(Paperback)
By: Richard Pike
ISBN: 9781911621034
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2018
UK Publication Date: 30th April 2018
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
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From Richard Pike, author of Grub Street's bestselling Lightning Boys series, comes Hunter Boys, a fascinating insight into the experiences of those who flew the iconic Hawker Hunter - an aircraft known affectionately to many as `Queen of the Skies'.
(Hardback)
By: Steve Bond
ISBN: 9781910690406
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2017
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
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The Gloster Javelin was the UK's first line of night and all-weather air defence both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber/interceptor became the focus of many great stories told here in terrific detail.
(Paperback)
By: Richard Pike
ISBN: 9781911621027
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2018
UK Publication Date: 30th April 2018
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
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Now in paperback for the first time. True tales from pilots of the English Electric Lightning.
(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764361371
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback, 2nd edition)
By: DK
ISBN: 9780241446355
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2021
UK Publication Date: 4th March 2021
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Ben Skipper
ISBN: 9781399065962
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
UK Publication Date: 30th September 2023
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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First book to include the role of women in civil aviation's 100-year history. The first book to include all aspects of civial aviation in a single volume.
(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764361395
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Julie Decker
ISBN: 9783037681411
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2013
Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
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Because many areas can easily only reached by air, Alaska is still characterized by air traffic. As a consequence this enormous state and aviation have formed a very special symbiosis that is unique both in the world of geography and flying.
(Hardback)
By: Kev Darling
ISBN: 9781847971470
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2010
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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In 1945 the Allies returned home with information from German research concerning jet engines and swept wings. Though the USAAF had already deployed a batch of jet fighters, Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars, to Italy in 1945, their centrifugal-flow engines had limited scope for development compared with the axial-flow engines used by the Germans.
(Hardback)
By: Kev Darling
ISBN: 9781847971418
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2010
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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The world of experimental and prototype aircraft throws up many interesting and unusual machines, and the aircraft manufacturers of the USA were no exception. Within a few years of the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, World War One greatly accelerated the development of aircraft as the fighting machines.
(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764363450
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2022
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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Concise visual history of Boeing's first jetliner.
(Hardback)
By: Dan Dornseif
ISBN: 9780764360510
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2020
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764361388
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764365102
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2023
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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In production for over 50 years, the 747 was the first large-capacity civilian airliner.
(Hardback)
By: Dan Dornseif
ISBN: 9780764363467
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2022
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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Concise visual history of the Boeing 757 passenger jet.
(Paperback)
By: Jo Beeck
ISBN: 9781783831685
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2014
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Part of the new Fact File series: fundamental knowledge for aviation enthusiasts, covering a vast number of brands and model history with technical data, facts and images. All important information about Boeing's Commercial aircraft since 1919.
(Hardback)
By: John Fredrickson
ISBN: 9780764361623
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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A unique insider look at the profound changes Boeing experienced in the 1960s as the product mix shifted from military hardware to the first generation of jet-powered airliners.
(Paperback, Revised edition)
By: Barry Jones
ISBN: 9781861268600
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2006
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
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From pioneering jets to the foundations of some of the most successful aircraft, the experimental aircraft of the post-war years represent the most exciting years of British aviation. This book tells their remarkable stories, of the triumphs and frustrations of experimentation of aeronautical design.
(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764367939
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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A new illustrated history of the first commercial jet airliner
(Hardback)
By: Chris Goss
ISBN: 9781473883093
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2025
UK Publication Date: 30th March 2025
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: William Wolf
ISBN: 9780764325816
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2007
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Wolfgang Borgmann
ISBN: 9780764367106
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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A Legends of Flights Illustrated to the Douglas DC-3, the airliner from which the famous C-47 Skytrain military transport was derived.
(Paperback)
By: Robert Jackson
ISBN: 9781526774064
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2021
UK Publication Date: 30th June 2021
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world. This book contains a wealth of information for the modeller and the aviation enthusiast alike.
(Paperback)
By: Nick Barnard
ISBN: 9780500650011
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Apr 2012
UK Publication Date: 16th April 2012
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Using photographs, diagrams and illustrations, this book offers children their very own flying lessons. Suitable for all turbocharged kids in thrall to the wonder of flight, it covers the essential science and technology of flight, and includes stats and facts.
