An innovation in aviation development, Concorde was the subject of political rivalry, deceit and treachery from its very inception. After their failure to be the first nation to...
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The Brabazon – the name evokes the immediate post-war optimism of civil aviation. The giant airliner was built by Bristol Aircraft in 1949 to cross the Atlantic and serve the em...
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Graham M Simons · ISBN 9781399019651
Julkaistu 2022 Kieli englanti nidottu
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was almost certainly the most versatile Second World War Bomber. Apart from its bombing role in all theatres of operation, the B-24 hauled fuel t...
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States in World War Two and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various r...
De Havilland Enterprises: A History
Graham M Simons · ISBN 9781399085175
Julkaistu 2022 Kieli englanti nidottu
Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland was one of the world's true pioneers of powered flight, a man as important to Britain in aviation terms as the Wright brothers were to America....
Founded in 1961 as Euravia by British businessman Ted Langton and aviation consultant J.E.D. Walker, at a time of considerable turmoil for the independent sector of the British...
In April 1972, after six gruelling years of design and development, the then Lockheed California Company (now Lockheed Martin) delivered the most technologically advanced commer...
Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson's design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the 'Connie', produced one of the world's most iconic airliners. Lockheed had been work...
The Boeing 737 is an American short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a division of the Boeing Company. Or...
The story of the Consolidated B-36 is unique in American aviation history. The aircraft was an interesting blend of concepts proven during the Second World War combined with bud...
North American XB-70 Valkyrie in Pictures
Graham M Simons · ISBN 9781526787279
Julkaistu 2026 Kieli englanti sidottu
Flying at 70,000 feet, carrying nuclear weapons at Mach 3+ for thousands of miles, the North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was not merely going to redefine military aviation,...
Valkyrie: The North American XB-70
Graham M. Simons · ISBN 9781473822856
Julkaistu 2014 Kieli englanti nidottu
During the 1950s, at the time Elvis Presley was rocking the world with Hound Dog and the USA was aiming to become the world's only superpower, plans were being drawn at North Am...
Boeing 707 Group: A History
Graham M. Simons · ISBN 9781473861343
Julkaistu 2018 Kieli englanti sidottu
The Boeing 707 family - that includes the forerunner Model 367-80, the KC-135 series of military transports and the slightly smaller Model 720 - was the pioneer of the sweptback...
Early French Aviation, 1905-1930
Graham M. Simons · ISBN 9781526758743
Julkaistu 2019 Kieli englanti nidottu
France has been called the cradle of aviation by many - a fact that cannot be disputed, although some have tried. By the end of the 19th century, she led the world in lighter-th...
Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
Graham M. Simons · ISBN 9781783400713
Julkaistu 2015 Kieli englanti nidottu
During the course of aviation history, there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The arrival of the de Havilland M...
The Biology of Coral Reefs
Charles R.C. Sheppard; Simone Davy; Graham M. Pilling; Nicholas Graham · ISBN 9780198787341
Julkaistu 2017 Kieli englanti sidottu
Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effect...
The Biology of Coral Reefs
Charles R.C. Sheppard; Simone Davy; Graham M. Pilling; Nicholas Graham · ISBN 9780198787358
Julkaistu 2017 Kieli englanti nidottu
Coral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effect...
Often thought of as the Bible of India, "The Bhagavad Gita" is the most important sacred text of Hinduism, and the third most important among world scriptures, after the Bible a...
The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, the Bhagavata Pura?a. Judg...
The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, the Bhagavata Pura?a. Judg...