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Twenty-five years ago, Herb Kelleher reinvented air travel when he founded Southwest Airlines, where the planes are painted like killer whales, a typical company maxim is " Hire people with a sense of humor, " and in-flight meals are never served--just sixty million bags of peanuts a year.... More

Description Exhaustive Coverage of the Following Topics 1. Watch keeping 2. Engine running problems 3. Camshaft-less electronically controlled intelligent engines 4. Indicator card analysis 5. Engine performace and testing 6. Latests developments 7. Engine o... More

The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. New Book... More

FAA-H-8083-25 Occasionally, the word "must" or similar language is used where the desired action is deemed critical. The use of such language is not intended to add to, interpret, or relieve a duty imposed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CF... More

For Pilots and Flight Operations Personnel Aviation Weather is published jointly by the FAA Flight Standards Service and the National Weather Service (NWS). The publication began in 1943 as GAA Bulletin No. 25, "Meteorology for Pilots," which at the time cont... More

‘In his third book William Dalrymple has dug deep to present the case of the Middle East’s downtrodden Christians. More hard-hitting than either of his previous books, From the Holy Mountain is driven by indignation. While leavened with his characteristic jauntiness and humour, it is also profou... More

Induction provides an outline of all the questions to be addressed in the formulation of a good induction scheme. The book includes a number of useful examples of procedures and activities.... More

Traces the author's spectacular turnaround successes with three major corporations and spells out his trendsetting approach on meeting the demands of today's service economy.The president and CEO of Scandinavia Airlines (SAS) shows how to adapt to the new customer-driven economy.... More

These are handy and thorough guides with knowledgeable text and hundreds of full color photographs and illustrations.... More

Description Mechanics of Flight is an ideal introduction to the principles of flight Beginning with a summary of the mechanics of flight, it goes on to cover various aspects such as air and airflow, thrust, level flight, gliding, landing, performance, maneuve... More

Newly updated to include coverage of modern cockpit automation, Fly the Wing, Third Edition, provides pilots with valuable tools and proven techniques for all flight operations. Also new to this edition is a companion CD-Rom with a complete glossary of flight terms, printable quick reference handboo... More

Formerly Muckle's Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers The fundamental characteristics of a ship's design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are of crucial importance to many people involved in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of ... More

Provides a detailed look into the history and technical development of the sailing vessels from a primitive beginning to the present day. Includes sail powered warships, merchant ships, and smaller craft used for fishing and coastal trading. Illustrated throughout by renowned technical artist John B... More

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Description Aircraft Instruments and Integrated Systems provides a wealth of unique information covering all aspects of operating principles and constructional features of the instrumentation and integrated systems required for the flight handling and navigat... More