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Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship by Bill Hammack
epub |eng | 2017-05-31 | Author:Bill Hammack [Hammack, Bill]

In 1926, Britain’s Director of Civil Aviation hailed R.101 as the “greatest adventure in construction engineering of our time” and, yet, in charge was Vincent Richmond, R.101’s chief designer—a man ...
( Category: Europe April 5,2018 )
Airplane Flying Handbook by Federal Aviation Administration
epub |eng | 2017-04-05 | Author:Federal Aviation Administration

Night Illusions In addition to night vision limitations, night illusions can cause confusion and distractions during night flying. The following discussion covers some of the common situations that cause illusions ...
( Category: Transportation April 5,2018 )
Lesson Plans to Train Like You Fly by Arlynn McMahon
epub |eng | 2017-02-15 | Author:Arlynn McMahon

During the second 90°, hold that max pitch attitude and change the bank as you slowly roll out. At the 180°-point, you should be wings level, just above the stall ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
The One Percenter Code by Dave Nichols
epub |eng | 2012-04-04 | Author:Dave Nichols

THE UNDEAD In fact, the reason that zombie movies have become so popular may have to do with the fact that we are all just a step away from becoming ...
( Category: Social Sciences April 4,2018 )
Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver (The Confessions Series) by Eugene Salomon
epub |eng | 2013-04-04 | Author:Eugene Salomon

10 Road Rage As irritating as pedestrians may be to a cabbie, they are mere inconveniences when compared to the real conflict that is always in progress on the streets ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
Modelling the Lineside by Richard Bardsley
epub |eng | | Author:Richard Bardsley

ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS The spread of electrification of the railways continues to grow over time, either with overhead lines or a third rail at the side of the track. Some railway ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
Yachtmaster for Sail and Power by Alison Noice
epub, pdf |eng | 2015-04-04 | Author:Alison Noice

Fig 12.4 Firdell Blipper. Fig 12.5 Viking Tri-lens. Fig 12.6 Sea-me active reflector. Fig 12.7 Much information is given by a vessel fitted with AIS. ◆ AIS Receiver only It ...
( Category: Water Sports April 4,2018 )
Railway Empire by Burton Anthony;
epub |eng | 2018-01-30 | Author:Burton, Anthony;

The first task they faced was surveying, and headquarters was established at the entrance to the pass of Maltrata. This time they were given real protection in the form of ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
Modelling Ports and Inland Waterways by David Wright
epub |eng | | Author:David Wright

Here, the first coat of paint is applied to the river. I have used ‘Camouflage Brown’ from the Halfords’ range of acrylic sprays. This was sprayed straight on to the ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
Modelling Heavy Industry by Arthur Ormrod
epub |eng | | Author:Arthur Ormrod

Pre-curving handrails by taping thin styrene strip around off cuts of plastic pipe. An hour in a warm oven does the job. Plastruct caged ladders run up the side of ...
( Category: Crafts & Hobbies April 4,2018 )
Sea Stories by Captain Richard Metz
epub |eng | 2017-04-04 | Author:Captain Richard Metz

Heading Out In the morning, I signed on the rest of the crew and we readied the ship. The following day, we had our inspection, and the chief engineer said ...
( Category: Americas April 4,2018 )
Hurricane: Hawker's Fighter Legend by John Dibbs & Tony Holmes & Gordon Riley
azw3, pdf |eng | 2017-05-18 | Author:John Dibbs & Tony Holmes & Gordon Riley [Dibbs, John]

Although the Hurricane units on Malta had managed to effectively protect the islands from attacks by Italian aircraft for much of 1941, Luftwaffe units began returning to Sicily in December ...
( Category: Transportation April 4,2018 )
Python: Learn Python (Advanced) in 7 Days and Ace It Well. Hands On Challenges INCLUDED! (Python Programming Book Series 2) by Ronald Olsen
azw3 |eng | 2017-06-26 | Author:Ronald Olsen [Olsen, Ronald]

Solution for Challenge 8 def memoize(func): func.cache = {} def wrapper(n): try: ans = func.cache[n] except KeyError: ans = func.cache[n] = func(n) return ans return wrapper @conceptualize def myfibonacci(n): """ ...
( Category: Programming April 4,2018 )
The Rescue Man: A "Snafu Snatching" Rescue Pilot's Extraordinary Journey through World War II by Henry Lowenstein
azw3 |eng | 2017-06-01 | Author:Henry Lowenstein [Lowenstein, Henry]

( Category: Military April 3,2018 )
The Propeller under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft by Eileen A. Bjorkman
azw3 |eng | 2017-03-21 | Author:Eileen A. Bjorkman [Bjorkman, Eileen A.]

Fig. 7.1. Ed Lesher’s Teal, 1960s. Like Arnold, Lesher calculated that a fifty-horsepower engine would be optimum for setting records, but he, too, found no suitable engine that size. He ...
( Category: Transportation April 3,2018 )

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