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Focke-wulf Fw 190 (Paperback): Heinz J. Nowarra Focke-wulf Fw 190 (Paperback)
Heinz J. Nowarra
R302 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Along with the Bf 109, the Fw 190 was a stalwart of the Luftwaffe and one of the top fighters of WWII.

Fleet Air Arm Legends: Supermarine (Paperback): Mathew Willis Fleet Air Arm Legends: Supermarine (Paperback)
Mathew Willis
R402 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Save R69 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki in Japanese Army Air Force Service (Paperback, New Ed): Richard M Bueschel Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki in Japanese Army Air Force Service (Paperback, New Ed)
Richard M Bueschel
R458 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R66 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

All variations and markings are covered in this the third book in a multi-volume series.

Tempest - Hawker's Outstanding Piston-engined Fighter (Paperback): Tony Butler Tempest - Hawker's Outstanding Piston-engined Fighter (Paperback)
Tony Butler
R671 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R131 (20%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Storms of Controversy - The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed (Paperback, Fourth Edition): Palmiro Campagna Storms of Controversy - The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed (Paperback, Fourth Edition)
Palmiro Campagna; Foreword by Richard Rohmer
R677 R609 Discovery Miles 6 090 Save R68 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its mysterious cancellation in February 1959 prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. What role did the Central Intelligence Agency play in the scrapping of the project? Who in Canada's government was involved in that decision? What, if anything, did Canada get in return? Who ordered the blowtorching of all the prototypes? And did Arrow technology find its way into the American Stealth fighter/bomber program?

When Storms of Controversy was first published in 1992, its answers to these questions sent a shock wave across the country. Using never-before-released documents, the book exploded the myth that design flaws, cost overruns, or obsolescence had triggered the demise of the Arrow.

Now, in this fully revised fourth edition, complete with two new appendices, the bestselling book brings readers up-to-date on the CF-105 Arrow, the most innovative, sophisticated aircraft the world had seen by the end of the 1950s.

Boeing 747: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History (Hardcover): Wolfgang Borgmann Boeing 747: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History (Hardcover)
Wolfgang Borgmann
R729 R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

More than half a century ago the Boeing 747 took to the air for the first time; it is considered the first large-capacity civilian airliner. Lovingly nicknamed the "Jumbo Jet," the aircraft quickly became the flagship of any airline that operated it. While sales were initially modest, the unmistakable four-engine jet became a bestseller after much-improved and more-advanced versions became available in the 1980s. Though recent technological developments have caused the age of the big four-engine passenger jet to slowly come to an end, the elegant 747 is undoubtedly an aviation legend that still turns heads at airports. Sadly, after a 50-year-plus service career, the last 747s are due to come off the factory line in 2022. The history of the 747's design, development, and operational use is presented in detail in this book, as is its use by many of the world's most famous airlines, including TWA, Pan Am, Lufthansa, Qantas, British Airways, El Al, Air France, and nearly 100 others throughout its long career. Governments and militaries worldwide have also flown the 747, for missions including ferrying NASA's former space shuttle fleet, and the current US Air Force One presidential aircraft. Technical specifications for the 747 and its variants, as well as period photographs, bring to life the fascinating history of one of Boeing's most iconic aircraft.

Laika's Window - The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog (Paperback): Kurt Caswell Laika's Window - The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog (Paperback)
Kurt Caswell
R490 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had survived in space for seven days, providing valuable data that would make future manned space flight possible. People believed that Laika died a painless death as her oxygen ran out. Only in recent decades has the real story become public: Laika died after only a few hours in orbit when her capsule overheated. Laika's Window positions Laika as a long overdue hero for leading the way to human space exploration. Kurt Caswell examines Laika's life and death and the speculation surrounding both. Profiling the scientists behind Sputnik II, he studies the political climate driven by the Cold War and the Space Race that expedited the satellite's development. Through this intimate portrait of Laika, we begin to understand what the dog experienced in the days and hours before the launch, what she likely experienced during her last moments, and what her flight means to history and to humanity. While a few of the other space dog flights rival Laika's in endurance and technological advancements, Caswell argues that Laika's flight serves as a tipping point in space exploration "beyond which the dream of exploring nearby and distant planets opened into a kind of fever from which humanity has never recovered." Examining the depth of human empathy-what we are willing to risk and sacrifice in the name of scientific achievement and our exploration of the cosmos, and how politics and marketing can influence it-Laika's Windowis also about our search to overcome loneliness and the role animals play in our drive to look far beyond the earth for answers.

Handley Page Hastings - Including a Brief History of the Hermes (Paperback): Tim Senior Handley Page Hastings - Including a Brief History of the Hermes (Paperback)
Tim Senior
R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Legion Condor: 1936-1939 (Hardcover): Karl Ries, Hans Ring Legion Condor: 1936-1939 (Hardcover)
Karl Ries, Hans Ring
R1,515 R1,202 Discovery Miles 12 020 Save R313 (21%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This classic book now makes its first appearance in English. Long out-of-print this study is one of the few books dedicated to the history of the infamous Legion Condor, the German volunteer unit that fought with pro-Franco forces during the Spanish Civil War from 1936-1939.\nMany of the tactics and strategies of the Luftwaffe were first formulated and used during operations in Spain. Also, various aircraft were tested and used, such as the famous Ju 87, Do 17, He 111 and Bf 109 - all stalwarts of the later Luftwaffe during World War II. Many Luftwaffe pilots received combat training in Spain; Werner Molders and Adolf Galland first earned their wings as members of the Legion Condor.\nRenowned Luftwaffe experts Karl Ries and Hans Ring have brought together over 480 photographs, including aerial reconnaissance photos, detailed unit insignia, and action shots. The history of the Legion Condor is discussed in great detail, including the many personalities, thorough battle analysis, and technical aspects of the weaponry. The result is a superb historical study of the early Luftwaffe.\nKarl Ries is the author of many books on the Luftwaffe including Luftwaffe Rudder Markings 1936-1945 with Ernst Obermaier, available from Schiffer Military History. Hans Ring is co-author with Werner Girbig of a unit history of JG 27.

Force Drawdown: a Usaf Phot History 1988-1995 (Hardcover): Rene Francillon, Jim Dunn, Carl Porter Force Drawdown: a Usaf Phot History 1988-1995 (Hardcover)
Rene Francillon, Jim Dunn, Carl Porter
R905 R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Save R153 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The end of the Cold War created a golden opportunity for reducing the defense burden and providing taxpayers with a "Peace Dividend." For the United States Air Force, this resulted over the past six years in drastic reductions: 23% in aircraft inventory, 30% in personnel, and 32% in the number of bases and other major installations. Well-known and long-serving aircraft, such as the A-7D/K, the B-52G, the F-4C/D/E, the F-111A/D, the FB-111A and the SR-71, have been withdrawn from active and reserve components, and some states, such as California, have lost nearly half of their Air Force bases.\nIllustrated with over 410 color photos, this new book provides a rich pictorial record of aircraft (including old and new markings) and units which no longer exist, and offers a visual chronicle of organizational changes between 1988-1995.

Messerschmitt  Me 321/323: Giants of the Luftwaffe (Paperback): H. P. Dabrowski Messerschmitt Me 321/323: Giants of the Luftwaffe (Paperback)
H. P. Dabrowski
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book covers the use and development of one the Luftwaffe's largest planes, the Messerschmitt Me 321/323.

Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965-1969 (Hardcover): John Fredrickson, John Andrew Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965-1969 (Hardcover)
John Fredrickson, John Andrew
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Welcome to the world of corporate decision-making, workplace gambles, and a myriad of human interactions. This is a story that affirms the traditional values of hard work, fidelity, and building the human alliances necessary for achieving enduring success. John Andrew, a retired Boeing executive, offers 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. The requirement for more factory space was fuelled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a newly constructed 747-sized factory on 760 acres at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. These cathedrals of airframe assembly remain vital to Boeing's ongoing operations today.

Spitfire Deserter? - The American Pilot Who Went Missing (Hardcover): Bill Simpson Spitfire Deserter? - The American Pilot Who Went Missing (Hardcover)
Bill Simpson
R621 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R298 (48%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the early morning of 20 April 1942, forty-seven Spitfire Vs of 601 and 603 Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force launched from the deck of the American aircraft carrier the USS Wasp, which had sailed to a position north of Algiers. The planes were bound for Malta. At the time, the island was under heavy siege by Axis forces. Salvatore Walcott's Spitfire never made it; he crash-landed in North Africa, part of Vichy France, and was interned. After attempting to escape, Walcott was liberated at the end of 1942. He returned to the UK and joined the US Army Air Corps and continued to serve as a pilot until the end of the war and afterwards with the USAF during the Berlin airlift. These are the bare bones of the story. But was that landing in Africa 'an inexplicable defection', as it has been described? Here is the evidence, alongside an exploration of American and British attitudes to men like Walcott who served under foreign flags. Walcott's story has been discussed for many years, but here is the truth. Did the Spitfire's undercarriage fail to retract, as Walcott claimed, or did he lose his nerve? Does the fact that Walcott later gained a reputation as a risk-taker indicate a 'Lord Jim' narrative, whereby he tried to make up for a moment of cowardice? Walcott's ultimately tragic tale is set against the larger narrative of Irish/American and British/Vichy France relations, of the Mediterranean theatre, aircraft design, and the US entry into the war.

John Houbolt - The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings (Paperback): William F Causey John Houbolt - The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings (Paperback)
William F Causey
R649 R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next fourteen months, NASA vigorously debated several options. At first the consensus was to send one big rocket with several astronauts to the moon, land and explore, and then take off and return the astronauts to earth in the same vehicle. Another idea involved launching several smaller Saturn V rockets into the earth orbit, where a lander would be assembled and fueled before sending the crew to the moon. But it was a small group of engineers led by John C. Houbolt who came up with the plan that propelled human beings to the moon and back-not only safely, but faster, cheaper, and more reliably. Houbolt and his colleagues called it "lunar orbit rendezvous," or "LOR." At first the LOR idea was ignored, then it was criticized, and then finally dismissed by many senior NASA officials. Nevertheless, the group, under Houbolt's leadership, continued to press the LOR idea, arguing that it was the only way to get men to the moon and back by President Kennedy's deadline. Houbolt persisted, risking his career in the face of overwhelming opposition. This is the story of how John Houbolt convinced NASA to adopt the plan that made history.

Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War Ii (Hardcover): Ron Mackay Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War Ii (Hardcover)
Ron Mackay
R1,790 R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Save R407 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In June 1943 the quiet English countryside around the village of Ridgewell in northwest Essex was transformed by the arrival of the 381st Bomb Group with its B-17 Flying Fortresses. The subsequent battle in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-airmen with the Mighty Eighth, striking 297 times at Hitler's 'Fortress Europe' and dropping over 22,000 tons of ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was 131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing in action, sustained during the course of a fiercely contested struggle stretching over 1000 days.

The Merlin EH(AW) 101 - From Design to Front Line (Paperback): Rich Pittman The Merlin EH(AW) 101 - From Design to Front Line (Paperback)
Rich Pittman
R484 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R46 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Designed by the European Helicopter Industries (EHI) partnership during the 1980s, initially as a naval helicopter to help combat the threat of an attack from Soviet missile submarines, the Merlin has evolved into a multi-role helicopter today. The AW101 combines the most advanced technologies, safety by design, mission systems and leading-edge manufacturing to provide a proven platform for long-range Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in certain countries. With a typical range of 750 nm (over 1,300 km) in standard configuration, the AW101 is the most capable SAR helicopter in the world today. Other roles include transportation for Heads of State and VVIP operators; Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO); Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW); Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASaC); Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM); troop transport; utility support, CASEVAC/MEDEVAC; and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR). Lavishly illustrated throughout, Rich Pittman offers a fascinating portrait of an enduring and popular aircraft and traces its journey from design to the front line.

Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War (Paperback): Graham Smith Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War (Paperback)
Graham Smith
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A full account of the part played by Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated.

To Conquer the Air - The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight (Paperback, 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed): James Tobin To Conquer the Air - The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight (Paperback, 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed)
James Tobin
R748 R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Save R47 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

James Tobin, award-winning author of "Ernie Pyle's War" and "The Man He Became," has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air.
For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths--Langley's toward oblivion, the Wrights' toward the heavens--though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian's accuracy and a novelist's eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. "To Conquer the Air" is itself a heroic achievement.

Kiffin Yates Rockwell and the Birth of the United States Air Force (Paperback): T B Murphy Kiffin Yates Rockwell and the Birth of the United States Air Force (Paperback)
T B Murphy
R1,136 R722 Discovery Miles 7 220 Save R414 (36%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Kiffin Yates Rockwell of Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to fight for France. Initially serving with the French Foreign Legion as a soldier in the trenches, he soon became a founding member of the Lafayette Escadrille, a squadron made up mostly of American volunteer pilots who served under the French flag before the U.S. entered the war. On May 19, 1916, he earned the distinction of being the first American pilot of the war to shoot down a German plane. He was killed during aerial combat on September 23, 1916, at age 24. This book covers Rockwell's early life and military service with the Lafayette Escadrille, the first ever American air combat unit and the precursor to the U.S. Air Force.

Japanese Aircraft Code Names & Designations (Paperback): Robert C. Mikesh Japanese Aircraft Code Names & Designations (Paperback)
Robert C. Mikesh
R576 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From ABDUL to ZEKE, this handbook covers all Allied designations for Japanese Navy/Army aircraft of WWII. Each aircraft is presented alphabetically according to its code name, and is also cross-referenced to its official (long) designations and project (short) designations.

American Interceptor - US Navy Convoy Fighter Projects (Hardcover): Jared A. Zichek American Interceptor - US Navy Convoy Fighter Projects (Hardcover)
Jared A. Zichek
R1,127 R948 Discovery Miles 9 480 Save R179 (16%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Military Aircraft Marking 2020 (Paperback): Howard J. Curtis Military Aircraft Marking 2020 (Paperback)
Howard J. Curtis
R368 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R33 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Airliner Models - Marketing Air Travel and Tracing Airliner Evolution Through Vintage Miniatures (Hardcover): Anthony  J Lawler Airliner Models - Marketing Air Travel and Tracing Airliner Evolution Through Vintage Miniatures (Hardcover)
Anthony J Lawler
R1,576 R1,398 Discovery Miles 13 980 Save R178 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For most of the past century, beautiful models of airliners have been made to promote their airlines' services in travel agents and their own shops. The models also illustrate the evolution of airliner design over these decades: the wood and fabric biplanes of the 1920s, the broad adoption of all-metal airliners in the 1930s, the first jet airliners of the 1950s, the first wide-body airliners of the 1970s and the pioneering small steps in supersonic air travel are all covered. The increasingly colourful exterior schemes adopted by the airlines, to ensure recognition by aspiring passengers, provide an interesting subtext. For model collectors, the airliner type, makers name, scale, approximate age and the materials used are detailed for each model illustrated. A short history of significant model-making companies is covered. With the onset of online bookings and the closure of airline offices and travel agents, the use of models is fast vanishing forever. The focus of this book is to preserve this fascinating era when models were a significant marketing tool, and to ensure that these models, at least in photographic form, survive as a record for future generations.

The Zeppelin - An Illustrated History (Paperback): Phil Carradice The Zeppelin - An Illustrated History (Paperback)
Phil Carradice
R454 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For a brief period in the early Twentieth Century it seemed as if the future of air travel lay with the giant airships of Count von Zeppelin. The First World War ended that dream, fixed wing aircraft superseding the slow moving and unwieldy airships. As weapons of war the Zeppelins were never truly successful although they did manage to terrify huge numbers of unknowing and naive civilians-perhaps more by imagination than by any practical manifestation of their power. The Zeppelin crews of the First World War spent hours in the air, cold and hungry-and with the prospect of a horrendous death, either by fire or by falling thousands of feet to the ground, ever present. As vehicles of mass destruction the Zeppelins were remarkably ineffective. Their real value, lay in their ability to make silent reconnaissance missions over enemy territory and sea lanes. In the post-war days the public began to realise that airships offered a form of air travel that was comfortable, mostly stable and, sometimes, even luxurious. The 'Graf Zeppelin' and the 'Hindenburg' were the height of elegance.Unfortunately, they had two major defects-they were vulnerable to the elements and, due to the hydrogen that kept them aloft, they were also highly flammable. The 'Hindenburg' disaster of 1937 effectively spelled the end of the giant airship as a commercial enterprise but for almost half a century these wonderful machines had cruised elegantly through the clouds.

America's Hundred Thousand: U.S. Production Fighters of WWII (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Francis H. Dean America's Hundred Thousand: U.S. Production Fighters of WWII (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Francis H. Dean
R1,872 R1,465 Discovery Miles 14 650 Save R407 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Americas Hundred Thousand covers in detail the eleven U.S. fighter aircraft types produced just before and during World War II - with a combined production total of just over 100,000 aircraft. Covered are the Army Lockheed P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk/Kittyhawk/Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, and the Navy F2A - Buffalo, F4F - Wildcat, F4U - Corsair, and F6F - Hellcat fighters. The text is supplemented by more than 650 photographs, and 200 tables and graphs. Fighter production figures are also included. After an introduction of each type, a heavily illustrated overview of earlier inter-war production from 1920-on, along with a discussion and illustration of wartime experimental types, is provided. A lengthy section considering several technical factors affecting fighter performance follows. These include engine models, supercharger types, propellers, aerodynamic thrust, lift and drag, aircraft weight, balance, stability and control, and armament. Americas Hundred Thousand also provides details of each U.S. World War II production fighter in terms of models and changes, numbers produced, and major engine and aircraft performance aspects - in tabular and graphical form - details of weights, discussion of handling qualities and general comments, along with detailed descriptions containing many illustrations of aircraft structures and systems showing the technology of that time. In addition a comprehensive week-to-week and month-to-month chronology of development and wartime combat operational life for each fighter is provided, including many photos. This study concludes with comparisons of the eleven types in terms of program milestones, aircraft drag, power available at various altitudes, speed, climb, rolling and turning, acceleration, and diving performance, as well as general evaluations by World War II pilots.

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