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  • A Much Unsung Hero, The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle

    And Other NASA Recollections

    by James Bigham ...
    A Much Unsung Hero, The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle tells the story of the development of the LLTV and its predecessor, the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle. The LLTV was a free-flying simulator used to train the astronauts in the challenges of piloting the Lunar Module to a successful landing on the moon. Because of the moon's reduced gravity, one sixth that of earth's, the lift and control ... Read more

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  • The Future of Humanity

    Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

    by Michio Kaku ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The national bestselling author of The God Equation traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.“Amazing … Kaku is in smooth perfect control of it the entire time.” —The Christian Science Monitor**We are entering a new Golden ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • B-52 Stratofortress

    The Complete History of the World's Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber

    by Bill Yenne ...
     The B-52 is the longest serving and most versatile of the United States Air Force's combat aircraft. The Stratofortress entered active service in 1955 and is scheduled to continue as part of the air force's inventory through 2040. The jet-powered bomber was a mainstay of America's Cold War nuclear-deterrent strategy, providing air power that balanced the land and sea military forces. The massive ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Phantom Boys Volume 2

    More Thrilling Tales From UK and US Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4

    by Richard Pike ...
    The highly anticipated follow-up has "more scintillating stories from both the front and rear cockpits of one of the world's most legendary jet fighters" ( Air Classics).Once again Richard Pike has brought together brilliant, hitherto unpublished accounts across eighteen chapters. And now there is coverage of the Americans. So, with both British and American perspectives, Phantom Boys 2 is packed ... Read more

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  • Principles of Star Formation

    by Peter Bodenheimer ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well as the main observational discoveries, with key points being discussed in detail. The current star formation in our galaxy is emphasized, because the most detailed observations are available for this case. The book presents a comparison of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Foundations of Gas Dynamics

    by Ruey-Hung Chen ...
    Foundations of Gas Dynamics covers supersonic and subsonic flow phenomena where compressibility of the fluid cannot be ignored. It finds application in jet and rocket propulsion systems as well as handling industrial gas flow at high speeds. Students and engineers in the mechanical, aerospace, and chemical disciplines will find it useful. It begins with basic concepts such as isentropic flows, ... Read more

    $133.69 USD

  • General Aviation Law 3/E

    by Jerry A. Eichenberger ...
    Up-to-date advice on legal issues affecting anyone involved in general aviationFully revised throughout, General Aviation Law, Third Edition, is an essential legal guide for those who work in aviation, including mechanics, pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation business owners. This practical reference answers all questions regarding aviation law in understandable layperson's terms.The information ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Airworthiness

    An Introduction to Aircraft Certification and Operations

    by Filippo De Florio ...
    Airworthiness: An Introduction to Aircraft Certification and Operations, Third Edition, once again proves to be a valuable, user-friendly reference guide for certification engineers engaged in professional training and practical work in regulatory agencies and aircraft engineering companies. The discussions reflect the recent changes in the EASA-FAA regulations and also include the concepts of ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management

    by Valery A. Menshikov, Anatoly N. Perminov, Yuri M. Urlichich ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    In this book, space systems are situated in the global processes of the 21st century’s information society and the role that space information systems could play in risk management is determined; methods of detecting and forecasting of both natural disasters and technogenic catastrophes and existing global and regional monitoring systems are described; and the IGMASS is introduced with its ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Modern Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics Modeling Methodology for Flapping Wing Vehicles

    by Cornelia Altenbuchner, James E Hubbard Jr. ...
    Modern Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics Modeling Methodology for Flapping Wing Vehicles presents research on the implementation of a flexible multi-body dynamic representation of a flapping wing ornithopter that considers aero-elasticity. This effort brings advances in the understanding of flapping wing flight physics and dynamics that ultimately leads to an improvement in the performance of such ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Planetary Exploration and Science: Recent Results and Advances

    Edited by Shuanggen Jin, Nader Haghighipour, Wing-Huen Ip ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This contributed monograph is the first work to present the latest results and findings on the new topic and hot field of planetary exploration and sciences, e.g., lunar surface iron content and mare orientale basalts, Earth’s gravity field, Martian radar exploration, crater recognition, ionosphere and astrobiology, Comet ionosphere, exoplanetary atmospheres and planet formation in binaries. By ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Making Jet Engines in World War II

    Britain, Germany, and the United States

    by Hermione Giffard ...
    Our stories of industrial innovation tend to focus on individual initiative and breakthroughs. With Making Jet Engine s in World War II, Hermione Giffard uses the case of the development of jet engines to offer a different way of understanding technological innovation, revealing the complicated mix of factors that go into any decision to pursue an innovative, and therefore risky technology.Giffard ... Read more

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