9780961791728 - test flying at old wright field de chilstrom, ken (14 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Very Good. 2nd.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some spots of light ground-in dirt, along with some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are several noticeable creases to the top front corner of the cover, and there is one vertical crease by the spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "Test flying as a systematic activity started during the First World War, at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in the United Kingdom. An "Experimental Flight" was formed at the Central Flying School. During the 1920s, test flying was further developed by the RAE in the UK, and by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the United States. In the 1950s, NACA was transformed into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. During these years, as work was done into aircraft stability and handling qualities, test flying evolved towards a more qualitative scientific profession. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, [citation needed] but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that because of the maturation of aircraft technology, better ground-testing and simulation of aircraft performance, fly-by-wire technology and, lately, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to test experimental aircraft features. Still, piloting experimental aircraft remains more dangerous than most other types of flying. " (from Wikipedia).…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Good condition. This is a 4to size softcover book. Dedication by Rosengarten on title page. Pronounced binding slant. Bottom edge is bumped. Top corner of front cover is bumped. 276 pages with many illustrations.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 2nd. Text is LIKE NEW. Very Clean. No writing or tears to text. Has very minor shelf wear. Appears Unread.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Softcover. Message written by Colonel Nathan "Rosie" Rosengarten of the USAF to title page. Moderately handled; otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A neat and sound copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

paperback. Condición: New. 2nd. Different cover ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).

Condición: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Enlarged Edition. 276p. A softcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly worn; small edge tear and bottom corner creased. Text clean and binding tight. Stories and Photographs collected by Ken Chilstrom; Edited by Ken Chilstrom and Penn Leary.

Soft cover. Condición: New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. private library liquidation new soft.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.