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The World's Worst Aircraft

The World's Worst Aircraft

by Yenne, Bill

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
12th ptg
Published
2001
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Hardcover
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9780880294904
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New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2001 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, grey endpapers, foil titles on spine, 160 pp, many photos both color and b & w, index. Corners & spine ends lightly rubbed. DJ somewhat scuffed; in Brodart archival cover. Short well-illustrated articles about aviation's failures--airplanes that… Read more about this item
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Eagle:  The Story of American Airlines

Eagle: The Story of American Airlines

by Serling, Robert

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VG
Edition
First Edition
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312224530
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New York: St. Martin's / Marek, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue boards, red cloth spine with foil titles, dark blue endpapers, ix, 482 pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, index. DJ has small tears (a few mm up to 1 cm) to top edge and a 3 cm… Read more about this item
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Prescription for Disaster

Prescription for Disaster

by Trento, Joseph J. & Susan B. Trento

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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517564158
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, black cloth spine with blue foil titles, red endpapers, [viii], 312 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, notes, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. In the wake of the 1986 Challenger disaster, "Trento interviewed every single… Read more about this item
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The Exploration of Space
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The Exploration of Space

by Clarke, Arthur C.

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Used - G+
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No dj
Edition
BOMC
Published
1951
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Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, dark blue cloth spine with gilt titles, pictorial endpapers, xv, 199 pp, 8 ff plates of which 4 are in color on one side including frontispiece, 18 figures, index. BOMC news laid in (dated 1952). Edges rubbed & faded,… Read more about this item
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The Right of Flight
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The Right of Flight

by Ewing, Hampton D.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1932
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Hardcover
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New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1932 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, gilt titles on spine, attractively printed on watermarked laid paper, [iv], 28, III pp. Paper clip mark on title page & adjacent pages, otherwise fine. Brief synopsis of law relating to aviation as taught to students at… Read more about this item
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Manual on Rockets and Satellites (Annals of the International Geophysical Year, Volume VI)
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Manual on Rockets and Satellites (Annals of the International Geophysical Year, Volume VI)

by Berkner, L. V. (Ed.)

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Used - VG
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No dj
Edition
First Edition
Published
1958
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Hardcover
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London, New York, Paris & Los Angeles: Pergamon Press, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth, bronze & bronze on red titles, xx, 508 pp, color frontispiece, 238 figures including those on about 32 ff plates not in pagination, index. Few small spots on edges, shaken rear hinge reglued with acid-free… Read more about this item
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The Rocket Team

The Rocket Team

by Ordway, Frederick I. III & Mitchell R. Sharpe

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Used - Near Fine
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VG
Edition
First Edition
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780690016567
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mustard boards, blue cloth spine with gilt titles, xvii, 462 pp, bibliography, index. Slight shelf wear. DJ worn at spine ends & corners; in protective cover. History of the German V-2 rocket program, and how the V-2 developers were… Read more about this item
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Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1948, Including Technical Reports Nos. 892 to 921
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Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1948, Including Technical Reports Nos. 892 to 921

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Published
1951
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Hardcover
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Washington, D. C: Government Printing Office, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full beige cloth, gilt titles in red, green & compartments on spine, black double rules on boards, viii, 648 pp. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps, cloth soiled. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 6 lbs.. .… Read more about this item
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Sky High:  The Story of Aviation

Sky High: The Story of Aviation

by Hodgins, Eric & F. Alexander Magoun

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Used - VG-
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, black titles & decorations, xx, 337 pp, 32 ff b & w plates, index. Small tears to bottom edge of ffep & fly-leaf, otherwise very good, top edge bumped, a bit of old price sticker adhesive on ffep. … Read more about this item
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Amelia Earhart:  The Final Story

Amelia Earhart: The Final Story

by Loomis, Vincent with Jeffrey Ethell

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G+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780394531915
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New York: Random House, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Burnt orange boards, brown cloth spine, gilt titles & decoration, xv, 160 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, 5 maps, facsimile documents in appendices, index. DJ has 2 cm tear with creasing and mended with tape on reverse, otherwise very little… Read more about this item
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The World's Worst Aircraft

The World's Worst Aircraft

by Yenne, Bill

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
Reprint
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780880294904
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Dorset Press WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright 1990, but no date or place on this reprint. Blue boards & endpapers, foil titles on spine, 160 pp, many photos both color and b & w, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Short well-illustrated articles about aviation's failures--airplanes that wouldn't fly, or… Read more about this item
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Rockets, Jets, Guided Missiles and Space Ships

Rockets, Jets, Guided Missiles and Space Ships

by Coggins, Jack & Fletcher Pratt

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Used - Fair
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No dj
Published
1951
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Hardcover
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New York: Random House, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Foreword by Willy Ley. Pictorial boards & endpapers, [64] pp, 24 pages carry color illustrations, most of the rest have b & w illustrations. Hinges shaken, spine partially detached, some of the plastic lamination has peeled off the boards, internally good. … Read more about this item
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Theory of Wing Sections including a Summary of Airfoil Data

by Abbott, Ira H. & Albert E. von Doenhoff

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Reprint
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780486605869
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but has SBN on copyright page and ISBN on back cover, so no earlier than 3rd Dover printing. Sewn in mostly blue covers with white titles on spine, x, 693 pp, hundreds of figures, charts, & tables, bibliography, index. Slight… Read more about this item
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Facts of Flight:  Practical Information about Operation of Private Aircraft

Facts of Flight: Practical Information about Operation of Private Aircraft

by Stanton, George Sidney

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Published
1947
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Paperback
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Washington, D. C: Government Printing Office, 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Stapled through fold, printed in black, brown & blue throughout, pictorial covers, v, 41 pp, 23 figures in addition to 8 chapter headpieces. Corners bumped & creased, otherwise fine. Explains fundamental facts about flying small airplanes in nontechnical terms and… Read more about this item
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Demonstrations and Laboratory Experiences in the Science of Aeronautics:  A Guide for Teachers and Students

Demonstrations and Laboratory Experiences in the Science of Aeronautics: A Guide for Teachers and Students

by Christofferson, H. C. et al.

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Used - VG
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G
Edition
First Edition
Published
1945
Binding
Hardcover
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New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1945 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, vii, 155 pp, many figures including photos & line drawings. Top corners heavily bumped, otherwise only slight wear to corners & spine ends, owner's name on fpd. DJ has… Read more about this item
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Att Flyga om Flygmaskiner och Flygkonst
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Att Flyga om Flygmaskiner och Flygkonst

by Dahlbeck, Lt. Olle & Edv. Dahlbeck

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Used - G
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No dj
Edition
First Edition
Published
1912
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Hardcover
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Stockholm: Albert Bonniers, 1912 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Rebound by library in maroon cloth, [iv], 95 pp, 114 pictures (mainly b & w photos). Cloth worn & soiled, usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps. Swedish-language history of flight through 1911 by an early Swedish aviator. Shipping weight 2… Read more about this item
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Airplane Design:  Aerodynamics

Airplane Design: Aerodynamics

by Warner, Edward F.

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Used - G-
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Edition
3rd ptg
Published
1927
Binding
Hardcover
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New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1927 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, gilt-on-black titles on spine, xi, 598 pp, 21 tables, 328 figures including charts, line drawings, and b & w photos, index. Somewhat musty, fore-edge foxed, otherwise very good, extremities rubbed. Early textbook on aerodynamics for the… Read more about this item
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Airplane Performance and Operation:  A Manual for Aircraft Flight Crews

Airplane Performance and Operation: A Manual for Aircraft Flight Crews

by Speas, R. Dixon

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Used - VG
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1943
Binding
Hardcover
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New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1943 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light blue cloth, blue titles on spine, viii, 128 pp, 18 tables, 48 figures, 41 gremlin cartoons, index. Extremities rubbed, scattered pencil notes & underlining. Contents: standard atmosphere; engine-control procedures; power ratings & engine-operation procedures; power control;… Read more about this item
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Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1950, Including Technical Reports Nos. 951 to 1002

Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1950, Including Technical Reports Nos. 951 to 1002

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Used - Very Good
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No dj
Published
1951
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Hardcover
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Washington, D. C: Government Printing Office, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full beige cloth, gilt titles in red, green & compartments on spine, black double rules on boards, x, 977 pp. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps, cloth soiled. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 10 lbs.. .… Read more about this item
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Thirty-third Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1947, Including Technical Reports Nos. 863 to 891

Thirty-third Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1947, Including Technical Reports Nos. 863 to 891

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Used - Good
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Published
1950
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Hardcover
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Washington, D. C: Government Printing Office, 1950 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full beige cloth, gilt titles in red, green & compartments on spine, black double rules on boards, xii, 627 pp. Usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps, cloth soiled, shaken hinges reglued with acid-free PVA. Fits in medium flat-rate box. … Read more about this item
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