAF during WWII, to the very recent past, including his impressions of Concorde and modern high-tech fighter planes. The book begins with... (read more) List Price $18.40 Your price: $17.02 Google eBooks - Electronic
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