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For Helicopter and Powered Lift applicants only. Instrument Rating Airplane applicants should use the Airman Certification Standard, ACS-8. T...

The Airman Certification Standards is the guide for students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what applicants must know, do, a...

By: Hugh Cowin Book focuses upon two dist...

Colorful book examines the duties bushplanes help carry out around the world and the development of the greatest example...

This is the intriguing story of John Monnett and his airplanes. He is a kit plane designer, innovator, air racer, world record holder and member ...

This wonderful 325 page book is filled with the drawings of 12 aircraft by the renowned Paul Matt. A must for anyone interested in s...

This wonderful 325 page book is filled with the drawings of 12 aircraft by the renowned Paul Matt. A must for anyone interested in s...

Chronologically and interwoven story, with hundreds of archival photos and exhibits, tells "what actually happened" with the Wrights, Glenn Curtis...

Travel Air achieved worldwide fame by 1929 as a builder of high quality commercial biplanes and monoplanes. Eve...

After building four of the most successful and famous air racers in the world, in the 1930s, Pete, Mike, Ike and Mr...

Details the formations, struggles & successes of the Piper Aircraft Corporation during aviation's Golden Age. Includes particulars of the orig...

Volume 1Learn how this exciting sport caught on, meet the early players and the governing organizations. This volume tracks techno...

Volume 1Learn how this exciting sport caught on, meet the early players and the governing organizations. This volume tracks techno...

Book takes us into the high-risk world of Unlimited Air Racing at the Reno National Air Races. Flying wingtip to wingtip...

Are you ready to buy a new or pre-owned Piper? This updated second edition includes the original in-depth info about Piper models a...

Fairchild's Golden Age A young Sherman Fairchild quit college in 1917 to start a company to ...

A San Francisco boy who grew up to become the greatest aviator of all time, Lincoln Beachey was a true pioneer. In the early years of aviation he...

Reviewed as "One of the most important books ever published." After studying how birds fly, Lilien- thal recognized the superiority of curved wing...

Waldo Dean Waterman first flew in San Diego in 1909; he last flew in 1972. He was with Curtiss at North Island when he co-founded U.S. Naval Aviat...

The Atlantic had proved a graveyard for many ships, and when the first butterfly craft began to fly it after the World War I, a...

Nostalgic look at the Golden Age of personal flight, when incredible aircraft of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s we...

Experience ground-shaking power and unbelievable speeds of the T-6 and Unlimited classes at the National Championship Ai...

Since the first edition of X-Planes at Edwards (0-87989-85-0) was published in 1995, many new types of civilian (Rutan-types, 717 and 777), mil...

Peter Bowers is a foremost aviation historian and author. His byline has appeared hundreds of times as Peter Bowers...