books about: aircraft

books about: aircraft

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Aircraft

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully

Potomac Books Inc., 2007

A History Book That Delivers What The Movie Couldn't
I was rather surprised that the authors make no mention of the actual prime source for the Battle of Midway that most Americans carry around in their heads: the 1976 film, "Midway." With familiar names like Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Hal Holbrook and ...

Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion (2nd Edition)

Philip Hill, Carl Peterson

Prentice Hall, 1991

The best overall book on propulsion in existence
Yeah, that's a big statement, but considering the fact that I own 7 other major propulsion books and refer to this one 10 times more than any of the others, I think it's definitely true. All of the top Aerospace Engineering schools use it, and for good reason. It ...

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25, December 2003 (FAA Handbooks series)

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2004

A great digest of aviation basics
This book is definitely the best introductory book to the main aviation concepts I ever read. Each issue - from flight static and dynamics to FCS, propulsion, avionics and navigation, weather theory and influence, flight and ground operations - is considered in this ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training

Jeff Van West, Kevin Lane-Cummings

Wiley, 2007

Even Better Than Expected
Well written, clear and fun to read. I'm not a real pilot but I've been an enthusiastic if somewhat casual user of Flight Simulator for years and I have learned so much from this book. It's accurate, no glaring typos and assembled in a logical format. The ...

Night Fall

Nelson DeMille, 2004

A plausible "what if" story
DeMille's novel delivers equal parts action and conspiracy theory in a taut plot that involves the possible connection between terrorism and the deaths of 230 people aboard TWA Flight 800, which exploded mid-flight near Long Island on July 17, 1996. Detective John ...

All My Sons (Penguin Classics)

Arthur Miller

Penguin Classics, 2000

The voice of conscience, morality, and idealism
The late Lord Bertrand Russell once said, "Actions have consequences." Arthur Miller makes it clear: Bad actions have bad consequences in his early play, "All My Sons." Set not long after the end of World War II, the play concerns big issues: life and death, and the ...

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, Fourth Edition (Elsevier Aerospace Engineering)
T.H.G. Megson

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students is the leading self contained aircraft structures course text. It covers all fundamental subjects, including elasticity, structural analysis, airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Now in its fourth edition, the author has revised and updated the text throughout and added new case study and worked example ...

FAR/AIM 2008: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM series)

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2007

Current, accurate, handy
This is the most reliable FAR/AIM on the market; I consistently received Updates via the free email subscription service all last year. I get one every year and have never been disappointed.

Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach (Aiaa Education Series)

Daniel P. Raymer

AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast, 2006

Great Aircraft Design Resource
This is an interesting and enlightening book (or rather tome) on aircraft design by a very knowledgeable author who knows what to say and how to say it. This is among the best books on the market dealing with aircraft design and is well written in a clear and easy to ...

The Few

Alex Kershaw

Da Capo Press, 2006

Not Exactly America's Finest Hour...
This outstanding narrative reads as more like a novel than a piece of researched non-fiction. I mean that as a complement as this is anything but a dry historical essay on the Battle of Britain. Although the story of the individual Americans is placed well into the ...

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

Nando Parrado, Vince Rause

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Phenomenal book
An amazing story that I couldn't put down! I was awestruck by the sheer impossibility of anyone surviving. The most striking moment was under the avalanche in which Nando surrendered his life and was ready to die. Their courage and instincts for survival were ...

Alive

Piers Paul Read

Harper Perennial, 2005

A horrifyingly true story of triumph and tragedy
It's become a bit of trivial fodder: In 1972, a plane carrying a Uraguayan rugby team and their friends crashed in the Andes. They survived there for over 70 days, doing whatever was necessary to survive, sustained on their faith, and the hope that they could one day ...

Airplane Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-3A (FAA Handbooks series)(2nd Edition)

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2004

Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3A
Easy to read, easy to understand Very good layout. Raesonable priced.

Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

Michael S. Nolan

Brooks Cole, 2003

Superb
This book is excellent. It provides the basic knowledge for people who would be going itno the ATC field. It provides excellent examples of communications, strip marking, and typical phraseology used.