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 | Airbus A330 and 340.
A full colour history of the design and development of this 'High-End' product that Airbus needed to challenge it's American rivals in all sectors of the commercial aircraft business.Author: Robert Hewson. Publisher: Crowood. PAPERBACK. 128pp. 29 x 21cm. 595g. ISBN 1840373417. Original GBP £18.99.
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Russian Piston Aero Engines.
This encyclopedic work details every piston aero engine manufactured in Russia and the Soviet Union from the earliest years of aviation to the present day, full of unique archive photographs.Author: Victor Kotelnikov. Publisher: Crowood. HARDBACK. 192pp. 23 x 28cm. 1232g. ISBN 1861267023. Original GBP £29.95.
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 | Douglas Twinjets.
Covering the DC-9, MD-80, MD-90 and Boeing 717, this family of jets is among the most popular of all time. Here is a fully illustrated look at the background, design, development and use of this aircraft from the 1960's to the present day.Author: Thomas Becher. Publisher: Crowood. Hardback. 191pp. 23cm by 29cm. ISBN 1861264461. Original GBP £29.95.
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Control in the Sky.
The history of how ergonomically designed civil and military aircraft cockpits and flight decks have evolved. Civil aircraft now regularly fly at transonic speeds which is a demanding environment but with modern technology the pilot's task is easier.Author: L.F.E. Coombs. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 320pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1844151484. Original Price £25.00.
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 | Big Wings.
A heavily illustrated history of the largest aeroplanes ever built, with few exceptions, notably Boeing's famous 747 airliner and its B-52 heavy bomber, many of these flying giants did not become the success story their creators imagined.Author: Philip Kaplan. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 272pp. 24cm by 28cm. ISBN 1844151786. Original Price £25.00.
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Aircraft Down.
A collection of 23 remarkable and true stories of forced landings, crash landings and rescues that range through the history of powered flight from the Arctic wastes to the desert sands and from English countryside to coral reefs.Author: Alec Brew. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 176pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152405. Original Price £19.99.
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 | Unmanned Aviation.
A look at the long history of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by a former B-52 pilot and Pentagon development chief, he also covers possible future breakthroughs in UAV development.Author: Laurence R. Newcome. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Paperback. 172pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1844152014. Original Price £14.99.
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Power To Fly.
From an apprentice at deHavilland to Chairman of General Electric aircraft engines, Brian Rowe took General Electric to world market leadership in commercial engines.Author: Brian H.Rowe. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 205pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152006. Original Price £19.99.
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 | Boeing 747 Classic.
No 11 in 'Airlife's Airliners' series that examines in detail the history, design, production and service of one of the world's most important airliners. Superbly illustrated in full colour.Author: Peter Gilchrist. Publisher: Airlife. Paperback. 128pp. 21cm by 30cm. ISBN 1840371560.
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Influence of Airpower Upon History.
A thorough examination of how air power was applied from the very earliest days of the balloon through to the latest use of space technology.Author: Walter J.Boyne. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 464pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151999. Original Price £25.00.
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