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The Wrong Stuff?: Attempts at Flight Before (& After) the Wright Brothers by Phil Scott Publisher Comments The first book-length pictorial review of aviation history told through its most creative disasters, The Wrong Stuff? is published in association with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. It is published to coincide with the 100th anniversary... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market 
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Ultimate Aircraft by Philip Jarrett Publisher Comments For the committed aircraft enthusiast and the curious air traveler alike, Ultimate Aircraft is an invaluable visual reference source, packed with a wealth of fascinating information about the evolution of aircraft and the pioneers who gave humankind... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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International Air Transport Association Handbook by International Busine Synopsis INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION: strategy, programs... (read more) List Price $99.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche Publisher Comments 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) List Price $26.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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$100 Hamburger a Guide To Pilots Favorite Fly by John Purner Publisher Comments COMPLETELY REVISED WITH 80% NEW AND UPDATED MATERIAL! RAVE ONLINE REVIEWS* “A long overdue coverage of those places a private pilot can go for a snack on a lovely day in the summer. Great for the private pilot looking for a gastronomic destination .... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Timeline of Aviation by Jim Winchester Synopsis Since the beginning of time, man has always dreamed of flying. Delve into the fascinating history of aviation in this innovative guide to more than a century of powered flight. The Timeline of Aviation explores the most significant moments in the history... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Executive Jets (Enthusiast Color) by Geza Szurovy Publisher Comments Citation Ultra, Learjet 60, Gulfstream V, and more of today's luxurious and advanced Executive Jets! Take a close-up look at the world's top business jets in the air, on the ground, and under construction. This colorful volume is filled with aircraft... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Cessna Citation Jets (Enthusiast Color) by Geza Szurovy Publisher Comments The best-selling line of business jets in the world springs vividly to life in this all-color look at Cessna's remarkable Citations. From Cessna's entry into the corporate jet market in 1971, Geza Szurovy guides you through the chic line-up of Citations,... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Student Pilots Flight Manual 9TH Edition by William K Kershner Synopsis Providing step-by-step ground and flight information for student pilots working toward private certification, this fully revised and updated edition of this authoritative volume contains a complete syllabus for the private certificate.... (read more) List Price $38.95 Your price: $29.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Aircraft Performance by W Austyn Mair Publisher Comments This book describes the principles and equations required for evaluating the performance of an aircraft. After introductory chapters on the atmosphere, basic flight theory, and drag, the book goes on to consider in detail the estimation of climbing... (read more) List Price $71.75 Your price: $45.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Flight of the Titans: The Inside Story of the Airbus A380's Incredible Battle to Beat Boeing by Kenny Kemp Publisher Comments In the Super Bowl of the airline industry, there are two opposing sides: Airbus of Europe versus Boeing of America. Both sides have only one goal—to become the world's leading aircraft maker. This is the remarkable account of Airbus' launch of the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane by George Erickson Publisher Comments "Erickson, a rugged individualist if ever there was one, knows his stuff. Erickson misses little, describing the natural wonders of the region, the people who dwell at the remote outposts where gasoline costs nearly as much as good cognac, and the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Contact! the Story of the Early Aviators by Henry Villard Publisher Comments As we approach the centennial of the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight, Dover's already popular series of books on the history of aviation is certain to find a wider audience than ever. This new addition was proclaimed by a director of the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fly by Wire by William Langewiesche Publisher Comments In Fly by Wire, one of Americas greatest journalists takes us on a "fascinating" (The New York Times) and sometimes humorous journey into the rapidly changing aviation industry. Langewiesche concisely and artfully renders forty years of history in... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hughes After Howard: The Story of Hughes Aircraft Company by Kenneth D Richardson Synopsis People everywhere have heard of the eccentric Howard Hughes, but few know that in 1953 he virtually disappeared from the company he had begun in 1932.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual 2009 (Far/Aim 2009) by Federal Aviation Administration Publisher Comments Don't be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In the current environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the U.S. airspace system. In this newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Down Around Midnight: A Memoir of Crash and Survival by Robert Sabbag Publisher Comments A bestselling author tells the terrifying and inspiring story of the plane crash he survived Around midnight on June 17, 1979, Air New England flight 248 crashed into the woods on Cape Cod. The pilot died but the copilot and eight passengers survived... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wager with the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story by James Greiner Publisher Comments Don Sheldon has been called 'Alaska's bush pilot among bush pilots', but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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No Frills - 'World': How No Frills Airlines Went Round the World by Simon Calder Publisher Comments Following the tremendous success of the earlier editions of No Frills, leading TV presenter and top travel journalist Simon Calder now gives the low down on how these cheap ticket airlines have spread all round the world, enabling the eager traveller to... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jet Age: The Comet, the 707, and the Race to Shrink the World by Sam Howe Verhovek Publisher Comments The captivating story of the titans, engineers, and pilots who raced to design a safe and lucrative passenger jet. In Jet Age, journalist Sam Howe Verhovek explores the advent of the first generation of jet airliners and the people who designed, built... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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