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  • The Curtiss Aviation Book

    by GLENN H. CURTISS, Augustus Post ...
    Series series History of Aviation
    The History of flight written by Glenn Curtiss Himself. This book provides a rare opportunity to travel through time and let Mr. Curtiss explain the process that took the United States into the skies.Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878 – 1930) was an American aviation pioneer and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Curtiss Aviation Book

    by Glenn Curtiss & Theodore Ellyson & General von Lettow-Vorbeck & Augustus Post & Hugh Robinson ...
    The time has come when the world is going to need a new type of menalmost a new race. These are the Flying Men. The great dream of centuries has come true, and man now has the key to the sky. Every great invention which affects the habits and customs of a people brings about changes in the people themselves. How great, then, must be the changes to be brought about by the flying machine, and how ... Read more

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  • The Curtiss Aviation Book

    by Glenn Hammond Curtiss ; Augustus Post ...
    "The Curtiss Aviation Book" is a comprehensive exploration of the life and achievements of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a pioneering figure in early aviation. Co-authored by Augustus Post, the book delves into Curtiss's innovative contributions to flight, including his development of the first successful seaplane and advancements in aircraft design. Through detailed accounts and illustrations, readers ... Read more

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  • The Curtiss Aviation Book

    Enriched edition. Pioneering Flight: A Journey Through Early Aviation History

    by Augustus Post, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Emery Thornell ...
    The Curtiss Aviation Book traverses the enthralling tapestry of early aviation, intertwining narratives that highlight both technical advancements and the pioneering spirit of flight. The collection adeptly captures the diverse literary styles engendered by the fervor of the aviation age, eschewing straightforward historical recounts for rich, evocative portrayals that invite the reader to soar ... Read more

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    The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship

    by Bill Hammack ...
    Fatal Flight brings vividly to life the year of operation of R.101, the last great British airship -- a luxury liner three and a half times the length of a 747 jet, with a spacious lounge, a dining room that seated fifty, glass-walled promenade decks, and a smoking room. The British expected R.101 to spearhead a fleet of imperial airships that would dominate the skies as British naval ships, a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 101 Amazing Facts about Planes

    by Jack Goldstein ...
    Do you know which way round a country’s flag is placed on an airplane’s tail? What Qantas stands for? What are the twenty most iconic planes of all time? And what happened to the man who successfully glided from a tower in China in the year 559 AD? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about planes, split into categories such as the history of flight, world records, the most ... Read more

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  • The Airplane

    How Ideas Gave Us Wings

    by Jay Spenser ...
    The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Flight in Seattle, is the definitive history of how we invented and refined the amazing flying machines that enabled humankind to defy gravity. A fascinating true account certain to enthrall and delight aviation and technology buffs, The Airplane is ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Flight Testing to Win

    An autobiograpghy of a test pilot

    by Tony Blackman ...
    No aircraft is absolutely safe. This book is about Aviation, from learning to fly, becoming a test pilot, flight testing, demonstrating on some of the third world's worst airfields, then specializing in Avionics and finally joining the Board of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, helping to formulate the regulations that the author had spent so many years living by. Many stories are told, including ... Read more

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  • Gun Digest Presents Classic Sporting Rifles

    by Terry Wieland ...
    From David Crockett with "Old Betsy" to the mountain men and their Hawkens to the buffalo hunters and their Sharps and Winchester '73s - These are the rifles that fire the imagination of both hunters and historians. Now, Gun Digest presents a unique compilation of articles celebrating these iconic guns. Classic Sporting Rifles, written by a "who's who" of gun writers from the twentieth century, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Fun of It

    by Amelia Earhart ...
    Autobiography of the famous flyer which describes her own ambitions to become a pilot and offers advice to others. ... Read more

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  • The Quick and the Dead

    The Perils of Post-War Test Flying

    by William Arthur Waterton ...
    A pilot's behind-the-scenes account of test flying with British aircraft organizations and manufacturers in the early years of the Cold War.Written from the pilot's viewpoint, with refreshing candor and honesty, this account details what really went on behind the scenes in the defense world of the 1950s. After serving in World War II, the author continued his flying career, but to his dismay, ... Read more

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  • Why Fly A Sailplane

    by Joseph Dobronski SR. ...
    Nearly everyone is curious about what makes sailplanes fly with confidence-giving predictability. Joe Dobronski has risen to the challenge with this master work that will satisfy many aspects of your curiosity. His prose is in a fun-to-read storyteller style, while introducing you to what makes a glider fly and how modern day gliders, now called sailplanes because of their high performance that ... Read more

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