Having learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps crews ......

Following Argentina's military operation to take possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the Royal Navy task force were two small squadrons totalling 20 Sea Harriers (SHARs). Initial clashes between SHARs and ......

Applicants studying for the FAA Commercial Pilot Knowledge Exams will find sample questions for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exam database along with their answers and explanations, in this guide. All of the more than 800 questions from the exam are arranged by subject category and are accompanied by specific study ......

Unusual and rarely-seen images taken from aircraft gun cameras

Applicants studying for the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Knowledge Exams will find sample questions for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration exam database along with their answers and explanations, in this guide. The more than 900 questions from the exam are arranged by subject category, with each section prefaced by text ......

Flying a drone as a "remote pilot-in-command" for non-hobby operations requires a "Remote Pilot Certificate" issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). You must successfully complete the FAA Knowledge Exam to earn a remote pilot certificate with a "small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)" rating. This book is your key -- ASA's Remote ......

Pilot license candidates studying for the Private and Recreational Pilot FAA Knowledge Exam will find sample questions for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration exam database along with their answers and explanations. Questions from the exam are arranged by subject category, with each section prefaced by text introducing the ......

A special edition of The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary. On 17 May 1943, nearly 350 million tons of water crashed into the valleys of the Ruhr when the Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron breached the giant Moehne and Eder Dams with colossal `blockbuster' bombs. The Dam Busters ......

Part of a series designed to prepare applicants who are seeking Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications for the full range of material, this guide offers current test questions, answers, detailed explanations, illustrations, and oral and practical study outlines to the FAA's Airframe Knowledge Exam. The series is designed in a ......

The Fast Track series is designed to prepare applicants who are seeking Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications for the full range of material on each test of the series. Prospective test takers are supplied with questions that have been used in the FAA's knowledge exams for aviation mechanics along with an answer key, explanations, ......

With their unique maneuverability, drones and flying robots are used for all kinds of work. During disasters, they deliver supplies and aid in finding people who need help. Drones can also track the weather, take photographs or video, and much more.

The text of this book essentially describes development work undertaken since the end of the Second World War, but a line is drawn at around 1950 in order to exclude those first generation jets whose airframes incorporated primarily wartime technology, and about which much has been written already.

This latest edition of pertinent parts of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) has been fully updated and indexed to clearly reflect all the changes over the past year. The most relevant sections of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations for pilots and aviation industry professionals are included. In addition to the regulations, free ......

ASA has built a reputation for providing the aviation community with the most accurate and reliable FAR/AIM products available. The 2017 FAR/AIM book continues this tradition, containing complete and up-to-date information from Titles 14 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 and 49 CFR) pertinent to General Aviation, Sport Pilots and ......

"Based on the popular television series that uncovers the truth behind devastating air disasters"--Provided by publisher.

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter pilot - this is his definitive biography. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.

The Flying Legends 2017 sixteen-month calendar features legendary World War II warbirds from around the world, captured in flight by award-winning photographer John M. Dibbs.

As early as 1944 France began the task of re-building its military aircraft industry and developing high performance aircraft for its armed forces. In doing so, French aircraft manufacturers produced some of the most innovative and outlandish bomber projects, proposals, designs and prototypes of the Cold War era.Many French bomber projects started ......

D-Day, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge--the US Airborne divisions were integral at all these major points in World War II. But they also played a significant role in North Africa, where they first saw action, and in Italy in 1943. Right on the tail of these planes, this expert history follows the airborne divisions from the ......

Stanislaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II. His combat career began on the war's very first day, and within two weeks, he had achieved ace status, with six German kills to his credit. His in-the-cockpit memoir vividly describes what it was like to take on the vaunted German Luftwaffe.

Illustrated with never before seen images of RAF, SAAF, RAAF and USAAF aircraft and their crews.

First-hand accounts from Allied and Luftwaffe aircrew.

Focusses on the McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom's role as an air defence fighter.

Ken Delve explores the roles of leadership, external support and community spirit and the parts they played during one of Maltas most challenging eras.

Countless acts of personal courage and self-sacrifice have punctuated the history of Bomber Command's Yorkshire airfields. The author has consolidated stories taken from thirty-three sites across the Yorkshire area.

A unique pilot's-eye view of flying the U-2 spyplane, the so-called Dragon Lady, from one of the pilots who knew her best.

An unrivalled analysis of how the airline industry makes and loses money, revealing the economic strategies behind those often baffling pricing decisions we encounter each time we book a flight, and providing an up-to-date economic analysis of one of the world's most important business sectors.

Revenues of the global airline industry have doubled over the past ten years and it is forecast that by 2026 the aviation industry will contribute $1 trillion to world GDP. Yet, ironically for an industry of such sheer scale and economic muscle, profit margins are razor thin and most airlines struggle to break even. This book explores the economic ......

All the aeronautical knowledge required to pass the FAA exams, IFR checkride, and operate as an Instrument-Rated pilot. Volume 3 of the series.

The Fairey Battle is best known for being one of the worst aircraft ever to serve in the Royal Air Force. On operations, it suffered the highest loss rate of any plane in the RAF's history, and the missions flown by its brave crews became a byword for hopelessness and futility. Born out of muddled thinking, condemned before it even reached the ......

This book covers the design, development, production and operations of the Hawker Hurricane before, during and after the Second World War. Without the courage and perseverance of the young men from Britain and the Commonwealth, who risked their lives to beat the Luftwaffe and forestall the enemy invasion of Britain, there would not have been a ......

This is a flying adventure book set within the framework of the Cold War and told through the lens of the RAF Pilot's Flying Log Book. Philip Keeble's logbooks cover ten different types of aircraft: from learning to fly in a Chipmunk trainer in 1965, right through to flying the Tornado F3 Fighter in 1994. These true tales are told as anecdotal ......

The process to deliver a modern combat aircraft from concept to introduction to service is often measured in decades. Described as a weapon system, modern designs such as the Eurofighter Typhoon are intricate jigsaws with a fusion of new techniques and sometimes unproven, emerging technologies. By the time the new weapons system reaches the front ......