Tag: Flying

Free Download H. P. Willmott – B-17 Flying Fortress
Bison Books | 1980 | ISBN: 0890093180 | English | 72 pages | PDF | 103.03 MB
Marvelous black and white / full-color photos throughout. Drawings / detailed text. "These bombers were the workhorses which achieved the devastation of Germany." Most interesting pages 60-63 offer a ton of specs / details on the B-17’s used in the war effort.

Free Download Frederick Johnsen – B-17 Flying Fortress: The Symbol of Second World War Air Power
McGraw-Hill | 2000 | ISBN: 0071344454 | English | 192 pages | PDF | 152.65 MB
Rare vignettes and little-known facts punctuate this fond look back at the symbol of American victory in World War II Europe. Features 150 black and white photos, including some that have never been seen before-until now. Gorgeous 8-page color photo insert complements eye-opening details about the people, the missions, the production, and the development of the B-17.

Free Download Martin W. Bowman – B-17 Flying Fortress (Combat Legend)
Airlife Publishing | 2002 | ISBN: 1840373652 | English | 100 pages | PDF | 78.74 MB
The Boeing B-17, which has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, took the fight to the German Air Force from the late summer of 1942 through to V-Day. Its primary operator in Western Europe was the ‘Mighty Eighth’, who controlled 27 bomb groups for much of the war. Over 12,000 Fortresses were built. They were mainly deployed in Europe, flying from the 8th Air Force in England and the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean. Their only form of defence was to fly in a tight formation and outgun any attacking Luftwaffe fighters by bringing their massive firepower to bear on intruders.

Free Download Omnidirectional Tilt-Rotor Flying Robots for Aerial Physical Interaction: Modelling, Control, Design and Experiments by Karen Bodie , Maximilian Brunner , Mike Allenspach
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 230 Pages | ISBN : 3031454960 | 101.7 MB
This book deals with the study of tilt-rotor omnidirectional aerial robots and their application to aerial physical interaction tasks. Omnidirectional aerial robots possess decoupled translational and rotational dynamics, which are important for stable and sustained aerial interaction. The additional ability to dynamically re-orient thrust vectors opens the door to a wide array of possible morphologies and system capabilities. Through modeling, control, prototype design, and experimental evaluation, this book presents a comprehensive methodology and examples for the development of a novel tilt-rotor aerial manipulator. This work serves as a guide for envisioning and constructing innovative systems that will advance the frontier of aerial manipulation.

Free Download In Furious Skies: Flying with Hitler’s Luftwaffe in the Second World War by Tim Heath
English | September 21, 2022 | ISBN: 1526785234 | 280 pages | PDF | 7.58 Mb
"…an important contribution to the historiography of those who fought the war. This book is a reference to be returned to again and again and should be on the shelf of every airpower historian, or even just general-interest readers." ― The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation

Free Download Harry Oliver, "Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 039953637X | EPUB | pages: 212 | 1.1 mb
Let’s "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch."

Free Download Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards: Captivating Tales from a Nimrod and Valcan Air Electronics Operator by Jim Walls
English | July 29, 2022 | ISBN: 1911667327 | 192 pages | PDF | 5.88 Mb
Since he was a child in the 1950s watching Vampires and Meteors operating from RAF Turnhouse, Jim Walls wanted to fly aircraft, he just never envisaged that his flying career would be spent in the back seat as opposed to the front. Jim guides readers through his 40-year RAF career that started as a Boy Entrant at RAF Cosford, then as an air radar tradesman, before specializing as an air electronics operator (AEOp) in the Nimrod MR1, and later as an air electronics officer (AEO) who flew in Nimrod R1s and Vulcan B2s.

Free Download Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds By John Pickrell
2011 | 215 Pages | ISBN: 0787969168 | EPUB | 11 MB
The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggest that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence-bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more-has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds.Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists in the United States, China, Europe, and Australia, John Pickrell explains and details dinosaurs’ development of flight. This special capacity introduced a whole new range of abilities for the animals and helped them survive a mass extinction, when thousands of other dinosaur species that once populated the Earth did not. Pickrell also turns his journalistic eye toward the stories behind the latest discoveries, investigating the role of the Chinese black market in trading fossils, the controversies among various dinosaur hunters, the interference of national governments intent on protecting scientific information, and the race to publish findings first that make this research such a dynamic area of science.

Free Download George Hall – Air Guard: America’s Flying Militia
Presidio Press | 1990 | ISBN: 0891413324 | English | 148 pages | PDF | 121.32 MB
Discusses the mission of America’s Air National Guard, and looks at the aircraft they use, from fighters to large cargo planes.

Free Download Leigh Montville, "Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend"
English | 2012 | pages: 432 | ISBN: 0385527454, 0767930525 | EPUB | 4,8 mb
Evel Knievel, the father of extreme sports, was a high-flying daredevil. He was the personification of excitement and danger and showmanship, and represented a unique slice of American culture and patriotism. But behind the flash and the frenzy, who was this man in red, white, and blue?