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  • An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics

    by Wei Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Chang-kwon Kang, Hao Liu ...
    Series Book 37 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro air vehicles (MAVs), which present some of the richest problems intersecting science and engineering. The agility and spectacular flight performance of natural flyers, thanks to their flexible, deformable wing ... Read more

    $164.99 CAD

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  • Civil Aircraft Recognition

    by Paul Eden ...
    The perfect guide for spotters and enthusiasts interested in airliners, feederliners, executive jets, light aircraft and other commercial aeroplanes. Contains 3-view silhouettes, colour photographs, dimensions, technical specifications and a potted history of those aircraft most likely to be seen in the skies and at airports. Other helpful details are included to make aircraft identification more ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Simple Science of Flight, revised and expanded edition

    From Insects to Jumbo Jets

    by Henk Tennekes ...
    An investigation into how machines and living creatures fly, and of the similarities between butterflies and Boeings, paper airplanes and plovers.From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy is ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • SR-71

    The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane

    by Richard H. Graham ...
    A pictorial history of the legendary Lockheed spy plane, written by one of its pilots and "filled to the brim with information and revelation" ( Seattle Post Intelligencer Travel for Aircraft blog).At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Flight, Second Edition

    by David W. Anderson, Scott Eberhardt ...
    Discover how planes get--and stay--airborneNow you can truly master an understanding of the phenomenon of flight. This practical guide is the most intuitive introduction to basic flight mechanics available. Understanding Flight, Second Edition, explains the principles of aeronautics in terms, descriptions, and illustrations that make sense--without complicated mathematics. Updated to include ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Jet Pioneers

    by Tim Kershaw ...
    In April 1941 Britain's first jet left the ground at a grass airfield 4 miles from Gloucester Cathedral. It was the start of a revolution in air travel, military and civilian. During the 1940s Britain's first-ever jet aircraft, the world's first jet fighter in squadron service and the first jet to hold the world air-speed record were all designed, built and flown in the Gloucester and Cheltenham ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Entering the Race to the Moon - Autobiography of an Apollo Rocket Scientist

    by John P. Hornung ...
    This is the autobiography of John P. Hornung, a rocket scientist during the early years of NASA's Apollo Mission to the moon. The writing describes four chapters in his life. Three of them were selected for their significance in U.S. history; early school integration in the deep south, a period of brutality in the US Marine Corps, and landing a man on the moon. A fourth chapter includes short ... Read more

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  • Suborbital

    Industry at the Edge of Space

    by Erik Seedhouse ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The nascent commercial suborbital spaceflight industry will soon open the space frontier to commercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and of course, tourists. This book describes the tantalizing science opportunities to be offered when suborbital trips become routine within the next 12 to 18 months. It describes the difference in training and qualification necessary to become either a ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Small Satellites and Their Regulation

    by Joseph N. Pelton, Ram S. Jakhu ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Since the launch of UoSat-1 of the University of Surrey (United Kingdom) in 1981, small satellites proved regularly to be useful, beneficial, and cost-effective tools. Typical tasks cover education and workforce development, technology demonstration, verification and validation, scientific and engineering research as well as commercial applications. Today the launch masses range over almost three ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Field Manual FM 3-52 Airspace Control February 2013

    by United States Government US Army ...
    Field manual (FM) 3-52, Airspace Control, provides commanders, staff officers, and airspace element personnel with tactics essential for the exercise of airspace control. Using the backdrop of the Army air-ground system (AAGS), the Army component of the theater air-ground system (TAGS), and the operations process, the manual addresses roles and responsibilities, by echelon, between Army and air ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • OBS&C Aerospace

    by Raffi Basmadjian ...

    $281.97 CAD

  • Investigating the Origin of the Asteroids and Early Findings on Vesta

    Historical Studies in Asteroid Research

    by Clifford J. Cunningham ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book assesses the origin of asteroids by analyzing the discovery of Vesta in 1807. Wilhelm Olbers, who discovered Vesta, suggested that the asteroids were the result of a primordial planet’s explosion. Cunningham studies that idea in detail through the writings of Sir David Brewster in Scotland, the era's most prolific writer about the asteroids. He also examines the link between meteorites ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD