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Fairey Rotodyne

Author : David Gibbings
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752475584
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Fairey Rotodyne written by David Gibbings and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fairey Rotodyne was a large British compound helicopter designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company and intended for commercial and military applications. It was considered to be one of the iconic aviation projects of the 1950s/60s and a bright future was planned for the aircraft. Widely accepted to be a revolutionary design, it was economically viable, fast and capable of vertical take-off and landing from city centre heliports. However, despite the proven feasibility of this bold concept, the Rotodyne project was terminated in 1962 due to escalating development costs and unresolved technical issues. This book seeks to fill a gap in aviation literature on the history of the Rotodyne, an aircraft ahead of its time. Winner of Hampshire Libraries Special Collections Award 2010.

Cleared for Takeoff

Author : Rowland White
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 145214348X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Cleared for Takeoff written by Rowland White and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of aviation's dangerous, exciting, and most courageous moments are featured within this stunning compendium on flight. Packed with stories of heroic and innovative pioneers, fascinating profiles of remarkable planes from Spitfires to space shuttles, and how-to instructions for making everything from origami helicopters to bottle rockets—all accompanied by sensational photographs, illustrations, and diagrams—Cleared for Takeoff promises to astonish, entertain, and fire the imaginations of everyone with their head in the clouds.

Fairey Aviation Aircraft Advertisements 1919Ð1960

Author : David Robinson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244257299
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Fairey Aviation Aircraft Advertisements 1919Ð1960 written by David Robinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of British aviation industry advertisements comprises the listings for Fairey Aviation Aircraft from 1919 to 1960. It is one of a series of compilations providing a unique source of reference for researchers, enthusiasts and anyone interested in the timelines of British aviation industry companies. The advertisement images are reproduced at one per page and without any accompanying narrative. Each item includes the source, title and original date of publication.

Air University Periodical Index

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air University Periodical Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Weird and Wonderful Aircraft

Author : Paul E. Eden
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
ISBN 13 : 9780836869064
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Weird and Wonderful Aircraft written by Paul E. Eden and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces a variety of experimental aircraft, including those with round wings, moveable wings, or no wings at all.

A View from the Wings

Author : Colin Cruddas
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752490753
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book A View from the Wings written by Colin Cruddas and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part. This experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry both in the UK and overseas such as the US and South Africa. Mixed with events of a more personal nature often coated with whimsical humour, the author has evocatively captured the rise and demise of Britain's aircraft industry in the post-war period. In setting out to be non-technical, A View from the Wings will appeal to those whose memories embrace the sound barrier-breaking years and the leap of faith and technology that saw Concorde defeat the Americans in the race to produce a practical supersonic airliner. All too often political procurement and technical failures have made for dramatic headlines and these too are subjected to much critical comments. Think of the critically acclaimed Empire of the Clouds (Faber and Faber, 2010), but instead of a boyhood observer, the author was an active part of the British aviation industry in its former prime and eventual implosion.

Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industry

Author : J Paul Hodgson
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526774674
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Britain's Glorious Aircraft Industry written by J Paul Hodgson and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The rich and diverse history of the British aircraft industry is captured in superb detail by the author in this weighty tome.” —Aviation News Great Britain’s aircraft industry started in 1908, with the first formally registered organization in the world to offer to design and build an aeroplane “for commercial gain.” This book tells the complete story of the 110 years since the start, all the companies formed and the aircraft they produced, highlighting the advances in aeronautical ambition and technology. It is the story of the creation, survival and decline of all one hundred and twenty-three of the aircraft design and construction companies formed between 1908 and 2018. The exhilaration of success and the magic of aviation technology are vividly illustrated by the technical and political birth stories of iconic projects, such as the Cirrus/Gypsy Moths, the Tiger Moth, the flying boats of Imperial Airways, Spitfire, Lancaster, Viscount, Vulcan, Harrier, Buccaneer and many more. The rotary wing industry is not forgotten. The birth of the jet turbine engine and the quest for supersonic speed is included. The stories of the disappointments of failure and disaster, such as the Brabazon, Comet, Princess, Rotodyne and TSR-2, and the growth of international collaboration in Concorde, Tornado, Airbus, Eurofighter Typhoon and other projects are included, in the context of the international scene and domestic politics. The conclusion highlights the prominent reminiscences and speculates on the future of the aircraft industry in Britain. “An outstanding reference book and a thoroughly enjoyable canter through the decades, from the days of wood and fabric to the modern composite structure of the wings of the A400 Atlas.” —RAF Historical Society

Westland and the British Helicopter Industry, 1945-1960

Author : Matthew R.H. Uttley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135282455
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Westland and the British Helicopter Industry, 1945-1960 written by Matthew R.H. Uttley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explains how Westland dominated British helicopter production and why government funding and support failed to generate competitive "all-British" alternatives. In doing so, the book evaluates broader historiographic assumptions about the purported "failure" of british aircraft procurement during the early post-war period and considers the scope and limitations of licensed production as a government-mandated procurement strategy.

The Man Who Built the Swordfish

Author : Adrian Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838609504
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Built the Swordfish written by Adrian Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Richard Fairey was one of the great aviation innovators of the twentieth century. His career as a plane maker stretched from the Edwardian period to the jet age - he lived long enough to see one of his aircraft be the first to break the 1000mph barrier; and at least one of his designs, the Swordfish, holds iconic status. A qualified engineer, party to the design, development, and construction of the Royal Navy's state-of-the-art sea planes, Sir Richard founded Fairey Aviation at the Admiralty's behest in 1915. His company survived post-war retrenchment to become one of Britain's largest aircraft manufacturers. The firm built a succession of front-line aircraft for the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm, including the iconic Swordfish. In addition, Fairey Aviation designed and built several cutting-edge experimental aircraft, including long-distance record-breakers between the wars and the stunningly beautiful Delta 2, which broke the world speed record on the eve of Sir Richard's death in 1956. Fairey also came to hold a privileged position in the British elite - courting politicians and policymakers. He became a figurehead of the British aviation industry and his successful running of the British Air Commission earned him a knighthood. A key player at a pivotal moment, Fairey's life tells us much about the exercise of power in early twentieth-century Britain and provides an insight into the nature of the British aviation manufacturing industry at its wartime peak and on the cusp of its twilight years.

Engineers

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465406824
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Engineers written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers have always had a huge influence on the way we live and how our world looks. They create lasting solutions to the biggest challenges, and construct iconic and incredible buildings that have literally stood the test of time. Engineers tells their story, from the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the pioneers of space travel. Often many different minds worked together or built on the work of previous generations to achieve a working version of a great idea: Engineers explores this progression of ideas, from initial concept to prototype and finished design. The great achievements of engineers go hand in hand with the world's greatest structures, such as aqueducts, monuments, bridges, and dams. These works are shown in detail and highlighted with beautiful illustrations, photographs, and technical drawings.

History and Evolution of Aircraft

Author : Ahmed F. El-Sayed
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040048749
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book History and Evolution of Aircraft written by Ahmed F. El-Sayed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to the present day, including the evolution milestones of military aircraft, civil aircraft, helicopters, drones, balloons, airships, and their engines. It also provides the background and development of different types of aircraft, including manned and unmanned vehicles, aircraft carriers, fixed or rotary wings, air, sea, and amphibian flight vehicles. Covering current and developing applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the book highlights the prospects of future flying vehicles including automotives and jetpacks. It follows the transition from piston to jet engines that include shaft-based engines (turboprop, turboshaft, and propfan), turbine-based engines (turbojet and turbofan), and athodyd engines (ramjet, turbo-ramjet, and scramjet). The book explores flight vehicles’ technological advancements and evolution, including their geometrical features and performance parameters. It will also include nine appendices resembling databases for all types of aircraft. The book will be a useful reference for academic researchers and aviation, aerospace, and mechanical engineering students taking aerodynamics, aircraft structures, aircraft engines, and propulsion courses. Aviation history enthusiasts will be interested in the scope of the content as well. Instructors can utilize a Solutions Manual for their course.

Aircraft

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Aircraft written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships, gliders, paramotors, and hot air balloons. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Aircraft Chapter 2: VTOL Chapter 3: Wing Chapter 4: Unpowered aircraft Chapter 5: Fixed-wing aircraft Chapter 6: Flight Chapter 7: History of aviation Chapter 8: Ducted fan Chapter 9: List of experimental aircraft Chapter 10: Airplane (II) Answering the public top questions about aircraft. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Aircraft.

Popular Mechanics

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Flying Car

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Flying Car written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Flying Car A flying car, also known as a roadable aircraft, is a kind of vehicle that is capable of performing the duties of both a standard automobile and an airplane. In the context of this article, this refers to automobiles that may also be used on the road in the manner of motorbikes. There are occasions when hovercars are also included when people talk about flying cars. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Flying car Chapter 2: Aircraft Chapter 3: VTOL Chapter 4: Autogyro Chapter 5: CarterCopter Chapter 6: Tip jet Chapter 7: Gyrodyne Chapter 8: Rotorcraft Chapter 9: Personal air vehicle Chapter 10: Carter PAV Chapter 11: Terrafugia Transition Chapter 12: VTOL X-Plane Chapter 13: AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil Chapter 14: Terrafugia TF-X Chapter 15: Krossblade Aerospace Systems Chapter 16: Lilium Jet Chapter 17: Airbus A^3 Vahana Chapter 18: Volocopter 2X Chapter 19: Beta Technologies Chapter 20: Boeing Passenger Air Vehicle Chapter 21: Klein Vision AirCar (II) Answering the public top questions about flying car. (III) Real world examples for the usage of flying car in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of flying car' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of flying car.

Backpack Helicopter

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Backpack Helicopter written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Backpack Helicopter A backpack helicopter is a motor, rotor, and controls assembly for a helicopter that can be attached to a person's back. This allows the person to walk about on the ground while wearing the backpack helicopter, and then use the backpack helicopter to fly. A harness similar to one used for a parachute is used, and there should also be a strap running between the legs. In certain designs, the amount of upward force may be increased by using a ducted fan design. There have been a number of attempts made to create backpack helicopters, with varying degrees of success. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Backpack helicopter Chapter 2: VTOL Chapter 3: Jet pack Chapter 4: List of rotorcraft Chapter 5: Hiller YH-32 Hornet Chapter 6: Helicopter flight controls Chapter 7: SoloTrek XFV Chapter 8: Helicopter rotor Chapter 9: Tip jet Chapter 10: Quadcopter Chapter 11: Gyrodyne Chapter 12: Steam rocket Chapter 13: Rotorcraft Chapter 14: Helicopter Chapter 15: Yves Rossy Chapter 16: Aerospace General Mini-Copter Chapter 17: Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle Chapter 18: Martin Jetpack Chapter 19: Solution F/Chretien Helicopter Chapter 20: Hoppi-Copter Chapter 21: Nagler-Rolz NR 54 (II) Answering the public top questions about backpack helicopter. (III) Real world examples for the usage of backpack helicopter in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of backpack helicopter' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of backpack helicopter.

A Quiet Country Town

Author : David Gibbings
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750964464
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book A Quiet Country Town written by David Gibbings and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been 100 years since the first airfield was established in the country town of Yeovil. Since 1915, aircraft have been designed, manufactured and tested at Westland, including the Lysander, used to transport British agents to Europe during the Second World War. In 1948 the company focused solely on helicopters and its aircraft have been sent all over the world since then, used in lifesaving with Air Ambulance and Search and Rescue and deployed in warfare such as Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. To celebrate the centenary of the UK's only major helicopter manufacturer, David Gibbings has collated an anthology of writings that retell Westland's history and its special relationship with Yeovil, which has rarely been quiet since the first aircraft took off from the airfield that now lies at its heart.

Vertical Horizons

Author : Douglas M. Grant
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550178148
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Vertical Horizons written by Douglas M. Grant and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-07 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Looking back over thirty years of flying for Okanagan, I see the experience has given me an interesting life. I have never really considered flying as work. It is more a way of life, a way of life that nourishes a free spirit, something that not many jobs can give you. I just cannot imagine anything I would... rather have done or any company I would have rather worked for." --Jim Reid, pilot In 1945, following years as an instructor, Carl Agar was honourably discharged from the British and Commonwealth Air Training Plan and moved to Penticton where he began looking for flying opportunities. A first attempt to start a flying club never took off but Agar and his partners Barney Bent and Alf Stringer were determined to get off the ground. They began looking at commercial ventures and in 1947 Okanagan Air Services (OAS) was formed to provide instruction and contract work. After a rough start--while demonstrating fruit spraying, Agar crashed a helicopter into power lines--the company got a break in May 1948 when the Fraser floods swamped the valley and OAS received a mosquito-spraying contract. From there the company flourished, going on to fly the first unaccompanied commercial helicopter ferry flight from Canada to the UK, monitor polar bears in the High Arctic, provide offshore oil rig support during monsoons, and, at the company's high point, operate in over 33 countries with 600 employees and 126 helicopters. Back home, Agar opened the Mountain Flying School in Penticton, which is still in operation today and has trained thousands of civilian and military pilots from all over the world. Vertical Horizons is also the story of the employees who were pivotal to the success of the company. Individuals' experiences range from tragic to humorous and include a UFO sighting in the Arctic, witnessing the Jonestown massacre and a rescue of Vietnamese refugees off the coast of Thailand. Featuring first-hand accounts, extensive research and a multitude of photographs, Vertical Horizons is the first-ever history of the company that pioneered flying high-mountain terrain--making it a must-read for any aviation buff.