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  • The Age of Learjet

    Adventures, Innovations, and Sky-High Dreams

    by Peter G Hamel, Gary D Park ...
    Jet Dreams Take FlightImagine the sleek Learjet streaking across the sky in this high-flying adventure! Picture yourself zooming through the clouds as young readers discover the trailblazing history of the world's fastest business jet.This book's about talented people who had big dreams and just knew they could make them real.Meet inventor Bill Lear and engineer Dr. Hans Studer. These visionary ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Learjet History

    Beginnings, Innovations and Utilization

    by Peter G. Hamel, Gary D. Park ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Learjet 24 (24-123, N3731)Credit: Paul BowenThis book offers an unique, comprehensive retrospective on the Learjet aircraft, from the establishment by Bill Lear in the sixties, to its slow demise in 2021. It accompanies readers on a unique journey through the configuration changes, and advanced technological applications that have transformed business jets and their market in the last sixty years. ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators

    A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research

    Edited by Peter G. Hamel ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers the first complete account of more than sixty years of international research on In-Flight Simulation and related development of electronic and electro-optic flight control system technologies (“Fly-by-Wire” and “Fly-by-Light”). They have provided a versatile and experimental procedure that is of particular importance for verification, optimization, and evaluation of flying ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

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  • Career As A Pilot

    What They Do, How to Become One, and What the Future Holds!

    by Brian Rogers ...
    A career as a Pilot is an exciting one! But do you really know what it takes to become one?This book takes you inside the career and shows you the day and the life of a Pilot. Inside you’ll learn what they do, what training is required, what the future holds, and how you can become one! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Falling to Earth

    An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon

    by Al Worden, Francis French ...
    As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Moon Lander

    How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module

    by Thomas J. Kelly ...
    Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Challenger Launch Decision

    Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA

    by Diane Vaughan ...
    "An in-depth account of the events and personal actions which led to a great tragedy in the history of America's space program." —James D. Smith, former Solid Rocket Booster Chief, NASA, Marshall Space Flight CenterWhen the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild Ride

    Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination

    by Adam Lashinsky ...
    In your pocket is something amazing: a quick and easy way to summon a total stranger who will take you anywhere you’d like. In your hands is something equally amazing: the untold story of Uber’s meteoric rise, and the massive ambitions of its larger-than-life founder and CEO.Before Travis Kalanick became famous as the public face of Uber, he was a scrappy, rough-edged, loose-lipped entrepreneur. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • A History of Aerodynamics

    And Its Impact on Flying Machines

    by John D. Anderson, Jr ...
    Series Book 8 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    From the Foreword: 'John Anderson's book represents a milestone in aviation literature. For the first time aviation enthusiasts - both specialists and popular readers alike - possess an authoritative history of aerodynamic theory. Not only is this study authoritative, it is also highly readable and linked to the actual (and more familiar) story of how the airplane evolved. The book touches on all ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

  • Rotorcraft Aeromechanics

    by Wayne Johnson ...
    Series Book 36 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    A rotorcraft is a class of aircraft that uses large-diameter rotating wings to accomplish efficient vertical take-off and landing. The class encompasses helicopters of numerous configurations (single main rotor and tail rotor, tandem rotors, coaxial rotors), tilting proprotor aircraft, compound helicopters, and many other innovative configuration concepts. Aeromechanics covers much of what the ... Read more

    $183.69 USD

  • Rocket Man

    Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age

    by David A. Clary ...
    More famous in his day than Einstein or Edison, the troubled, solitary genius Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) was the American father of rocketry and space flight, launching the world's first liquid-fuel rockets and the first powered vehicles to break the sound barrier. Supported by Charles Lindbergh and Harry Guggenheim, through fiery, often explosive, experiments at Roswell, New Mexico, he ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Gas Turbine Emissions

    Edited by Tim C. Lieuwen, Vigor Yang ...
    Series Book 38 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    The development of clean, sustainable energy systems is one of the pre-eminent issues of our time. Most projections indicate that combustion-based energy conversion systems will continue to be the predominant approach for the majority of our energy usage, and gas turbines will continue to be important combustion-based energy conversion devices for many decades to come, used for aircraft propulsion ... Read more

    $132.89 USD