Mike Bannister

Concorde The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot

Michael Joseph, 2022. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780241557006 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; slight creasing to jacket edges. Excellent, revealing. Well-related at both the personal and the technical levels - Aeroplane Illustrated. 464 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9780241557006. Inventory No: dscf12091.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; Concorde The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways former Chief Concorde Pilot Mike Bannister

Yefim GOrdon

German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia

Midland Publishing, 2008. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781857802924 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, clean bright jacket. This is undoubtedly the "go to" volume for Soviet technical evaluation and flight testing of German WWII aircraft. However, there are other aspects of the book that may actually be more important. The sections covering the following topics receive excellent coverage: 1. German post WWI flight operations in Russia 2. Russian aircraft purchases in the 20's and '30's. 3. The Post Non-Aggression Pact mission to Germany by the Soviet Union with coverage of analysis performed by the Soviet engineers. 4. Development activities in post war East Germany including the in-depth coverage of the EF-131 and Baade 152 aircraft and their predecessors. 5. Jet engine development including the genesis of the Kuznetsov NK-12. 6. Discussion of the influence of German war booty and engineers on Soviet aircraft development 7. Acknowledgement of post-Soviet era German aircraft in Russia. (That chapter is a tad bit thin.) 320 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9781857802924. Inventory No: dscf12037.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia Yefim GOrdon

Yefim Gordon and Sergey Komissarov

US Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia

Midland Publishing, 2009. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781857803082 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, flyleaf missing, indents to page edges; clean bright jacket, indent to front next top top of spine. Covering everything from the purchase of Wright A aircraft in 1908 to modern day Boeings, this is an extremely well researched and beautifully published work that will surely become a classic and the reference of choice on this subject. Of particular interest to many enthusiasts will of course be the Second World War period and years thereafter and the content of this book will not disappoint.Familiar types included under lend-lease such as P-40s, A-20s, C-47s are of course included along with Mustangs, Mitchells, P-47s,B-17s, B-24s, Catalinas and many others. The fascinating story of the Soviets' reverse engineering of 'captured' B-29s to produce the Tu-4 is detailed and, post WW2, the story includes such gems as S-58s,F-5Es etc and other complete aircraft or bits of them that fell into Soviet hands during the cold war.The text also includes comments on Soviet test pilots' views on their new charges. Colour and B&W photographs and specially commissioned artwork are all beautifully reproduced and the text is very readable. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9781857803082. Inventory No: dscf12033.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; US Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia Yefim Gordon and Sergey Komissarov

Donald Nijboer

Cockpits of the Cold War

Boston Mills Press, 2003. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781550464054 Clean unmarked pages, firm binding. A bright, well-cared for copy. Nijboer takes the reader inside the cockpits of the most revered and feared aircraft of the Cold War period, from 1947 to 1965. This book covers planes from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, France and the Soviet Union including: The Mikoyan MiG-15 Soviet fighter flown by Kenneth Rowe (formerly Lt. Kim Sok No), the first pilot to defect to the West during the Korean War The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that shot down a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet battle Each featured aircraft includes a pilot perspective on what it was like to fly these legendary aircraft on combat or reconnaissance missions written by well-known pilots -- many of them combat veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars. Colour photos. 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9781550464054. Inventory No: dscf10884.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; Cockpits of the Cold War Donald Nijboer

Guy Norris

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Zenith Press, 2009. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780760328156 Missing its dust jacket. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. This book offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new airplane developed by Boeing since its 1990 launch of the 777. With hundreds of photographs, Boeing 787 Dreamliner closely details the design and building of Boeing’s new twin-engine jet airliner, as well as the drama behind its launch. Here are the key players, the controversies, the critical decisions about materials and technology--the plastic reinforced with carbon fiber that will make this mid-sized widebody super lightweight. And here, from every angle, is the Dreamliner itself, in all its gleaming readiness to rule the air. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9780760328156. Inventory No: dscf10205.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; Boeing 787 Dreamliner Guy Norris

Peter Seymour

Wolseley Radial Aero Engines: Lord Nuffield's thwarted Venture

The History Press, 2006. Softcover. Fine Condition. 9780752439150 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, slight wear to covers. Presents the history of both development of Wolsely's range of radial aero engines and also Lord Nuffield's ambition to enter into the large-scale manufacture of these engines, which was stifled and abetted by the government. This book looks at Nuffield's involvement with aircraft in World War Two. Illustrated. 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9780752439150. Inventory No: dscf12171.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Aviation; Wolseley Radial Aero Engines Lord Nuffields thwarted Venture Peter Seymour