The Lightning Boys 2 - More True Tales from Pilots and Crew of the English Electric Lightning by Richard Pike
$35.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
The sequel to the bestselling The Lightning Boys, Lightning Boys 2, now available in paperback for the first time, is a must-have companion and continues the theme of tales from pilots and other crew connected with this iconic aircraft, giving a rare insight into post-war fighter operations. In twenty s ...Show more
Planes by Jan van der Veken
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
Budding aviation fans will pore over every page of this fascinating encyclopedic guide to the history and mechanics of flight, from the Wright Brothers to the Concorde. How does a plane move through the air? What is turbulence? What do those lines on the runways mean? All these questions and many mo ...Show more
You'll Never Make It - A New Zealand Pilot's Story by Rod Hall-Jones
$44.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Rod Hall-Jones is a Te Anau-based author who has flown fixed-wing aeroplanes and helicopters since taking flying lessons at the age of 17. He has overcome more than a few hurdles to get to where he is today - including an examiner determined that he should not become an instructor, six engine failures, ...Show more
Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War by Rowland White
$26.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
'Utterly brilliant- a fantastically exciting book... This really does read like the best kind of thriller. His best book yet'James Holland, author of Normandy '44April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.In response, Britain despatches a naval task force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fat ...Show more
Restoration Force - Grass Roots Preservation of Civilian and Military Aircraft by Enthusiasts Worldwide by Gavin Hoffen
$39.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
We can all walk into any of the myriad aircraft museums dotted across the world and appreciate the wonderfully restored and preserved exhibits on display. But what about the many gems lovingly brought back to life and hiding away in people's garages, sheds, barns and gardens?With Gavin Hoffen's book you ...Show more
Wimpy - A Detailed Illustrated History of the Vickers Wellington in Service, 1938-1953 by Steve Bond
$55.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theatre; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to drop ...Show more
B-17 Flying Fortress, Vol. 2 - Boeing's B-17E Through B-17H in World War II by David Doyle
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of photos gathered from around the world, this book--the second of two volumes--chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the late models of the Flying Fortress, from the first trul ...Show more
Luftwaffe Fighter Ace - From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland by Norbert Hannig
$35.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
By his own, modest, admission Norbert Hannig was a Frontflieger, or operational pilot, who really did nothing special during World War Two. He was just, he says, one of the many rank and file pilots fighting for his country and not for the Führer.But his wartime career makes for fascinating and highly i ...Show more
Airbus A380 by Robert Jackson
$54.99 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: FlightCraft Ser.
On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this was the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft ...Show more
C-130 Hercules: A History by MARTIN W. BOWMAN
$64.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
Designed in response to a 1951 requirement, the C-130 Hercules is the most successful military airlifter ever built. Since it first flew in prototype form on 23 August 1954, more than 2,100 have been produced in over eighty different versions. Across its variants, the Hercules serves more than sixty air ...Show more
De Havilland Comet : The World's First Commercial Jetliner by Colin Higgs
$69.99 NZD
Category: Aviation
The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War. Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly higher and further. It was packed with new technology bu ...Show more
C-130 Hercules: Lockheed's Military Air Transport and Its Variants by DAVID DOYLE
$45.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Ser.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production for over six decades, longer than any other military aircraft in the world, and no end of production is yet in sight. The Hercules has been a part of US combat operations since Vietnam, and the airframe, which began life as a simple transport ...Show more