Ships & Shipping Books

The story of first British car for ordinary people, told by the editor of the Pre-War Austin Seven Club magazine and supported by rare and unpublished illustrations.

No. 1 in the UK for clear maps Philip's bring you the latest large format Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland 2024 with fully updated maps from the Philip's digital database. The maps are super-clear and have been voted Britain's clearest and most detailed in an independent consumer survey.

No. 1 in the UK for clear maps Philip's bring you the latest large spiral-bound format Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland 2024 with fully updated maps from the Philip's digital database. The super-clear maps have been voted Britain's clearest and most detailed in an independent consumer survey.

AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, Amelia Earheart, R. J. Mitchell, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Allan Loughead, Frank Whittle, and Kelly Johnson. Notable events and developments are discussed, first Atlantic flights, World War airplanes, jet engine development and post-war dedesigns. It concludes with a discussion of new designs...

Alfie and Pepper are best friends and live together. Each day they wake up and experience a different adventure. Alfie learns so much from his best friend Pepper. Today they go on a narrowboat. Alfie and Pepper - Two Different Dogs - Many Adventures

This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf.

On March 10, 2019, at 05:38 UTC, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, Boeing 737-8 (MAX), ET-AVJ, took off as a scheduled international flight, from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport bound to Nairobi, Kenya. It departed Addis Ababa with 157 persons on board: 2 flight crew (a Captain and a First Officer), 5 cabin crew and one IFSO, 149 regular passengers. The take-off roll and lift-off was normal, including normal values of left and right angle-of-attack (AOA). Shortly after liftoff, the left Ang

A Wrench in the Wings is a compilation of columns written for Air Maintenance Update magazine. Spending all my adult life either fixing aircraft or teaching others to carry on in that profession has been an enlightening journey. Based on stories that I related to my aircraft maintenance students, the benefits were three-fold. First, it tended to keep their attention with real insight into daily life as an aircraft mechanic. Second, it gave me a chance to show the more human side of myself while

Military HelicoptersRead the lessons learned from near misses by experienced military pilots. Their lessons could save your life.Get the lessons from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom with crews featured from the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, UK ARMY, USAF, USCG, USN, US ARMY, and USMC. Learn from the experiences of military helicopter pilots so you don't become another air incident statistic. Packed with 61 easy-to-read lessons, this is a new survival guide for all helicopter p

The true adventures of a 91-year-old man who has ridden (and is riding) his Honda Gold Wing motorcycle to all corners of the globe. Ride along with Hans Karlsson and take in beautiful vistas, exotic locations, world-famous sites, little-traveled backstreets, and wonderful people of all kinds. Includes photos.

Following WWII, with the encouragement of the U.S. government, airline service was expanded across the nation to include smaller towns and cities. This book tells the history of the 13 Local Service Airlines that were established to provide these services on a regional basis.

"50 Tales of Flight" captures the magic of flight from the ground up. The flight deck door has now been opened, taking the reader aloft in everything from biplanes to Boeings. From the alarm clock buzzing to begin the airline pilot's day to the threatening sound of silence when a light aircraft's engine fails and all that lies beneath are trees and cliffs. There are moments of pulse-racing tension and others of humorous relief to be found amongst this collection of stories from Owen Zupp's thir