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Identification Modeling and Characteristics of Miniature Rotorcraft
ISBN: 9781402072284 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Identification Modeling and Characteristics of Miniature Rotorcraft introduces an approach to developing a simple and effective linear parameterized model of vehicle dynamics using the CIFERa identification tool created by the Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division. It also presents the first application of the advanced control system optimization tool CONDUITa to systematically and efficiently tune control laws for a model-scale UAV helicopter against multiple and competing dynamic response criteria. Identification Modeling and Characteristics of Miniature... Identification Modeling and Characteristics of Miniature Rotorcraft introduces an approach to developing a simple and effective li... |
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602,40 |
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Airplanes I've Flown and Women I've Known
ISBN: 9781403307422 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hudson tells his story of a life in aviation, as he has about 8,000 hours as pilot, both military and civilian, and has flown 13 different airplanes from 1943 to 1957. Most of his time was acquired as a flight instructor at two civilian contract schools.
Hudson tells his story of a life in aviation, as he has about 8,000 hours as pilot, both military and civilian, and has flown 13 different airplanes f...
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65,58 |
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The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey
ISBN: 9781410219053 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,93 |
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The Making of a Flight Surgeon
ISBN: 9781410742261 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,71 |
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Aloft: A Life Well Spent
ISBN: 9781412064507 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Travel from the world of canvas and tube-light aircraft to the jumbo Boeing jets via an exciting Coast Guard aviation career as told by a 48-year veteran of the skies.
Travel from the world of canvas and tube-light aircraft to the jumbo Boeing jets via an exciting Coast Guard aviation career as told by a 48-year vete...
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114,03 |
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Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism
ISBN: 9781420070293 / Angielski / Twarda / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a complete examination of federal policy decisions regarding the United States aviation security, placing it in the overall context of a comprehensive homeland security policy. With a historical overview of terrorist threats including 9-11, the text discusses the U.S. strategy in the context of risk management, addressing both human factors and technical challenges. The author also explores the ongoing policy challenges of identifying and applying effective security measures in the air cargo and general aviation sectors, highlighting their unique characteristic and... This book provides a complete examination of federal policy decisions regarding the United States aviation security, placing it in the overall cont... |
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702,94 |
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Missing in the Himalayas: An Mia Team's High-Risk Mission in Tibet
ISBN: 9781420836943 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Returning to India from China on November 3, 1944, WWII i46 #996 calls an ominous "Mayday." The author, himself a Hump pilot on a mission that horrendous night, recalls the violent storms. Nothing more is heard from cargo plane 996. Sixty years later, a Tibetan hunter wanders onto the crashed plane at 14,000 feet An MIA Team based in Hawaii is dispatched to Tibet to excavate and search the crash site. Missing in the Himalayas connects the dots between the i46's crash in 1944 and its excavation in 2004, between a gallant aircrew in WWII and a dedicated MIA recovery team today. The book...
Returning to India from China on November 3, 1944, WWII i46 #996 calls an ominous "Mayday." The author, himself a Hump pilot on a mission that horrend...
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79,16 |
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Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion
ISBN: 9781563470356 / Angielski / Twarda / 594 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the Summerfield Book Award.
The next great leap for jet propulsion will be to power-sustained, efficient flight through the atmosphere. Winner of the Summerfield Book Award.
The next great leap for jet propulsion will be to power-sustained, efficient flight through the atmosphere. |
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392,68 |
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Global Positioning System: v. 2: Theory and Applications
ISBN: 9781563471070 / Angielski / Twarda / 632 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the second volume in a two-volume set. The books explain the technology, performance and applications of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and each chapter is written by an expert in the field. This volume concentrates on applications.
This is the second volume in a two-volume set. The books explain the technology, performance and applications of the Global Positioning System (GPS) a...
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499,33 |
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Developments in High-Speed-Vehicle Propulsion Systems
ISBN: 9781563471766 / Angielski / Twarda / 699 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There have been impressive achievements in the last few years in the technologies associated with turboramjets and other combined cycle engines. These technologies, including their thermal management and integration with the vehicle, are the principal concerns of this volume. Drawing on the expertise of international engineers and researchers in the field of high-speed vehicle propulsion systems, these articles, written by experts from the United States, Russia, Germany, Japan, Belgium, and Israel, highlight developments in the industry.
There have been impressive achievements in the last few years in the technologies associated with turboramjets and other combined cycle engines. These...
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340,36 |
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Liquid Rocket Engine Combustion Instruction
ISBN: 9781563471834 / Angielski / Twarda / 577 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the invention of the V-2 rocket during World War II, combustion instabilities have been recognized as one of the most difficult problems in the development of liquid propellant rocket engines. This book is the first published in the United States on the subject since NASA's Liquid Rocket Combustion Instability (NASA SP-194) in 1972. In this book, experts cover four major subject areas: engine phenomenology and case studies, fundamental mechanisms of combustion instability, combustion instability analysis, and engine and component testing. Especially noteworthy is the inclusion of...
Since the invention of the V-2 rocket during World War II, combustion instabilities have been recognized as one of the most difficult problems in the ...
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436,31 |
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Scramjet Propulsion
ISBN: 9781563473227 / Angielski / Twarda / 1293 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Supersonic combustion ramjet (SCRJ) engine research and development begun some 40 years ago is the key to airbreathing hypersonic flight. Many unexpected complexities of SCRJ engine combustion and combustor-inlet interaction have been continuing challenges. However, valuable progress has been made in several aspects. In the next few years, it would appear that significant flight testing will take place in several countries and this should lead to further understanding of SCRJ processes in engine design for cruise and accelerator vehicle applications.
Supersonic combustion ramjet (SCRJ) engine research and development begun some 40 years ago is the key to airbreathing hypersonic flight. Many unexpec...
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518,72 |
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The Airplane: A History of Its Technology
ISBN: 9781563475252 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures. This book outlines the history of the technical development of the airplane. Richly illustrated, it moves the reader through time beginning with Leonardo da Vinci and forward to the present. In each chronological period, the various aspects of the synthesis of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight dynamics, and structures to the design of flying machines is described and critically evaluated.
Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight. The airplane is a system comprising aspects of aerodynamics, propulsion, fligh...
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310,26 |
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Marketing and Management in the High-Technology Sector: Strategies and Tactics in the Commercial Airplane Industry
ISBN: 9781567205244 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aerospace industry has undergone tremendous change in recent years. Always something of an anomaly, due to its critical role in national economies and in national security, the sector has always been distinct from other manufacturing industries in its reliance on high-technology innovation and the shifting sands of private and public investment. Since the end of the Cold War, financial and other crises have led to a spate of mergers and acquisitions, leaving fewer and fewer players in the commercial airplane industry. Meanwhile, some firms exited the business altogether. State-owned... The aerospace industry has undergone tremendous change in recent years. Always something of an anomaly, due to its critical role in national econom... |
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377,62 |
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The Fearless Flier's Handbook: The Internationally Recognized Method for Overcoming the Fear of Flying
ISBN: 9781580080293 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As many as one in five people is afraid of flying. For some, the fear is so paralyzing that they have never boarded a plane. For others, flying is a necessary evil-they'll do it because they have to, but it's torture. They white-knuckle their way through the flights they have to take or avoid air travel and miss out on promotions, business opportunities, and the thrill of visiting new places with friends and family. This book provides a sensible, tested alternative, with proven strategies that have helped hundreds of people overcome their fears and head happily skyward.Based on the Australian...
As many as one in five people is afraid of flying. For some, the fear is so paralyzing that they have never boarded a plane. For others, flying is a n...
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64,62 |
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Electronics in the Evolution of Flight
ISBN: 9781585443345 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Electronics in the Evolution of Flight "traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics through their births in the minds of early thinkers and dreamers, such as the Wright Brothers and Alexander Graham Bell, to their eventual "marriage" under the name "avionics." Author Albert Helfrick provides a thorough account of the roles played by the famous and the obscure, from Edwin Howard Armstrong to Nikola Tesla and David Sarnoff, in the successful creation of aviation technology.
Helfrick does not limit his discussion to the flying machines themselves, but instead focuses much... "Electronics in the Evolution of Flight "traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics through their births in the minds of early think...
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155,13 |
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The First Space Race
ISBN: 9781585443567 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The First Space Race" reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes. From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to capture the world's imagination by successfully launching the world's first satellite. The race to orbit featured two American teams led by rival services--the Army and the Navy--and a Soviet effort so secret that few even knew it existed. This race ushered in the Space Age with a saga of science, politics, technology, engineering, and human dreams.
Before 1955, the concept of an artificial satellite had been demonstrated only on... "The First Space Race" reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes. From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers batt...
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164,83 |
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The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites
ISBN: 9781585443741 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The First Space Race" reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes. From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to capture the world's imagination by successfully launching the world's first satellite. The race to orbit featured two American teams led by rival services--the Army and the Navy--and a Soviet effort so secret that few even knew it existed. This race ushered in the Space Age with a saga of science, politics, technology, engineering, and human dreams.
Before 1955, the concept of an artificial satellite had been demonstrated only on... "The First Space Race" reveals the inside story of an epic adventure with world-altering stakes. From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers batt...
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77,52 |
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Electronics in the Evolution of Flight
ISBN: 9781585444137 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Electronics in the Evolution of Flight traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics, or avionics, from its earliest years to the indispensable tool it is today. Albert Helfrick, who for twenty-five years has designed avionics for agencies and corporations such as NASA and Boeing, provides a thorough account of the roles played by the famous and the obscure, from Edwin Howard Armstrong to Nikola Tesla and David Sarnoff, in the successful creation of aviation technology. Helfrick focuses much of his work on the advancement of electronic systems. He explains the origins of...
Electronics in the Evolution of Flight traces the paired history of modern aviation and electronics, or avionics, from its earliest years to the indis...
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77,52 |
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Excerpts from the Sky: An Airline Pilot's Story
ISBN: 9781844015627 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No pilot has written about this unique career with such sincerity, honesty and wit. (Emmanuel Ukpong, British Airways Award Winner, Aviation Reporter of the Year 1991) The book is laid out in simple grammar devoid largely of aviation technical jargons and can easily be digested by both young and old with or without aviation background... (Lateef Lawal, Nigerian Tribune) Most of us imagine that the life of an airline pilot is exciting, romantic and never routine. But is this the real picture? If you want to know about the long and arduous training a would-be pilot undergoes, and about the...
No pilot has written about this unique career with such sincerity, honesty and wit. (Emmanuel Ukpong, British Airways Award Winner, Aviation Reporter ...
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68,07 |
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