2,156円 The Jet Age began in Britain in May 1941 when the Gloster E.28/39, the first British jet aircraft, made its first flight. The first British jet fighter was the Gloster Meteor, which entered service with the RAF in 1944 and went on to serve with air forces all over the world, and the RAF never loo...

8,290円 Air Transport and the Environment provides an overview of the main issues relating to aviation environmental impacts. It explains the challenge facing policymakers in terms of sustainable development, focusing on the importance of balancing the industry's economic, social and environmental costs ...

1,227円 Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the cutting edge of aviation technology, resulting in some of the greatest and most complex designs ever built. Military Aircraft features 52 of the most important military aircraft of the last hundred years. The book includes all...

1,227円 Commercial air travel began just over a century ago. In that time there have been groundbreaking civilian aircraft, such as flying boats, the first pressurized cabin aircraft, jet and supersonic aircraft, as well as immense changes in the capacity of a typical airliner: in the 1920s aircraft stru...

2,640円 Maps have long held a fascination for travellers and would-be travellers alike. Drawing on fascinating and unique material from the British Airways archive, curator Paul Jarvis focuses on the beautiful map artwork used over nearly 100 years of history to chart our voyages through the skies – from...

427円 Enjoy Dr Myhra’s exciting story of Nazi Germany’s high speed, wooden, low observable twin pulse-jet powered bomber project, the ME 328! It was developed as the first serious attempt to apply Argus C14 impulse duct propulsion units to a piloted aircraft. Enjoy the digital images, drawings, technic...

1,911円 Convertibles (in the First Gear series) is a celebration of the classic drop-top, from the earliest of coach cars where convertible style was the norm, to the high-end sports cars of today. Today’s convertible is a metaphor for freedom on the open road. To drop the top and feel the wind and sun a...

1,989円 Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel. The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to ...

1,549円 BROKEN WINGS reveals the tragedy of Alaska civil aviation from early bush pilots to modern jetliners, providing a unique perspective on the technology and human factors involved in aircraft mishaps. Written with expert analysis of aircraft operations, pilot procedures, weather phenomenon and avia...

109円 De mysterieuze vluchten mh370 en oa582 is een verhaal uit het boek Wonderlijk maar Waar met waargebeurde verhalen. Wonderlijke maar ware gebeurtenissen uit Nederland en Vlaanderen, verteld door de mensen die het meegemaakt hebben. Ron Puyn is verslaggever voor verschillende landelijke bladen. Hij...

662円 What is that you see in the sky? Planes! Whether they are passenger or cargo planes, they never fail to fill a child's mind with wonder. How do they fly? Where will they land? With this picture book, you are giving your child the power to discover the answers to these common questions. Don't forg...

1,500円 Extrait : "On se propose de retracer dans ces quelques pages les deux ascensions de montgolfières qui, en septembre 1783, eurent Versailles pour théâtre. Le récit n'en est pas, à vrai dire, entièrement nouveau. Plus favorisée que tant d'autres découvertes dont les origines restent dans l'ombre, l...