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“matt falcus”

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  • 50 Airliners that Changed Flying

    by Matt Falcus ...
    The invention of the aeroplane was the dawn of a new way of travelling. Its potential was quickly realised, and aircraft were developed to carry first mail and then passengers, over distances that would have previously taken many hours or even days. Successive aircraft changed how we experience flight and how far we could go, introducing new standards of on-board service. Flying became an ... Read more

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  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    by James Hamilton-Paterson ...
    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Vulcan Test Pilot

    My Experiences in the Cockpit of a Cold War Icon

    by Tony Blackman ...
    In this memoir, the author of Nimrod: Rise and Fall details his experience testing the UK's strategic bomber while flying for Avro during the Cold War.In 2007, a restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2—XH558—took to the skies to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. To coincide with this, the memoirs of one of its test pilots, Tony Blackman, was published to great acclaim.Tony flew ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Infamous Aircraft

    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    by Robert Jackson ...
    An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War I to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included . . .B.E.2: The Royal Flying Corps went to war in ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Emergency (2nd Edition)

    Crisis On The Flight Deck

    by Stanley Stewart ...
    Emergency is a collection of true stories about events where disaster seems imminent. Yet each situation is concluded without loss of life thanks to the skill of the pilots and their crews, whose bravery and resourcefulness have earned them well-deserved commendations. Written by a British Airways First Officer, Stanley Stewart, who has spoken at first hand with the pilots and crews involved in ... Read more

    $11.59 CAD

  • Black Box

    Inside the World's Worst Air Crashes

    by Nicholas Faith ...
    The smash-hit bestseller about the world's worst air crashes and the disaster detectives who pick through the wreckage to find out why they happened - now fully revised and updated, with 30% new material.From the early tragedies of the Comet and the DC10 to the modern-day horror of the Concorde catastrophe in Paris and the mysterious loss of an Air France Airbus over the Atlantic, Faith ... Read more

    $4.79 CAD

  • Meteor from the Cockpit

    Britain's First Jet Fighter

    by Peter Caygill ...
    An in-depth look at this historic military aircraft, including firsthand accounts from those who flew it.The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet-powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe—although it did hold the world air speed record for a while ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lose Your Fear of Flying

    by Sobaca ...
    Are you amongst those who fly because they have to, yet dread it? You are in good company. There are many like you who reluctantly fly, perhaps because of work or due to the fact they won’t allow their fears to curtail their enjoyment of life. Statistics are of no help. What can help, though, is a better understanding of exactly what is happening during a typical flight from the only vantage point ... Read more

    $5.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Planes Crash: 2001

    by Sylvia Wrigley ...
    Series series Why Planes Crash
    Air travel is one of the safest modes of travel when we take into account the distances and freedom that it allows us. And yet, we still remain obsessed with aviation disasters. What caused these accidents? Whose fault was it? In her series of books, Why Planes Crash, Sylvia Wrigley investigates the worst aviation disasters of the twenty first century.Why Planes Crash: 2001 is the first of the ... Read more

    $4.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Concorde

    The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

    by Mike Bannister ...
    The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot'A remarkable story' DAILY EXPRESS'A stonking good read' FLYER_________What's it like to fly faster than a bullet?Could you really glimpse the edge of space?Why will we never see Concorde's like again?Mike Bannister was British Airways' Chief Concorde... ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Gliding

    From passenger to pilot

    by Steve Longland ...
    Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this compelling and existing sport. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Airbus A380: Superjumbo of the 21st Century

    Superjumbo of the 21st Century

    by Guy Norris,Mark Wagner ...
    Poised for takeoff on that hot morning in April 2005, the Airbus A380 had the purposeful, powerful presence of a giant predatory bird. With its enormous gulled wings, imperiously tall tail, and broad, domed forepeak, it looked ready to take on the world. And along the way, it has had plenty of supporters-and critics. No civil airliner since the supersonic Concorde has aroused such emotion, such ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD