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An Illustrated Guide to Flying


Free Download An Illustrated Guide to Flying by Barry Schiff
English | December 13, 2022 | ISBN: 1619544016 | 216 pages | MOBI | 54 Mb
Inspired by the effortless soaring of birds, humans have taken to wing as the safest, fastest, and most enjoyable way to travel. An Illustrated Guide to Flying explains the principles and practice of flying with concise critical facts, supported with prolific illustrations and photographs, covering basic flight maneuvers, aircraft engines and flight instruments, navigation, weather, types of aircraft, traffic control, flight rules, and more.

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Land of the Flying Masks Art and Culture in Burkina Faso


Free Download Land of the Flying Masks: Art and Culture in Burkina Faso By Thomas G. B. Wheelock, Christopher D. Roy
2007 | 471 Pages | ISBN: 3791335146 | PDF | 77 MB
A renowned collector presents his treasure trove of artifacts from Burkina Faso, home to some of Africa’s most artistically prolific ethnic peoples. The Thomas Wheelock Collection is the largest assemblage of works of Burkina Faso art in the world. Now accessible to the public for the first time in this book, it reveals the country’s enormous artistic range. Featured here are examples of the intricate and brightly colored masks for which Burkina Faso is best known, and which are used throughout the country in traditional ceremonies and celebrations. The collection also contains a multitude of other ceremonial objects such as costumes, dance ornaments, statues, instruments and pieces of jewelry as well as beautifully crafted everyday items including spoons, pots, baskets, stools and chairs. The pieces in this marvelously panoramic collection reflect a country rich in cultural diversity, tradition, and artistry.

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Flying Saucers A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies [Audiobook]


Free Download Carl Jung, Matthew Schmitz (Narrator), "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies"
English | ISBN: 9798868658358 | 2024 | M4B@64 kbps | ~04:38:00 | 135 MB
Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz. Jung’s primary concern in Flying Saucers is not with the reality or unreality of UFOs but with their psychic aspect. Rather than speculate about their possible nature and extraterrestrial origin as alleged spacecraft, he asks what it may signify that these phenomena, whether real or imagined, are seen in such numbers just at a time when humankind is menaced as never before in history. The UFOs represent, in Jung’s phrase, "a modern myth."

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Combat Flying Equipment U.S. Army Aviators’ Personal Equipment, 1917-1945


Free Download C. G. Sweeting – Combat Flying Equipment: U.S. Army Aviators’ Personal Equipment, 1917-1945
Smithsonian Institution Press | 1989 | ISBN: 0874748941 | English | 264 pages | PDF | 225.33 MB
Many B&W pics of equipement High altitude suits as well as full pressure suits designed for flight above the stratosphere including experimental suits from B.F. Goodrich and the Tomato Worm Suit that lead the way to the modern space suit, as well as Hard articulated suits developed in Nazi Germany for testing the Horten Flying Wing.

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Flying Visits


Free Download Flying Visits by Clive James
English | 1985 | ISBN: 0330288393 | 199 Pages | EPUB | 1.6 MB
Capturing the essence of cities and countries through wit, satire, and penetrating observation, the author develops a unique form of travel writing with small pieces called "postcards," in which he renders impressions of such phenomena as sumo wrestling and the Russian language.

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Royal Flying Corps Kitbag Aircrew Uniforms and Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI


Free Download Royal Flying Corps Kitbag: Aircrew Uniforms and Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI by Mark Hillier
English | May 27, 2020 | ISBN: 1526752999 | 232 pages | PDF | 22 Mb
The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, and came into being a month later when the Air Battalion was absorbed into the Military Wing of the new Corps in May. In the days following the outbreak of war in 1914, the program for mobilization of the RFC was, in the main, successfully carried out. The first aircraft set out across the Channel on the morning of 13 August, taking off from Dover at 06.25 hours.

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Flying Mammals Quick ID guide to the bats of Africa (Quick ID guides)


Free Download Flying Mammals: Quick ID guide to the bats of Africa (Quick ID guides) by Chris Stuart, Mathilde Stuart
English | January 1, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08QXRZMWX | 42 pages | PDF | 17 Mb
Following the success of earlier ‘Quick Guide’ books, this slim little volume tackles one of the few groups of mammals that can fly. Divided into large fruit bats and smaller insect-eating bats, this ultimate quick identification guide covers Africa’s 12 bat families. An informative introduction touches on evolution, flight, echolocation and reproduction, demystifying an animal that is all too often misunderstood. The text describes the facial characteristics and wing shapes common to each family and points out features that can help to distinguish between them. But it is the photographs and annotated line drawings that are most useful for identification. They include bats in flight and roosting sites, and close-ups of facial structures and wings that highlight key diagnostic attributes. An added extra is a photographic section showing the skulls of a variety bats.

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