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Paperback. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. 272 pages, 33 b&w photographs, drawings, 10 line drawings. The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 472.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840370218
- ISBN
- 9781840370218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. aeo a classic text on practical aircraft design aeo the first update since 1983 aeo a an unusually well written and interesting text by an author with sterling credentialsa -- W.N. Hubin, a The Science of Flighta aeo a companion to the authora s a Anatomy of the Aeroplanea and a Flying Qualities of the Aeroplanea . Num Pages: 720 pages, 300. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632054015
- ISBN
- 9780632054015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
The Business of Space: The Next Frontier of International Competition
Brennan, Louis, Vecchi, Alessandra
Hardcover. This book looks at the space industry from a business perspective, with a focus on international competition. The space industry traces its origins to the middle of last century as a government/military domain and the author now looks at the ongoing evolution of space exploration and travel, and projects the future of the industry. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNGV; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231733
- ISBN
- 9780230231733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 color photos. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404719
- ISBN
- 9780887404719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.06€ 39.78
€ 54.06
€ 39.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300646
- ISBN
- 9780764300646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.80
€ 53.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000465
- ISBN
- 9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 598 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- 1982nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024727247
- ISBN
- 9789024727247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.96
€ 109.96
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the leading names in global aviation policy research to provide a unique and ground breaking synthesis of current debates on sustainable aviation. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNGV; RNU; TRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905951
- ISBN
- 9781781905951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardcover. This book details surrogate-based modeling and optimization techniques, and their applications for solving difficult and computationally expensive engineering design problems. Includes basic concepts and formulations along with applications and examples. Editor(s): Koziel, Slawomir; Leifsson, Leifur. Num Pages: 412 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, 142 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBKS; PBWH; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461475507
- ISBN
- 9781461475507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.83
€ 184.83
Hardcover. This book sets out to provide a clear and concise description of the physical principles of inertial navigation, the associated growth of errors and their compensation. Series: Electromagnetics and Radar. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJKD; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- Institution of Engineering and Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863413582
- ISBN
- 9780863413582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.11
€ 153.11
Hardcover. The leading thinking-book on the art of flying. Num Pages: 390 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM; WSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1944
- Edition
- Later Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070362406
- ISBN
- 9780070362406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.15
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Fulfilling a need for a work devoted to stability and bifurcation analysis in dissipative media, this book offers a unified presentation of nonlinear problems in solid mechanics and a complete and unitary analysis on stability and bifurcation problems arising in this framework. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBK; TBJ; TG; TNC; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471492887
- ISBN
- 9780471492887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.44
€ 232.44
Hardcover. "SPATIAL ERROR ANALYSIS is an all--in--one sourcebook on error measurements in one--, two--, and three--dimensional spaces. This book features exhaustive, systematic coverage of error measurement relationships, techniques, and solutions used to solve general, correlated cases. It is packed with 62 figures and 24 tables. Num Pages: 236 pages, figures, tables. BIC Classification: TBJ; TG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780780334533
- ISBN
- 9780780334533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.73
€ 202.73
Hardcover. This new edition covers all the different areas of engineering required in the design and implementation of spacecraft and space missions. Detailing recent developments in space activities, all chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated in the areas of launch vehicles, structures, ground stations and mechanisms. Editor(s): Fortescue, Peter; Swinerd, Graham; Stark, John. Series: Aerospace Series. Num Pages: 724 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 724
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470750124
- ISBN
- 9780470750124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.23
€ 74.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): Song, Paul; Singer, Howard J; Siscoe, George L (Boston University). BIC Classification: PHVG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875909844
- ISBN
- 9780875909844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.24
€ 116.24
Hardcover. The first comprehensive reference on the design, analysis, and application of space vehicle mechanisms Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design brings together accumulated industry experience in the design, analysis, and application of the mechanical systems used during space flight. Editor(s): Conley, Peter L. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471121411
- ISBN
- 9780471121411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.56
€ 251.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Zereik, Enrica. Num Pages: 135 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFM1; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178948
- ISBN
- 9781624178948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.03€ 137.74
€ 201.03
€ 137.74
Hardcover. Beginning with factors that set space programs apart from other management challenges, this book uses theory and example of real programs worldwide to identify the tools needed to manage large, complex space programs in both government and commercial settings. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461437543
- ISBN
- 9781461437543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
Hardback. Obtained by applying the dynamical system approach to mission design, space manifold dynamics represent a fascinating alternative to elliptic motion and provide a deeper understanding of the classical three and N-body problems in celestial mechanics. This book gives a state-of-the-art overview of the field. Editor(s): Perozzi, Ettore; Ferraz-Mello, Sylvio. Series: Space Technology Proceedings (Closed). Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441903471
- ISBN
- 9781441903471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.35
€ 203.35
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. It concludes that political mismanagement rather than technology prevented the Soviet Union from landing cosmonauts on the moon. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 318 pages, 124 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; RGR; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Praxis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387218960
- ISBN
- 9780387218960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 51.18
€ 53.36
€ 51.18
Hardback. Provides key concepts and technologies underlying the dynamics, control, and guidance of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, and enables students with an introductory-level background in controls or robotics to enter this important area. This title explores the essential underlying physics and sensors of unmanned air vehicles problems. Num Pages: 320 pages, 126 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: TRP; TRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149219
- ISBN
- 9780691149219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.69€ 106.18
€ 138.69
€ 106.18
paperback. A book, in which, the author shares his irrepressible love of flying. It also includes a description of what it's like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: TRPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589853
- ISBN
- 9780099589853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. This book introduces the basic concepts necessary to understand Single Event phenomena which could cause random performance errors and catastrophic failures to electronics devices. As miniaturization of electronics components advances, electronics components are more susceptible in the radiation environment. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470767498
- ISBN
- 9780470767498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.01
€ 170.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWM; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305221
- ISBN
- 9780764305221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.96
€ 31.99
€ 26.96