Aviation: Early Years by Peter Almond
39.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
'Aviation' chronicles the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great zeppelins."
Air Disasters of the World by Xavier Waterkeyn
59.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Even after a century of commercial air travel, and in spite of the tens of thousands of safe plane trips taken every day, air disasters continue to fascinate. In this gripping book, Xavier Waterkeyn explores more than 200 notable air crashes, including bizarre accidents, hijackings and tales of miraculo ...Show more
Harrier: The Biography by Jonathan Glancey
49.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The British designed and built the Harrier, the most successful vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft ever made. Combining state-of-the-art fighter plane technology with a helicopter's ability to land vertically the Harrier has played an indispensable role for the RAF and Royal Navy in a number of conf ...Show more
Fabulous Flying Boats: A History of the World's Passenger Flying Boats by Leslie Dawson
89.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
The history of the development and operations of flying boats in the early twentieth century is a vibrant one, full of colourful characters and experimentation. In 'Fabulous Flying Boats', Leslie Dawson captures this spirit of dynamism, reminding us of the most successful early pioneers of the seaplanes ...Show more
The Big Book of Flight by Rowland White
45.00 NZD
Category: Aircraft | Reading Level: very good
Everybody dreams of flying. For as long as we've been able to look up and see the birds we've wanted to join them. But our efforts to do so have not always been as elegant or accomplished. Instead, there's been danger, excitement, courage and brilliance. The Big Book of Flight is a celebration of it all ...Show more
Precious Metal Classic fighters in New Zealand (Pocket Edition) by Gavin Conroy
6.99 NZD
24.99 (72% off)
Category: Aircraft
The popularity of the fighter aircraft used in World War II is huge in New Zealand, as evidenced by the enormous crowds that turn up for events such as Warbirds over Wanaka – over 80,000 people attended the 2010 event. New Zealand is extremely lucky that there is a wide range of airworthy WW II-era clas ...Show more
Mosquito by Nelson Mark
49.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
In this exciting new title the author tells the story of the aircraft, De Hav Mosq and those who flew it. Enshrined in history as the 'wooden wonder', the de Havilland Mosquito was arguably the most beautiful aircraft ever built and also to fly. Loved and respected by its flight crew and opponents respe ...Show more
The Sky is Not the Limit : The Life of Australia's Top Gun by Matt Hall
39.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
"I would sit there at the controls and think: I'm going to go left, and I can. I want to go right, and I will. I don't have to follow the road. I don't have to follow rules. I don't have to ask anyone - I can go left when I want, I can go right when I want. I had discovered the freedom that has kept me ...Show more
Flying the Southern Cross : The Adventures of Aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm by Michael Molkentin
44.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Australian aviators Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 in an aircraft constructed largely of timber and fabric, the Southern Cross. With Americans Jim Warner as radio operator and Harry Lyon as navigator, they made the trip from Oakland, California, in ni ...Show more
A Passion For Flight: New Zealand Aviation Before the Great War (Volume 1: Ideas, First Flight Attempts and the Aeronauts 1868 to 1909)
39.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Volume One: Ideas, first flight attempts and the aeronauts 1868-1909. Volplane Press in association with the Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand is proud to announce publication of the first volume of Errol Martyn's new trilogy - A Passion for Flight, a history of New Zealand aviation before the ...Show more
Infamous Aircraft: Dangerous Designs and Their Vices by Robert Jackson
44.99 NZD
Category: Aircraft
Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War One to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included.