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CESSNA’S GOLDEN AGETakes a look at Clyde Cessna and nephew Dwane Wallace, longtime Cessna President, & the Cessna Aircraft Company from early 1900s, through the struggling years of the Great Depression, through World War II and the post-war years. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-01534 | CESSNAS GOLDEN AGE BOOK | $22.95 | 
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FROM TRAVEL AIR TO BARON...HOW BEECH CREATED A CLASSIC!The complete story of Beech Aircraft's recognition of the need for a true light twin to fill the market gap between the Bonanza and the larger Model 50 Twin Bonanza. This book covers the design concept, marketing strategy, and development of this Beechcraft model line from the first Travel Air in 1958 until the last in 1968. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-04103 | FROM TRAVEL AIR TO BARON HRDCV | $32.95 |
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THEY CALLED ME MR. BONANZAA continuation of Those Incomparable Bonanzas covers all the Bonanzas from 1972 through 1990. Learn how the Model 36 came about; what caused the aerobatic Bonanza to be developed; how the vertical instrument program came to be; name changed from Debonair to Bonanza-and much more! Click here to view more details. |
| 13-04102 | THEY CALL ME MR.BANANZA HRDCVR | $41.25 |
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THE TAYLORCRAFT STORY
CHET PEEKC.G. Taylor, Taylor/Piper business, Taylor/Piper split, and the Taylorcraft airplanes. Story opens with the December 1935 separation when Wm. T. Piper forced Taylor out of the company that bore his name, Taylor Aircraft Company, manufacturer of the Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06186 | THE TAYLORCRAFT STORY BOOK | $24.95 |
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THE IMMORTAL TWIN BEECHWelcome to the history of one of Walter Beech's finest creations- the Model 18 Twin Beech! This venerable aircraft had a production run of 32 years and an amazing, useful life. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-24586 | IMMORTAL TWIN BEECH HARDCOVER | $32.95 |
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REINVENTING THE AIRPLANEThis book is an outstanding compilation of history about Burt Rutan, his family, his airplanes, people who built and flew the airplanes he designed, plus the incredible Voyager story. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-15165 | BURT RUTAN - REINVENT AIRPLANE | $24.50 |
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THE HEATH STORY BY CHET PEEKChronicles the life of Edward Baird Heath and his famous “parasol” kitplanes. It spans the years from his first Bleriot flight in 1910 to the fatal test of his experimental Low Wing in 1931. He is best remembered for his introduction and promotion of the kitplane concept, powered by a Henderson 4-cylinder motorcycle engine. From 1927 to 1931, 1000s of air-minded young Americans bought his kits, then spent endless hours handcrafting a plane in barns and basements. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06184 | THE HEATH STORY BOOK | $19.95 |
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GHOSTS OF THE SKIES - BOOKRepresenting eight years of Philip Makannas best color photographs are 117 brilliant color prints interwoven with 66 extraordinary archival duotones from the war and a text drawn from the historic words of the time. This is surely one of the finest collections of aviation photographs ever assembled. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-01319 | GHOSTS OF THE SKIES, BOOK | $37.95 |
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LUSCOMBE'S GOLDEN AGE
BY JOHN SWICKLuscombe's Golden Age is the fifth book in The Golden Age of Aviation Series. John Swick, the author, has completely revised and updated the original The Luscombe Story published in 1987, including approximately 100 new pages of text, dozens of never-before published photographs and Luscombe magazine ads from that era. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06180 | LUSCOMBES GOLDEN AGE BOOK | $29.95 |
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THE PIETENPOL STORY BY CHET PEEKThe Atlantic had proved a graveyard for many ships, and when the first butterfly craft began to fly it after the World War I, all the omens warned that it would swallow up planes as well. Nonetheless, the pioneers – Read, Alcock, Brown and Lindbergh, as well as many who gambled and lost – continued to pit themselves against the odds. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06187 | THE PIETENPOL STORY BOOK | $21.95 |
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AVIATION CENTURY: WORLD WAR IIBeginning in 1939-40 with the German blitzkrieg and the Battle of Britain, aircraft repeatedly turned the tide of war. Their worth was proved in many roles besides bombing and airborne assault, including air defense, support of ground Click here to view more details. |
| 13-03428 | AVIATION CENTURY - WORLD WAR 2 | $39.95 |
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AVIATION CENTURY: THE GOLDEN AGEBetween the World Wars a new wave of aviation pioneers took the technological advances forged in the heat of battle and applied them to aircraft in exciting new ways. An unprecedented growth in the manufacture of affordable light aircraft occurred, providing ambitious, extraordinary individuals with the means to conquer the sky. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-03426 | AVIATION CENTURY - GOLDEN AGE | $39.95 |
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BELLANCA'S GOLDEN AGE BOOKBELLANCA's GOLDEN AGE Traces G.M. Bellanca coming from Sicily to America as a teenager in 1911 through his 42 years of continuous airplane manufacturing operations. He did more for aviation than any other single individual during aviation's first 100 years, bar none! This is the ONLY BOOK that has ever captured Bellanca's complete and lengthy story. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-03337 | BELLANCAS GOLDEN AGE BOOK | $24.95 |
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE
TO PIPER AIRCRAFT Are you ready to buy a new or pre-owned Piper? This updated second edition includes the original in-depth info about Piper models along with purchasing advice on ADs, inspections, the importance of logbooks, and how to choose the right Piper aircraft for your wants and needs. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06181 | COMPLETE GUIDE TO PIPER A/C BK | $19.95 |
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THEY FLEW PROUD - BOOKThey Flew Proud crisply tells the story of the Civilian Pilot Training Program through the Army Air Force Cadets at Grove City College (PA.) and the Grove City Airport where the flight instructors (including Gardner Birch) trained the cadets to solo. Across the U.S., more than 435,000 men and women were taught to fly under the CPTP in pre and post WWII. In Grove City, the 8th Detachment s 486 students received almost 5,000 hours of instruction, and then went forward to serve their nation in WWII. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-05672 | THEY FLEW PROUD BOOK | $33.85 |
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MUSIC'S BROKEN WINGSFifty Years of Aviation Accidents in the Music Industry - Covering the 50 year period between 1935 and 1985, this 540- page book analyzes 34 aviation accidents, which affected the music in our world in some way. From the most famous American artists, such as Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Rick Nelson and Lynyrd Skynyrd, to the lesser-known international performers Carlos Gardel, Anna Jantar, Tamara and Kyu Sakamoto, this text covers many types of music and the talents who were affected by adverse aviation events. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-02711 | MUSICS BROKEN WINGS- 50 YRS | $34.95 |
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT BY TOM MURPHYReady to buy a new or pre-owned Cessna? This updated second edition includes (1) original in-depth info about older Cessna models (2) updated info on Cessnas being offered today and (3) buying advice on AD's, inspection of aircraft and its logbooks and how to choose the right model for your needs. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06179 | COMP. GUIDE TO CESSNA A/C BK | $19.95 |
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ASA DREAM AIRCRAFT: THE MOST FASCINATING AIRPLANES I'VE EVER FLOWNJoin Barry Schiff on an amazing journey across time and space as he flies and brings home reports on some of aviation’s most rare and popular aircraft. Dream Aircraft documents his lifelong voyage flying aircraft that pilot enthusiasts dream of flying. Some of these aircraft are so rare that most pilots have never even seen one, let alone had a chance to fly them. Click here to view more details. |
| 13-05653 | ASA DREAM AIRCRAFT | $14.95 |
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OF WINGS & THINGS BY PETER BOWERSPeter Bowers is a foremost aviation historian and author. His byline has appeared hundreds of times as Peter Bowers has written numerous books, articles, columns, and stories for a variety of aviation periodicals over the last 70 years! Click here to view more details. |
| 13-06183 | OF WINGS & THINGS BOOK | $29.95 |
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