Skip to main content
Search Button
Estados Unidos Tienda Kobo Tarjetas de regalo Ayuda

Kobo Rakuten

Wishlist

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...


“george whale”

1 - 12 de 12 resultados para “george whale”
Skip side bar filters

  • British Airships, Past, Present, and Future

    de George Whale ...
    "British Airships, Past, Present, and Future" by George Whale is a comprehensive exploration of the history and evolution of airship technology in the United Kingdom. The book delves into the early days of airship development, highlighting significant milestones and the pioneering figures who contributed to this fascinating field. Whale meticulously chronicles the various designs, innovations, and ... Leer más

    $0.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Airship Inventor's Library: 33 Essential Reads

    Pioneering Flight Memoirs, Airship Engineering, and Edwardian Adventures of the Aerial Age

    de Harry Vissering, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Thomas Herbert Russell, William J. Jackman, Octave Chanute, E. Douglas Fawcett, George Whale, Percy F. Westerman, F. S. Brereton, Howard Roger Garis, H. L. Sayler, Edwin Green, John Henry Goldfrap, Hugh McAlister, De Lysle F. Cass, G. Harvey Ralphson, Clarence Young, Richard Bonner, Victor Appleton, Roy Rockwood, Frank V. Webster, Frank Cobb, Stanley R. Matthews ...
    The Airship Inventor's Library: 33 Essential Reads gathers aviation writing from the age when dirigibles, balloons, and heavier-than-air machines transformed both engineering imagination and popular narrative. Across technical reflection, speculative adventure, instructional prose, and juvenile fiction, the volume charts the airship as a vehicle of invention, imperial mobility, peril, and wonder. ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • British Airships, Past, Present, and Future

    Exploring the Legacy and Potential of British Airships

    de George Whale ...
    In "British Airships, Past, Present, and Future," George Whale offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of airship technology in Britain, illuminating the intricate interplay between engineering, societal aspirations, and military needs. Whale's accessible yet authoritative prose captures the historical trajectory of airships, from their daring early flights to their decline in the face ... Leer más

    Antes $1.99 USD Ahora $0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • British Airships - Past, Present And Future

    de George Whale ...
    This antiquarian volume contains a fascinating discussion of airships, dealing with those of the past, present, and future. Full of interesting information on the airship's history, development, design, and manufacture, this book will appeal to those with a keen interest in aviation and its history, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any collection. The chapters of this book include: ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • British Airships, Past, Present, And Future

    de George Whale ...
    British airships: Past, present, and future offers a detailed exploration of the rise and progression of lighter-than-air craft in the United Kingdom. Beginning with the earliest balloon experiments, the work traces the steady refinement of design, materials, and engineering that shaped the development of airships. It examines the differences between rigid and non-rigid vessels, as well as free ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain

    Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

    de David Coles, Peter Sherrard ...
    "Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitlers European onslaught. ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Tom Swift Series

    de Victor Appleton ...
    Tom Swift Seriesby Victor AppletonTom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present. Each such series stars a hero named Tom Swift who is a genius inventor and whose breakthroughs in technology (especially transport technology) drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD

  • From Pole to Pole

    Roald Amundsen's Journey in Flight

    de Garth James Cameron ...
    Roald Amundsen was the most successful polar explorer of his era using sledges, dogs, skis, and ships. He is mainly remembered for being the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What is less often remembered is that he was also the first man to reach the North Pole on May 12, 1926 as the leader of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition in the airship Norge. His involvement in ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds

    de Roy Rockwood ...
    Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds by Roy Rockwood delivers an exciting and imaginative adventure that takes readers beyond Earth into the mysteries of the Moon. Rockwood crafts a thrilling narrative where exploration meets ambition, as characters find themselves stranded in an unfamiliar world while chasing the promise of incredible riches. As the story unfolds, readers are ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Phantom from the Cockpit

    Flying the Legend

    de Peter Caygill ...
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.Apart from ... Leer más

    $8.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice

    The Wreck of the Airship

    de Victor Appleton ...
    Series Libro 259 - Action & Adventure Classics
    In Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, Abe Abercrombie shows up with a tale of a valley of gold in Alaska. Andy Foger steals and copies Abe's treasure map before Tom forces him to return it. Andy is constructing his own airship, a large tri-plane. A race ensues between Tom and Andy to the Valley. The frozen wastes are hazardous and the Red Cloud is wrecked in the collapse of an ice cave. Tom and his ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Lightning from the Cockpit

    Flying the Supesonic Legend

    de Peter Caygill ...
    Vivid firsthand accounts from aviators who flew this renowned supersonic interceptor fighter.The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed—in excess of Mach 2—and phenomenal rate of climb. It was, however, not entirely ... Leer más

    $8.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus