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  • Trailblazers

    Test Pilots in Action

    by Christopher Hounsfield ...
    Flight testing experimental and new aircraft is one of the worlds most hazardous occupations. A test pilot requires the skills of a flying ace whilst maintaining the self-control and mental discipline of a scientist. They are a rare breed, carefully selected for their experience and intelligence let alone their bravery. This book contains a series of exclusive, fascinating anecdotes written by ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Black Cat 2-1

    The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew

    by Bob Ford ...
    "This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre of Vietnam literature."— Foreword ReviewsIn the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob Ford invites readers into the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Into the Black

    The electrifying true story of how the first flight of the Space Shuttle nearly ended in disaster

    by Rowland White ...
    On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built – the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Vulcan Test Pilot

    My Experiences in the Cockpit of a Cold War Icon

    by Tony Blackman ...
    In this memoir, the author of Nimrod: Rise and Fall details his experience testing the UK's strategic bomber while flying for Avro during the Cold War.In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2—XH558—took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. To coincide with this, the memoirs of one of its test pilots, Tony Blackman, was published to great acclaim.Tony flew ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Infamous Aircraft

    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    by Robert Jackson ...
    An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War I to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included . . .B.E.2: The Royal Flying Corps went to war in ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meteor from the Cockpit

    Britain's First Jet Fighter

    by Peter Caygill ...
    An in-depth look at this historic military aircraft, including firsthand accounts from those who flew it.The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet-powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe—although it did hold the world air speed record for a while ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 128 - Warrior
    The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying long hours these brave men led hard, dangerous lives, and casualties were high. Following these ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Phantom from the Cockpit

    Flying the Legend

    by Peter Caygill ...
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.Apart from ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • SR-71

    The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane

    by Richard H. Graham ...
    A pictorial history of the legendary Lockheed spy plane, written by one of its pilots and "filled to the brim with information and revelation" ( Seattle Post Intelligencer Travel for Aircraft blog).At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the ... Read more

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  • Lightning from the Cockpit

    Flying the Supesonic Legend

    by Peter Caygill ...
    Vivid firsthand accounts from aviators who flew this renowned supersonic interceptor fighter.The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed—in excess of Mach 2—and phenomenal rate of climb. It was, however, not entirely ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Valkyrie: the North American XB-70

    The USA's Ill-fated Supersonic Heavy Bomber

    by Graham M. Simons ...
    "A fascinating insight into one of the Cold War's most interesting concept aircraft . . . [with] new information, photographs and first-hand accounts." —FlypastDuring the 1950s, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay's desire for a heavy bomber with the weapon load ... Read more

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  • Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East

    by Paul F. Crickmore ...
    Series Book 76 - Combat Aircraft
    A detailed history of the Lockheed SR-71, the fastest and highest-flying jet ever built, written by the world's leading expert on the aircraft and packed with first-hand accounts and colour profiles.Even before the first operational flight of the U-2 spy plane, aircraft designers began work on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD