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Aircraft: The Jet as Art by Jeffrey Milstein Publisher Comments Often it takes an artist to show us that the familiar is in fact truly remarkable. Jeffrey Milsteins elegant photographs of commercial airliners have quickly become contemporary icons, published in 2005 in "photomagazin, Graphis Photo Annual," and... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Artifacts of Flight: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Carolyn Russo Publisher Comments A century ago, the Wright brothers' remarkable flight ushered in a new age and a new world. Artifacts of Flight celebrates the history of air travel--and space travel--by presenting not only some of the most famous but also some of the most intriguing... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Bush Pilots of Alaska by Kim Heacox Publisher Comments Take a deep breath, buckle your seat belt, and turn the pages of "Bush Pilots of Alaska." Each page is a vicarious thrill, each photograph a window onto the way Alaskans get around to live, work, and play.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Looping the Loop: Posters of Flight by Henry Serra Villard Publisher Comments Posters of Flight. In this companion to the Smithsonian's related traveling exhibition, more than 100 rare posters from around the globe, each reproduced on its own large-format page, span the important epochs of aviation's infancy, including early... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Airlife's Airliners #16: Airbus A330/40 by Robert Hewson Publisher Comments The initial production version of the A330 was designated -300. It flies with a crew of two and can accommodate up to 440 passengers to a range of 6,329 miles at Mach 0.86. The A330 was the first Airbus design to be offered with engines from all three... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Flight: 100 Years of Aviation by R G Grant Publisher Comments Describing the feats of the brave men and women who piloted the early flying machines, to the pioneers of long-distance flight and the test pilots who ushered in the jet age, Flight is a gripping narrative of humankind's quest to conquer the skies and... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Boeing: The Complete Story by Alain Pelletier Synopsis Founded in 1916, Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the premier aircraft builder in the USA and one of the biggest aerospace constructors in the world. To the man in the street Boeing is inextricably linked with some of the greatest names in aircraft design... (read more) Your price: $44.95 New - Hardcover
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Women Aviators: From Amelia Earhart to Sally Ride, Making History in Air and Space by Bernard Marck Publisher Comments This volume charts the rise of women in the male-dominated field of aviation through the stories of record-breaking aviatrixes: from those who piloted the earliest aircrafts to the first women in space almost a century later. These women from across the... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Amelia Earhart: Image and Icon by Kristen Lubben Synopsis In her unconventional pants and leather jacket, she became the embodiment of the new roles that began to seem possible for American women in the 1920s and 30s. Through magazines, newspapers, original press photos and advertisements, Image and Icon... (read more) List Price $25.75 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Smithsonian Atlas of World Aviation by Dana Bell Publisher Comments This first-of-its-kind, definitive book offers a fascinating textual and visual tour of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. Featuring 100 newly commissioned and historic maps... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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Great Aviators and Epic Flights by Von Hardesty Synopsis These are the greatest stories from the first century of flight, magnificently illustrated with vintage and contemporary photographs from the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum.... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Giant Jetliners by Guy Norris Publisher Comments See today's jumbo jets in action, in the air, on the ground, and in a variety of color schemes. This colorful book tells of the design and development history (including prototypes never built), safety features, and the future of today's jetliners.... (read more) List Price $15.98 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Vagabonds of the Sky by Bruce Mcallister Publisher Comments VAGABONDS OF THE SKY documents the lives of the barnstormers and wing walkers, from the roaring 1920s to present day. Historical photography captures the excitement, thrills, and spills of their aerial exploits. Some of these famous barnstormers are... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of the Development of Hot Air Baloons and Airships by David Owen Publisher Comments Chronicles the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers first flight in 1782 to the recent record-breaking feats. Hot-air balloons, dirigibles, and airships have been involved in scientific research, warfare, and polar exploration as well as... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Genesis of Flight: The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel by Richard Gimbel Synopsis The Genesis of Flight illustrates one of the most prestigious aeronautical history collections in existence, covering the history of man's dream of flight from antiquity to the advent of powered flight at the beginning of the 20th century. The items... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero by Von Hardesty Publisher Comments Charles A. Lindbergh astounded the world on May 21, 1927, with his successful solo flight from New York to Paris in The Spirit of St. Louis. Upon his return to the United States, he received an unprecedented welcome and was regarded as a hero to a... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Milestones of Aviation by John T Greenwood Publisher Comments Written by an outstanding team of distinguished active and retired special operations officers, historians, and experts, this oversize, in-depth book surveys America's elite forces. From Roger's Rangers in Revolutionary times to the Underwater Demolition... (read more) Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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One Hundred Years of Flight by Bill Sweetman Publisher Comments 144 pages filled with fascinating photos of important events, key aircraft, and legendary aviators. An absorbing chronicle of the last 100 years of flight broken down into easy -to-follow chapters. A running timeline throughout the book highlights the... (read more) List Price $19.98 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Book of Flight by Riccardo Niccoli Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 314) and index.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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Modern Boeing Jetliners by Guy Norris List Price $19.98 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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