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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT
BY TOM MURPHYReady to buy a new or pre-owned Cessna? This updated second edition includes (1) original in-depth info about older Cessna models (2) updated info on Cessnas being offered today and (3) buying advice on AD's, inspection of aircraft and its logbooks and how to choose the right model for your needs. View more details |
| 13-06179 | COMP. GUIDE TO CESSNA A/C BK | $19.95 | 
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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OVER AMERICAJust Published. Journey through time looking at several of the most evocative civil and general aviation airplanes built from the 1920s to 1950s. Book is packed full of color photos of many classic American airplanes. View more details |
| 13-06191 | VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OVER AMER. BK | $29.95 |
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FAIRCHILD'S GOLDEN AGE
BY ALAN ABELA young Sherman Fairchild quit college in 1917 to start a company to build aerial cameras. After 3 years, Fairchild built the first successful large, high-speed between-the-shutter camera that was a major breakthrough in aerial photographic technology. View more details |
| 13-06177 | FAIRCHILDS GOLDEN AGE BOOK | $26.95 |
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BUSHPLANES BY GEZA SZUROVYColorful book examines the duties bushplanes help carry out around the world and the development of the greatest examples still plying the skies, including DeHavilland Beavers and Otters, Piper Cubs, Stinson Reliants, and Cessna Skywagons. View more details |
| 13-06193 | BUSHPLANES BOOK | $34.95 |
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RACE WITH THE WINDIn decades leading to World War II, legendary air races were the proving grounds for radical new aviation designs. The people and machines of air racing contributed new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes. View more details |
| 13-06201 | RACE WITH THE WIND BOOK | $39.95 |
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X-PLANES: PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OF FLIGHT Since the first edition of X-Planes at Edwards (0-87989-85-0) was published in 1995, many new types of civilian (Rutan-types, 717 and 777), military (Bombers, Fighters, Reconnaissance Drones and Transports) and dedicated research aircraft (X-planes) have been created by numerous manufacturers and then flight-tested at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California. View more details |
| 13-06196 | X-PLANES BOOK | $19.95 |
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THE HEATH STORY
BY CHET PEEKChronicles the life of Edward Baird Heath and his famous “parasol” kitplanes. It spans the years from his first Bleriot flight in 1910 to the fatal test of his experimental Low Wing in 1931. He is best remembered for his introduction and promotion of the kitplane concept, powered by a Henderson 4-cylinder motorcycle engine. From 1927 to 1931, 1000s of air-minded young Americans bought his kits, then spent endless hours handcrafting a plane in barns and basements. View more details |
| 13-06184 | THE HEATH STORY BOOK | $22.95 |
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THE TIGER MOTH STORY BY ALAN BRAMSONThe Tiger Moth is one of the major aviation success stories. Developed by Geoffrey de Havilland during the early 1930s and flown for the first time on October 26th, 1931, the biplane became the most important elementary trainer used by Commonwealth forces. View more details |
| 13-06189 | THE TIGER MOTH STORY BOOK | $44.95 |
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VULTEE AIRCRAFTToday the name Vultee is not as well known as, say, Douglas or Northrup but Gerard Vultee was the equal of the better-known names as an engineer and director, rapidly advancing the design of aircraft with aerodynamic all-metal structures and retractable landing gear in the 1930s. View more details |
| 13-06195 | VULTEE AIRCRAFT BOOK | $29.95 |
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CUBS ON THE LOOSEoin this Cub, NC87881, as she takes her pilot flying like the old days - without modern instrumentation. View more details |
| 13-06182 | CUBS ON THE LOOSE BOOK | $14.95 |
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THE STORY OF TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT BY DAVID BEATYThe Atlantic had proved a graveyard for many ships, and when the first butterfly craft began to fly it after the World War I, all the omens warned that it would swallow up planes as well. Nonetheless, the pioneers – Read, Alcock, Brown and Lindbergh, as well as many who gambled and lost – continued to pit themselves against the odds. View more details |
| 13-06188 | STORY OF TRANSATLANTIC FLGT BK | $16.95 |
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JEPPESEN INSTRUCTOR'S
GUIDE CDIncludes all four instructor's guides: Private, Instrument/Commercial, Multi-Engine, and Flight Instructor and bonus materials consisting of lesson plan templates and instructor endorsements. View more details |
| 13-06248 | JEPP INSTRUCT GUIDE ON CD-ROM | $58.50 |
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FLYING ABOVE
THE GLASS CEILINGFlying Above the Glass Ceiling gives us a look at the accomplishments of pioneering women flyers and distaff members of the aviation industry from the 1800s to the presents - noting their specific struggles because they entered a man's profession! View more details |
| 13-06873 | FLYING ABOVE THE GLASS CEILING | $11.95 |
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BIRDFLIGHT AS THE BASIS OF AVIATION - OTTO LILIENTHALIt's the work of a creative genius whose observation, analysis, ingenuity and daring laid the foundation for the development of aviation. After a comprehensive scientific study of how birds fly, Lilienthal recognized the superiority of curved wing surfaces. View more details |
| 13-01488 | BIRDFLIGHT AS BASIS OF AVIATON | $19.95 |
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THE GOLDEN YEARS OF FLYINGThe Golden Years of Flying -- As We Remember is the legacy of an earlier day in aviation history, recorded by one of the pilots who shared this experience and wrote down his fellow pilots' stories. Captain Tex Searle corresponded with and interviewed several retired DC-3 pilots from the old Frontier Airlines days, and brought all their tales together in one place for a vivid historical account. View more details |
| 13-06412 | ASA THE GOLDEN YEARS OF FLYING | $13.95 |
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THE GEE BEE RACERS: A LEGACY OF SPEEDThe only work ever available which covers the entire line of Granville Bros. projects including all models of their sport and racing planes, as well as the drawings for a proposed Indy race car. Includes coverage of recent flying replicas and a discussion of the aerodynamic knowledge base in the 1930s, when these aircraft were built and cautiously raced, versus 1994 when the replicas are flown in aerobatic demos View more details |
| 13-06754 | GEE BEE RACERS LEGACY OF SPD | $19.95 |
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