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West with the Night
West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
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A new edition of a great, underappreciated classic of our time Beryl Markhams West with the Night is a true classic, a book that deserves the same acclaim and readership as the work of her contemporaries Ernest Hemingway, Antoine de Saint-Exup&... (read more)

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China Airborne: The Test of China's Future (Vintage)
China Airborne: The Test of China's Future (Vintage)
by James Fallows
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More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are... (read more)

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Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle: Light Attack Bomber
Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle: Light Attack Bomber
by Yefim Gordon
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The IL-28 entered service with the USSR Air force in 1950 and has often been dubbed "The Russian Canberra". It served with the airforces of Egypt, China, Czechoslovakia and Poland, in addition to the USSR. This is an in-depth study of this long-serving... (read more)

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Stick and Rudder : an Explanation of the Art of Flying (44 Edition)
Stick and Rudder : an Explanation of the Art of Flying (44 Edition)
by William Langewiesche
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In the early 1940's, Wolfgang Langewiesche wrote a series of articles in Air Facts analyzing the various aspects of piloting techniques. Based on these articles, Langewiesche's classic work on the art of flying was published in 1944. This book explains... (read more)

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Britain's Cold War Bombers
Britain's Cold War Bombers
by Tim Mclelland
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This book looks at the development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first designs through to he first generation jets. These bombers were Britain's nuclear deterrent before Polaris.... (read more)

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The Spirit of ST. Louis
The Spirit of ST. Louis
by Charles A. Lindbergh
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Along with most of my fellow fliers, I believed that aviation had a brilliant future. Now we live, today, in our dreams of yesterday; and, living in those dreams, we dream again...." -- From The Spirit of St. Louis Charles A. Lindbergh captured the world'... (read more)

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Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
by Ernest K Gann
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Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew... (read more)

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Yeager, an Autobiography
Yeager, an Autobiography
by Chuck Yeager
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Chuck Yeager tells his whole life story, from childhood with a hard working father, to breaking the sound barrier, to being a test pilot with the "right stuff".... (read more)

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Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic
Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic
by Joe Jackson
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For five weeks—from April 14 to May 21, 1927—the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping... (read more)

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Visual Encyclopedia Military Aircraft (Enciclopedia Visual)
Visual Encyclopedia Military Aircraft (Enciclopedia Visual)
by Jim Winchester
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This book provides a fascinating at a glance guide to every major military aircraft type ever flown, all illustrated with a detailed profile artwork, accompanied by brief details and specifications.  Arranged chronologically by type or theatre to... (read more)

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FAR/AIM: Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual: Rules for Procedures for General Aviation, Sport Pilots, (FAR/AIM: Federal Aviation Regulations & the Aeronautical Information Ma
FAR/AIM: Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual: Rules for Procedures for General Aviation, Sport Pilots, (FAR/AIM: Federal Aviation Regulations & the Aeronautical Information Ma
by Federal Aviation
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Adhering to a reputation for excellence, this latest edition of apropos parts of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) has been fully updated and indexed to clearly reflect all the changes over the past... (read more)

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West With the Night
West With the Night
by Beryl Markham
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First published in 1942, this is the autobiography of a remarkable aviator and racehorse trainer, based largely in Kenya. Reissue.... (read more)

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The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told: Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky
The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told: Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky
by Lamar Underwood
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A diverse, inspiring and exciting collection on the thrills of taking flight. At 10:35 in the morning of Thursday, December 17, 1903, man got his wings. On the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright flew the motorized aircraft he and... (read more)

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The Golden Age of Air Travel (Shire Library)
The Golden Age of Air Travel (Shire Library)
by Nina Hadaway
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Air travel has always held a strong allure for many. Today, low-cost, no-frill airlines enable lots of people to fly easily and to visit different countries around the world. For much of its history, however, air travel was only available to the wealthy.... (read more)

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Warbirds of World War II
Warbirds of World War II
by Jeffrey L. Ethell
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Warbirds of World War II features the most powerful forces in air combat -- The P-38 Lightning, the P-40 Warhawk and the P-51 Mustang together in one volume.  This volume’s fascinating and well-researched text explores the mission... (read more)

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Heroes of the Horizon: Flying Adventures of Alaska's Legendary Bush Pilots
Heroes of the Horizon: Flying Adventures of Alaska's Legendary Bush Pilots
by Gerry Bruder
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Exciting stories of 28 veteran bush pilots who flew in Alaska's golden age of aviation, from the 1930's through the 1950's.... (read more)

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Week At the Airport (10 Edition)
Week At the Airport (10 Edition)
by Alain De Botton
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From the bestselling author of The Art of Travel comes a wittily intriguing exploration of the strange "non-place" that he believes is the imaginative center of our civilization. Given unprecedented access to one of the world’s busiest airports as... (read more)

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The British Airman of the Second World War (Shire Library)
The British Airman of the Second World War (Shire Library)
by Stuart Hadaway
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This title will provide an introduction to the extraordinary range of conditions and challenges experienced by British airmen during the Second World War. The airman of the Royal Air Force served in every corner of the globe during this conflict... (read more)

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Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
by Walter J Boyne
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Walter J. Boyne, the world's foremost historian on aviation and the former director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, presents this fascinating, historically accurate, fictional account of all the cutthroat personalities who strived to be the... (read more)

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Reach for the Sky: Story of Douglas Bader, D.S.o., D.F.C.
Reach for the Sky: Story of Douglas Bader, D.S.o., D.F.C.
by Paul Brickhill
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Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime. After losing both legs in an air crash in 1931 and being dismissed as a cripple by the Royal Air Force, he fought his way back into the cockpit of a Spitfire to become one of the great heroes of the Battle of... (read more)

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