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Dawn over Kitty Hawk: The Novel of the Wright Brothers by Walter J. Boyne Publisher Comments The names Wilbur and Orville Wright stand out in history as the inventors of the airplane, but lost in history are those who in the closing years of the nineteenth century and the first years of the twentieth shared the same passion: to develop the first... (read more) Your price: $6.99 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Understanding Flight by David F. Anderson Publisher Comments Explaining (most of) aeronautics in simple, intuitive terms, Understanding Flight limits the mathematics and derives the most important relationships of aeronautics in a presentation that will draw the interest, appreciation and admiration of the... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $32.33 Google eBooks - 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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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: $46.20 Google eBooks - 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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Principles of Flight for Pilots by Peter J. Swatton Publisher Comments Organised and written as an accessible study guide for student pilots wishing to take commercial ground examinations to obtain ATPL or CPL licenses, Principles of Flight for Pilots also provides a reliable up-to-date reference for qualified and... (read more) Your price: $69.99 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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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: $18.99 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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Wings across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation by Peter Pigott Publisher Comments From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of the aircraft that have served Canadians in the last... (read more) List Price $23.99 Your price: $21.29 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Handling in-flight Emergencies by Jerry A. Eichenberger Publisher Comments DEFUSE THE EMERGENCY BEFORE IT HAPPENSDo you know the best way to get found if you're forced down, radioless, in the wilderness? Can you land in heavy surface winds? What happens if your engine fails? Are you prepared for the unexpected?Pilot Jerry... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $36.08 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Free Flight: Inventing the Future of Travel by James 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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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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Aircrew Training and Assessment by Harold F. O'Neil Jr., Publisher Comments Aircrew Training and Assessment is designed for professionals in the aviation psychology, human factors, assessment and evaluation, vocational, technical, educational psychology, and educational technology communities. It explores the state of the art in... (read more) Your price: $129.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook by Paul Illman Publisher Comments Featuring the newest VFR -- as well as IFR -- regulations and procedures, this new edition includes the most current information needed to become proficient in the area of radio communications.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $32.33 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Passenger Has Gone Digital and Mobile by Nawal K. Taneja Publisher Comments Technology is changing expectations in the airline industry. Passengers want to be in control, and they expect airlines to become solution providers and aggregators of value, to provide them with personalized services. Airline employees expect to be... (read more) List Price $64.95 Your price: $62.51 Google eBooks - Electronic
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