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  • TM 1-320 War Department Technical Manual of Airship Aerodynamics
    U.S. Military
    This 1941 War Department Technical Manual has six main sections: General Resistance Power Requirements Stability Control Aerodynamic Stress It was designed as a text for the instruction of airship student pilots and as a reference text for the rated pilot in lighter-than-air aircraft operation. ...
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    17,37 €

  • Dogs of the Railways
    Jill Lenk Schilp
    This is the story of the vagabond canines that hopped on railroads across the United States, often becoming celebrities and national heroes. Chapters introduce canines like Owney, guardian of the railway mail service; Fala, FDR’s beloved dog and train-companion; Annie, the Colorado railway ambassador; the K9 patrols who watch over the tracks; and many more. As railroads we...
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    43,12 €

  • Iberian Rails
    Fred Matthews
    This is the second part of a survey of Iberian railways and tramways in 1963, when the author and his friend Larry Veysey made a long circular tour of the Peninsula. In 1963 the traditional tramways were large and busy, though already in the sights of modernizing bureaucrats. The broad-gauge national RENFE and most independent railways were still largely powered by steam; many ...
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    26,24 €

  • Iberian Rails
    Fred Matthews
    This is the second part of a survey of Iberian railways and tramways in 1963, when the author and his friend Larry Veysey made a long circular tour of the Peninsula. In 1963 the traditional tramways were large and busy, though already in the sights of modernizing bureaucrats. The broad-gauge national RENFE and most independent railways were still largely powered by steam; many ...
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    35,30 €

  • Mopeds, scooters, and other fuel-efficient automobiles
    mARY Dierfield
    Petrol prices are higher currently than they have ever been. People are spending twice as much a gallon in many places as they did two years ago. Information that prices will only rise more is making the rounds in the news and online. Many customers are rather concerned about this because they are unsure of what to do. They most definitely cannot afford to keep only paying the ...
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    9,72 €

  • American Contrabando
    Larry Unger
    This book tells the story of a drug smuggling man in 1960s America who rides the wave of adventure, danger, and loss in his quest to liberate Americans through fighting the prohibition of marijuana. Our hero becomes a pilot in order to smuggle thousands of pounds of marijuana into the US. Running on luck and smart decision making, he nearly avoids run-ins with the law until he’...
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    14,30 €

  • Transparensea
    Indira Lake
    Discover the secrets and truths the cruise industry doesn’t want you to know with this uncensored exposé. This journey through the eyes of a seasoned crew member reveals the darker reality beneath the surface of the multi-billion-dollar cruising industry. Uncover the shocking stories of crew members treated like dirt, drug smuggling, scams, prostitution, bullying, fraternising,...
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    19,53 €

  • AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS - Rapid Descent Into Terrain Island Express Helicopters Inc. Sikorsky S-76B, N72EX
    Dirk Jan Barreveld
    On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter, N72EX, being operated by Island Express Helicopters Inc. as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on-demand flight, crashed into terrain in Calabasas, California. The pilot and the eight passengers died. One of the passengers was retired basketball player Kobe Bryant.Safety issues include the pilot’s preflight we...
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    26,14 €

  • Questioning the Carrier
    Jeff Vandenengel
    The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is naval history’s most powerful and versatile warship. It is the reason the U.S. Navy is the predominant force at sea today. Throughout its illustrious history, the carrier has overcome serious flaws, including its expense, vulnerability, centralization of combat power, and its airwing’s short range. The U.S. Navy always accepted those flaw...
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    48,44 €

  • Racing Hell
    Peter Cate
    The veteran British endurance racing driver with the most Nürburgring 24 hour race starts at the fearsome ’Green Hell’, Peter Cate has achieved success across more than thirty years of top-level competition.RACING HELL is a candid, behind-the-scenes exposé for aspiring racers to better prepare for the realities of a career on the grid and for serious enthusiasts to understand w...
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    21,12 €

  • Racing Hell
    Peter Cate
    The veteran British endurance racing driver with the most Nürburgring 24 hour race starts at the fearsome ’Green Hell’, Peter Cate has achieved success across more than thirty years of top-level competition.RACING HELL is a candid, behind-the-scenes exposé for aspiring racers to better prepare for the realities of a career on the grid and for serious enthusiasts to understand w...
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    30,22 €

  • EXTREMES OF MOBILITY
    STEFAN BRATZEL
    The development of transportation policy in Los Angeles is a history of extremes: in the 1920s, the city had the largest regional rail network in the world, which was completely abolished 40 years later. In its place, a vast network of freeways was built in the metropolis with a car-focused mobility pattern. Los Angeles became a symbol of car-oriented mobility with all the nega...
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    105,93 €

  • There is a Train Depot!
    Randy Schreifels
    TRAIN DEPOTS are portals of travel. Travel to adventure. There is only four things you need to prepare yourself; Transportation, lodging, food and security. All others you should not be! If you have the funds and the spirit, go for it. ...
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    14,37 €

  • Driving On the Sunny Side With 10,000 Strangers
    Jeff Hoenig
    They call Jeff Hoenig 'The Sunshine Man.' That moniker has been well-earned-Jeff has driven more than ten thousand individuals over the past five years in his bright orange car. As an Uber and Lyft driver, Jeff strives to make people’s lives a little bit brighter, starting the moment they step into the car with him. While the job might make many feel a modicum of cynicism (if n...
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    21,23 €

  • Bus Love
    Tom Brouillette
    In the first section of this book, Microbus Memories, several authors recount childhood or first experiences with Buses owned by family or friends in years past. Busing Today reflects the trials of finding and keeping a VW Bus. In The Shape of Busing to Come are stories of conjecture: what will the VW Bus mean in 25 or 50 years? And in the section, Bus Phantasmagoria, are tales...
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    27,71 €

  • 19,937 Crashes on Average per Day in the U.S.
    Car Accident Law Book
    Confused by Legal Jargon? Need a book that is designed to give information and not legal advice? Car Accident Law Book is the result of high-end research. Not one particle of this book discusses MONEY.Car Accident Law Book was established to help the public achieve some relative peace of mind during the process of living with the aftermath of having a car accident.Car Accident ...
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    103,70 €

  • AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS-FLIGHT CREW’S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE APPROACH-The Crash of British Aerospace Flight 1526
    Dirk Jan Barreveld
    On November 10, 2015, a British Aerospace HS 125-700A, N237WR, operated by Execuflight, crashed during a nonprecision localizer approach to runway 25 at Akron Fulton International Airport and impacted a four-unit apartment building in Akron, Ohio. This report discusses the November 10, 2015, accident in which a British Aerospace HS 125-700A, N237WR, registered to Rais Group Int...
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    22,24 €

  • Facing the Heat Barrier
    National Aeronautics and Space Admin. / T. A. Heppenheimer
    Hypersonics is the study of flight at speeds where aerodynamic heating dominates the physics of the problem. Typically this is Mach 5 and higher.  Hypersonics is an engineering science with close links to supersonics and engine design.Within this field, many of the most important results have been experimental. The principal facilities have been wind tunnels and related devices...
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    28,91 €

  • The Miracle Terminus
    Cenarth Fox
    Adolf Hitler invited the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for afternoon tea. World War Two roars over the horizon and George Miracle is desperate to leave the Royal Station. But why? His family love the village and Royal Station of Wolferton. War explodes, George leaves Norfolk taking a new job in the London Underground. The man who loved sunshine on main and branch line platforms i...
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    11,96 €

  • Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft, Revised Edition
    Jean-Charles Mare / Pascal Thalin / Ravi Rajamani
    Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft, Second Edition was developed to explain what the electric aircraft stands for by offering an objective view of what can be expected from the giant strides in innovative architectures and technologies enabling aircraft electrification. This edition features new illustrations and photographs throughout.Through tangible case studies, a deep insig...
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    163,05 €

  • The Chronicles Of Egg
    Robert Shaw
    The story of the culmination of my desire for powered paragliding flight. A brief insight of the designer, creator and test pilot Robert Shaw followed by the history of the development of his self-coined Eggmotor. This book gets into the nitty-gritty of the engineering, testing and ultimately the successful flights of this home-made, back-to-basics aviation marvel. There is als...
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    22,58 €

  • ANTICIPATING REVIVAL
    K. Bobie Amankwatia
    Amid today’s world of darkness and uncertainty, many individuals grapple with spiritual andmoral challenges that lead to fear and distress. Within the backdrop of socio-economic andpolitical upheaval, even sincere Christians contemplate whether civilization is on the brink ofcollapse. As the world’s leaders struggle to offer meaningful answers or solutions, humanityfinds itself...
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    17,05 €

  • The Icarus Game
    Steve Woodhouse
    The Icarus Game.After a career in the aviation business, Steve reveals his amazement at the way his life has played out. Taking you, the reader along with him for the turbulent ride. Share in his own astonishment at his successes, and his pragmatic acceptance of his outright disasters.Whether it’s maintaining military fast jets in a warzone, flying classic commercial airliners,...
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    14,90 €

  • The Red Knight
    John Charles Corrigan
    The Red Knight is the product of 25 years of meticulous research. It is, arguably, the most comprehensive account ever written about the Canadian Air Force’s legendary solo jet-aerobatics performer. An important part of Canadian aviation history, the Red Knight is third in longevity and total number of performances among RCAF display teams. In recognition of the program’s impor...
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    56,27 €

  • The Red Knight
    John Charles Corrigan
    The Red Knight is the product of 25 years of meticulous research. It is, arguably, the most comprehensive account ever written about the Canadian Air Force’s legendary solo jet-aerobatics performer. An important part of Canadian aviation history, the Red Knight is third in longevity and total number of performances among RCAF display teams. In recognition of the program’s impor...
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    64,84 €

  • 2023 Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe FAA-H-8083-31B (Color)
    Federal Aviation Administration / U.S. Department of Transportation
    2023 Edition.The Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Airframe (FAA-H-8083-31B) is one of a series of three handbooks for persons preparing for certification as an airframe or powerplant mechanic. This handbook provides basic information on principles, fundamentals, and technical procedures in the subject matter areas relating to the airframe rating. It is designed to aid s...
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    150,96 €

  • Pilot Error
    Sylvia Wrigley
    Buckle up for an exhilarating ride through the world of aviation mishaps in Pilot Error! Aviation expert Sylvia Wrigley provides an eye-opening exposé of mistakes made in the cockpit, ranging from comical blunders to catastrophic consequences. Discover the man who crashed a vintage plane for YouTube views, the helicopter pilot who tried to defend receiving a blow-job in the coc...
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    17,82 €

  • Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant FAA-H-8083-32B
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    2023 Edition.The Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook-Powerplant (FAA-H-8083-32B) is one of a series of three handbooks for persons preparing for certification as a powerplant mechanic. It is intended that this handbook provide the basic information on principles, fundamentals, and technical procedures in the subject matter areas relating to the powerplant rating. It is des...
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    92,04 €

  • Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA-H-8083-25C (2023 Edition)
    Federal Aviation Administration
    2023 Edition. Printed in color.This handbook provides the basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. It introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Except for the Code of Federal Regulations pertinent to civil aviation, most of the knowledge areas applicable to pilot certification are presented. This hand...
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    87,04 €

  • Certified Flight Instructor Lesson Plans
    Cody Morris
    The CFI Lesson Plans Book is a comprehensive guide designed to assist Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) in effectively delivering aviation training to their students. This meticulously crafted resource offers a wide range of lesson plans, instructional strategies, and teaching techniques to ensure a structured and organized approach to flight training.Key Features:Comprehensi...
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    129,34 €


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