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Free Download Scott M. Smith, "Nutritional Biochemistry of Space Flight "
English | ISBN: 1607416417 | 2009 | 208 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Besides covering a broad range of issues relating to space nutrition, this book presents the knowledge of nutritional biochemistry of space flight that has resulted from five decades of space life sciences research and operations. It covers research and observational findings on space travelers, as well as ground-based analogue studies with human subjects in such venues as bed rest, closed chambers, Antarctica, and under the sea. This book serves as a historical record of nutrition as related to space flight, specifically to nutrient requirements in a space flight environment. Evidence is reviewed from the first days of human space flight through what may very well be the early days of permanent off-Earth human presence. This information has been scattered in research articles and limited reviews that have been published over the years, in some cases documented only in out-of-publication NASA documents. The book will be of interest to scientists and physicians in many disciplines, including nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, space life sciences, and aerospace medicine. The text is aimed at an upper-undergraduate or graduate-student level of understanding.

Free Download Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Flight Craft) by Ben Skipper
English | June 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 1399040642 | 96 pages | True EPUB | 78.38 MB
The B-29 was ahead of its time that helped usher in a new age of military aviation and provided a tangible bridge between new and old ways.

Free Download The Line of Flight by Richard Aragon
English | February 25, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CW1H39C3 | 68 pages | EPUB | 0.36 Mb
"The Line of Flight" by Richard Aragon is a riveting novel that explores the intersection of technology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence. Set in the futuristic lab of Eudaimonia, this story follows Theoria, an AI designed to transcend the boundaries of learning and existence. Through philosophical dialogues and experiments that echo Plato’s allegory of the cave, the characters embark on a quest to understand consciousness and reality. As Theoria challenges its creators with profound questions about being and evolution, readers are taken on a journey that examines the potential futures of AI and humanity. This thought-provoking book is a must-read for fans of speculative fiction, philosophy, and technology.

Free Download Drone Development from Concept to Flight: Design, assemble, and discover the applications of unmanned aerial vehicles by Sumit Sharma
English | April 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1837633002 | 316 pages | True PDF | 25.88 MB
Learn and apply the principles behind building and flying drones using components like BLDC motors and speed controllers, AeroGCS ground software, Ardupilot and PX4 open-source flight stacksalong with examples and best practices

Free Download Robert Matzen, "Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3"
English | ISBN: 099627409X | 2017 | 432 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This fresh look at Hollywood’s "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day account of the struggles of Lombard’s husband, Clark Gable, and other family, friends, and fans to cope with the tragedy. In effect, having just completed the first sale of war bonds and stamps in the nation following its entry into World War II, Lombard became the first Hollywood start to sacrifice her life in the War. The War Department offered Gable a funeral service with full military honors, but he refused it, knowing that his wife would not approve of such spectacle. Based on extensive research rather than gossip, this investigation further explores the lives of the 21 others on the plane, including 15 members of the U.S. Army Air Corps, and addresses one of the most enduring mysteries of World War II. On a clear night full of stars, with TWA’s most experienced pilot at the controls of a 10-month-old aircraft under the power of two fully functioning engines, why did the flight crash into that Nevada mountainside? This gripping page-turner presents the story of the people on the plane, the friends and families left behind, and the heroic first responders who struggled up a mountain hoping to perform a miracle rescue. It is a story of accomplishment, bravery, sacrifice, and loss.

Free Download The Science of Flight by James W. Gregory, The Great Courses
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1629974137 | 14 hours and 24 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 801 Mb
Many of us board a plane without understanding what a truly extraordinary experience flight is: suspended 30,000 feet or more in the air, propelled to our destination at close to the speed of sound, protected from extreme cold and low pressure by the thin skin of the aircraft. We realize it’s complicated, but few of us know how it works. Even more remarkable is space flight, the "rocket science" that we use as a benchmark of difficulty or complexity.

Free Download The Science of Flight by James W. Gregory, The Great Courses
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1629974137 | 14 hours and 24 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 801 Mb
Many of us board a plane without understanding what a truly extraordinary experience flight is: suspended 30,000 feet or more in the air, propelled to our destination at close to the speed of sound, protected from extreme cold and low pressure by the thin skin of the aircraft. We realize it’s complicated, but few of us know how it works. Even more remarkable is space flight, the "rocket science" that we use as a benchmark of difficulty or complexity.

Free Download Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard by Ian Colvin
English | April 26, 2020 | ISBN: 1526766795 | 288 pages | PDF | 2.72 Mb
On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort. Also on board was Howard’s tax adviser, Alfred Chenhalls, who smoked cigars and looked remarkably like Winston Churchill. Did the Germans believe that Churchill was on board Flight 777?

Free Download Civil Airliner Flight Guidance Technology for Four-Dimensional Trajectory-Based Operation by Guangwen Li , Shaobo Zhai , Qiuling Jia
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 461 Pages | ISBN : 981975299X | 84.4 MB
This book focuses on achieving precision guidance and timely arrival in flight. The content comprehensively describes the civil aircraft flight guidance technology for four-dimensional trajectory-based operation. The main content of this book is the summary of the author’s team’s research work on flight management systems and flight guidance technology over the past decade, including flight plan analysis and transition path construction, four-dimensional trajectory planning and re-planning, high-precision flight guidance commands calculation, FMS landing system, etc. The theoretical methods described in the book have been verified by pre-research and practical engineering projects, which are of great theoretical significance and engineering application value. This book is used as a reference for engineers engaged in flight control, flight guidance, and flight management research, as well as Masters and Ph.Ds. in related disciplines.

Free Download Flight (DK Eyewitness), New US Edition by DK
English | April 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 0593842375 | 72 pages | True EPUB | 31.95 MB
Take flight with this spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft.