Subtitle: A Complete Guide To Civil And Military Flying
Author: Don Ryan Mockler (Editor) / Dr. Alexander Klemin (Editor) / Capt. Holden C Richardson (Editor) / Maj. General James E Fechet (Editor)
Publisher: National Aeronautics Council, New York (1940)
Category: Science & Technology / Aeronautics
Synopsis:
An authoritative work on the theory and practice of flying. This is a state-of-the-art work on aeronautics from 1940 that provided the basis for training aviators in World War II.
Ever wonder what NASA was up to before Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the Space Shuttle? They were the National Aeronautics Council and one of the things they did was produce this massive set of books.
In this volume:
ARMY AND NAVY AIR TRAINING
NAVAL FLIGHT TRAINING Commander J. J. Ballentine
ARMY FLIGHT TRAINING Major General James E. Fechet
NAVAL AERONAUTIC ORGANIZATION; STRATEGY AND TACTICS Captain Holden C. Richardson
MARINE CORPS AVIATION Lieut. Col. H. C. Major
NAVAL AERONAUTIC RESEARCH Captain Holden C. Richardson
LIGHT PLANE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE LIGHT AIRPLANE ENGINE Professor L. R. Parkinson i
AEROBATICS AND FORMATION FLYING
AEROBATICS Lieut. Joseph C. Mackey
ADVANCED NAVIGATION
PLOTTING THE COURSE Thoburn C. Lyon
THE TRIANGLE OF VELOCITIES Thoburn C. Lyon
PRACTICAL NOTES ON SEXTANTS Captain Holden C. Richardson
PRACTICAL WEATHER SERVICE Frederick Lambach
OVERLAND AND OVERSEA NAVIGATION Captain Holden C. Richardson
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
VERTICAL SPEED OR RATE OF CLIMB INDICATORS Professor Jean Piccard
COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE AIRCRAFT
FLYING FLOAT PLANES Lloyd Laflin
POWER PLANT AND AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES
ELECTRICITY IN THE COCKPIT Oscar F. Olsen
GENERATING EQUIPMENT Sidney H. Webster
RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT
AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH S. Paul Johnston
THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS S. Paul Johnston
CIVIL AND MILITARY CAREERS
APPLICATION OF MODEL BUILDING EXPERIENCE Edward Roberts
ARMY EXPANSION PROGRAM
MILITARY AVIATION-PART II Major General James E. Fechet
OPERATING PROCEDURE OF FLYING BOATS
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Commander J. J. Ballentine
MANEUVERING THE FLOAT PLANE Lloyd Laflin
AIRCRAFT IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
THE INFLUENCE OF AIR POWER Major General James E. Fechet
DEFENSE AGAINST AIRCRAFT Major General James E. Fechet
Notes:
Includes index.
Tags: Aeronautics | Flying | NASA | Civil | Military
Pages: 1,152
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dustjacket Condition: No Dustjacket
Shipping Weight: 2
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