Author: Mike Riley
Publisher: Mereo Books
ISBN: 9781861519511
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Michael Riley knew he wanted to be a pilot as soon as he took off solo in the school glider at the age of 16. The career that followed incorporated everything from aerobatic machines and classic aircraft to jumbo jets and, ultimately, Concorde.In a colourful career he rubbed shoulders with many of the best-known names in the flying world, and piloted celebrities from Paul McCartney, Liza Minelli and Diana Ross to David Frost and Margaret Thatcher. This is his intriguing story.
Adventure Inside the Flying Toy Box
Author: Edmond Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780368476860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A boy pretends his toy box is an airplane or a rollercoaster and wishes it could fly. After wishing hard, something amazing happens jet propelling him into an amazing adventure! This story is aimed at children ages 4-9.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780368476860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A boy pretends his toy box is an airplane or a rollercoaster and wishes it could fly. After wishing hard, something amazing happens jet propelling him into an amazing adventure! This story is aimed at children ages 4-9.
Concorde, A Designer's Life
Author: Ted Talbot
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752496328
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Do you remember the time we used to do New York in three hours? Even twenty years after its final flight, Concorde remains the pinnacle of aviation design. The aircraft is still unmatched, which has led to a vast swathe of material being written about the aeroplane itself. However, relatively little has been said about the people who designed it. Concorde, A Designer’s Life is an autobiography peppered with anecdotes from the team, humorous life stories and several ‘technibits’, all covering the design period of Concorde. Ted Talbot, who began his career at BAC as an aerodynamicist and later became chief design engineer, has combined the technical narrative with personal and family reminiscences to remind the reader that engineers have lives too. The path to Mach 2 was bumpy, with threats of cancellation and opposition from the Americans and the Russians, but this generally indicated to the Concorde team that they were on the right path! This informative, witty and thoroughly enjoyable peek into an unusual life is a valuable addition to any bookshelf.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752496328
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Do you remember the time we used to do New York in three hours? Even twenty years after its final flight, Concorde remains the pinnacle of aviation design. The aircraft is still unmatched, which has led to a vast swathe of material being written about the aeroplane itself. However, relatively little has been said about the people who designed it. Concorde, A Designer’s Life is an autobiography peppered with anecdotes from the team, humorous life stories and several ‘technibits’, all covering the design period of Concorde. Ted Talbot, who began his career at BAC as an aerodynamicist and later became chief design engineer, has combined the technical narrative with personal and family reminiscences to remind the reader that engineers have lives too. The path to Mach 2 was bumpy, with threats of cancellation and opposition from the Americans and the Russians, but this generally indicated to the Concorde team that they were on the right path! This informative, witty and thoroughly enjoyable peek into an unusual life is a valuable addition to any bookshelf.
La Place de la Concorde Suisse
Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374708533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374708533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.