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Through Time eBook Series

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  • Hayes & Harlington Through Time

    by Philip Sherwood ...
    Series series Through Time
    The early history of Hayes, alongside its neighbouring village of Harlington, is one of agricultural activity. The Industrial Revolution brought the Grand Union Canal in 1794 then the Great Western Railway in 1864. A steady growth of industry followed in and around Hayes, with brick-making especially prevalent in the area, but real expansion began in the twentieth century with the arrival of a ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Around Heathrow Through Time

    by Philip Sherwood ...
    Series series Through Time
    Before 1944 Heathrow was a hamlet lying in peaceful obscurity within the parish of Harmondsworth. It was in the heart of an area of agricultural land given over almost exclusively to market gardening to provide fruit and vegetables to the London market, which did little to disturb the peaceful scene. All this changed during the Second World War, when the decision was made to locate Britain's ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

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    by John D. Kasarda, Greg Lindsay ...
    An exploration of near-future urban planning as airports become the center of cities, changing the way we live and conduct business.Not so long ago, airports were built near cities, and roads connected the one to the other. This pattern—the city in the center, the airport on the periphery—shaped life in the twentieth century, from the central city to exurban sprawl. Today, the ubiquity of jet ... Read more

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  • Brace for Impact

    Air Crashes and Aviation Safety

    by Peter Pigott ...
    Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the ... Read more

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  • History of Airplanes

    The Nation's Most Distinguished Book On Aircraft, The History Of The Airplane, Aviation History, History Of Flightgear, History Of Flight Poster and More

    by Kenneth Green ...
    If you're looking for a great eBook on the history of flight, read this guide to aircraft, the history of the airplane, aviation history, history of flightgear, history of flight poster and more. ... Read more

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  • Commercial Aviation—An Insider’S Story

    by LeRoy Paine ...
    Why do we have airlines? How were they created? Was TWA Flight 800 an accident? How safe are airplanes, and why are they safe? What jobs are there in commercial aviation? This book provides answers to these questions and many more. Understanding how and why an airline is started, structured, and regulated provides the flying public with the answers to why you are safe when you fly. For those ... Read more

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  • FAR/AIM 2020: Up-to-Date FAA Regulations / Aeronautical Information Manual

    by Federal Aviation Administration ...
    Series series FAR/AIM Federal Aviation Regulations
    All the Information you Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully UpdatedIf you’re an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today’s environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to ... Read more

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  • Vintage Champagne on the Edge of Space

    The Supersonic World of a Concorde Stewardess

    by Sally Armstrong ...
    In the era of Concorde, flying aboard this iconic aircraft was like being part of an elite club. Flying at the edge of space, seeing the curvature of the earth as well as jetting off to exotic locations on private charters were just normal parts of the job for Concorde employees. Sally Armstrong recounts her experiences as a stewardess flying with the rich and famous, meeting the superstars and ... Read more

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  • Leeds - Bradford Airport Through Time

    by Alan Phillips ...
    Series series Through Time
    Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston). During the war, the airfield was used as a shadow factory and constructed almost 700 Lancaster bombers, as well as almost 4,500 Avro Ansons. Civil flights began again in 1947 and by 1978 Regional Airport ... Read more

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  • British Airways

    An Illustrated History

    by Paul Jarvis ...
    There can be few world-class companies that boast the heritage and traditions inherent in the British Airways brand. Indeed, the company that became British Airways operated the world's first commercial scheduled airline service in 1919. From the early days of aviation through to more recent times, British Airways has stood for high standards of quality and professionalism. Curator of the British ... Read more

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  • London City Airport Through Time

    by Paul Hogan ...
    Series series Through Time
    London City Airport was first conceived as part of the regeneration of the London Docklands at the start of the 1980s, a pilot landing on Heron Quays to prove it could be done. Built on the land between the Royal Albert Dock and the King George V Dock, the first commercial services operated from the airport in October 1987, with the official opening by HM The Queen in November of that year. The ... Read more

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  • Controlled Crash

    An Airline Odyssey, from Eels and Ethics to Blimps and Drunken Bears

    by Eldon Brown ...
    Pilots like to say that every safe landing is really just a controlled crash. In this witty and entertaining memoir of his airline career, Eldon Brown whisks us back to the heyday of the airline industry, when it was fun to fly and salesmanship was a creative art. During his decades in cargo management with airlines like Japan and Northwest, Brown crosses paths with a surprising array of life ... Read more

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