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Vol de nuit Vol de nuit Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *Night Flight* (French title: *Vol de Nuit*) is the second novel by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in 1931 and became an international bestseller. The book… OL10267W
First to fly First to fly Thomas C Parramore "Working with archival sources, newspapers, patent records, and personal accounts, Tom Parramore recounts North Carolina's significant role in the early history of aviation. Beginning well before the… OL12330662W
The Wright brothers, pioneers of power flight The Wright brothers, pioneers of power flight Carroll V. Glines, Jr. A biography of the two brothers, unknown bicycle repairmen, who built and flew the first powered airplane in 1903. OL13266W
The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight John Batchelor Reference directory with detailed description and specifications for several aircraft spanning the period from the development of flight to the dawn of World War II OL15022901W
They flew alone They flew alone George Sullivan Describes fourteen flights by pilots who faced the unknown alone from Wilbur Wright, the first man to achieve powered flight, to Frank Whittle and Jacqueline Cochran, the first man and woman to fly a… OL15079390W
Pilots fly planes Pilots fly planes Fay Robinson Explains the work of a pilot by taking the reader step-by-step through a typical day. OL15123536W
Flight Flight Rob Alcraft Soar through the air and enjoy the thrill of flying. Learn why and how a plane flies. Check out the history of flight, from the first attempts to the possible future of taking to the sky and beyond. … OL15139809W
Breaking the sound barrier Breaking the sound barrier Nathan Aaseng Chronicles the events leading up to the breaking of the sound barrier, focusing on the test pilots who risked their lives to achieve supersonic flight. OL15216086W
The conquest of the Atlantic by air The conquest of the Atlantic by air Charles Dixon A first-class account of the triumph and tragedy of Atlantic crossings by air until the end of the 1930s. Containing 19 chapters and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations. A must for th… OL15244514W
Fables Fables Roger L'Estrange,Percy J. Billinghurst,Joseph Jacobs,Aesop The world's oldest known collection of fables and folk tales. Some of the stories credited to Aesop, a Greek slave who lived in about the sixth century BCE, are known in every corner of the globe, su… OL15464922W
Before Amelia Before Amelia Eileen F. Lebow "Amelia Earhart is, without a doubt, the world's most famous woman aviator, but she was not the first. Dozens of women pilots were in the vanguard of early aviation more than a decade before Amelia l… OL15834759W
The golden age of aviation The golden age of aviation Richard Rosenblum Describes the exploits of some famous pioneer fliers and the development of various types of aircraft from the early 1920's to the eve of World War II. OL15836651W
Military and security Military and security Tom Jackson "Provides a historical overview of military technology, from the earliest weapons to medieval fortresses and to today's modern weapons and warfare strategies. Includes the progression of lock technol… OL15902093W
The airplane The airplane Jay P. Spenser The inside story of how people invented and refined the airplane. OL16069268W
Optimizing the use of aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids Optimizing the use of aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids John D'Avirro "Provides practical technical guidance on procedures and technologies to reduce the use of aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids (ADAF) while maintaining safe aircraft operations across the wide ran… OL16082778W
Commercial aviation safety Commercial aviation safety Clarence C. Rodrigues "Presenting current practice and procedures from all major air traffic and regulatory agencies, this book covers the entire commercial aviation safety system--from human safety to accident investigat… OL16175834W
An investigation of the effect of acceleration on the burning rate of composite propellants An investigation of the effect of acceleration on the burning rate of composite propellants James Bruce Anderson The average burning rates of composite solid rocket propellant were measured in acceleration fields up to 2000 times the standard acceleration of gravity. The acceleration vector was perpendicular to… OL16447180W
Flight Flight Von Hardesty Provides an overview of the principal stages in the history of flight, from animal flight and the first attempts to develop human flight to the present, and describes the invention of the various sys… OL16554844W
Climate change and aviation Climate change and aviation Stefan Gössling "The massive growth in availability of air travel and air freight has led to aviation becoming one of the fastest growing emitters of greenhouse gases. This and other trends have caused a shift in ex… OL16962245W
The manned missile; the story of the B-70 The manned missile; the story of the B-70 Ed Rees Memorable tracing of the history of the astounding Valyrie aircraft, the B-70, an intercontinental bomber which flew so high and so fast it earned the nickname "The Manned Missile" and was, in Genera… OL17202936W
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