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  1. Australian Aviator

    Author: Norman Brearley & Ted Mayman

    From WWI pilot to founding Australia's first commercial airline, WA Airways, carrying mail and passengers, searching for Kingsford-Smith and Ulm, looking for Lasseter's Lost Reef to joining the RAAF in WWII.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1971
    • 204 pages

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  2. Aircraft World Wars I & II

    Author: Jeff Daniels Ed

    110 aircraft in colour plus three-view silhouettes and specifications

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1986
    • 1 page

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  3. The Diary of Jack Flyer

    Author: Tim Heylbut

    The story of Jack Flyer, a young man who taught himself to fly the early ultralights in the 1980's and made the mistakes we are all familiar with.  A gripping, candid tale in the form of a diary, set in rural Victoria, Australia.

    in Fiction

    • Published on 2015
    • 120 pages

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  4. Taking to the Skies

    Author: Jim Eames

    So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball? From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits. In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Austral

    in Historical

    • Published on 2014
    • 352 pages

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  5. 1932 Flying and Glider Manual

    Author: Paul Howard Poberezny, Sylvester H. Schmid

    https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/1932_Flying_and_Glider_Manual/2imYtwAACAAJ?hl=en  Airplanes -- Design and construction, Airplanes, Home-built Build and Fly - Pietenpol Air-Camper, Powell PH Racer, Heath Super Soarer Glider, Penguin, Ramsay Flying Bathtub; plans, construction methods.  

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1932
    • 72 pages

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  6. The Flying Nun

    Author: Anne Maree Jensen and Jeanne Ryckmans

    Sister Anne Maree Jensen's baseball cap, riding boots and a Cessna aeroplane are not usually part of the image that comes to mind when we think of nuns - but then, Sister Anne Maree Jensen's 'Aerial Ministry' is not a conventional calling either. For the past ten years, Sister Anne Maree has been flying over some of the most remote parts of outback southwest Queensland, bringing companionship to the women who live in her bush parish.  Her parish includes more than 250,000 square kilometres of sh

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1999
    • 248 pages

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  7. Airspaces

    Author: David Pascoe and John Pascoe

    This book argues that 'airspace' – the transitional area between check-in desk and baggage carousel – must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map of our age.   Not so much about planes as the human interaction with flying and travel, from the architecture of airports, to films, historical events, advertising, disasters etc.

    in Other

    • Published on 2001
    • 303 pages

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  8. The Air Racers

    Author: Terry Gwynn-Jones

    Men & women and their machines in the various races and challenges they competed in.  Covers 19 events in detail with coloured photos

    in Historical

    • Published on 1983
    • 224 pages

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  9. Australian Homebuilt Aeroplanes

    Author: T. C. Mowatt

    A listing of homebuilt aircraft registered through SAAA including details on the Aviation Register - Rego, name, address, date of registration, including all previous owners, make, model, photo.  Separate register of aircraft and construction number.  Includes 95-10 ultralights.

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1983
    • 66 pages

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  10. Redefining Airmanship

    Author: Tony Kern

    Here, for the first time, is a systematic model of professional airmanship, for all pockets of the aviation community. With this book as a guide, you too will develop the "right stuff" for today's complex world of flight. Step by step, system by system, the book shows you how to: Use history's greatest flyers as role models--and follow in their footsteps Define standards and measurements for success Understand specific aspects of airmanship, using case studies and lessons learned Handle peer pre

    in Educational

    • Published on 1997
    • 463 pages

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  11. The Wonders of the Weather

    Author: Bob Crowder

    Lavishly illustrated guide to the processes governing our weather and climate. Discusses various phenomena such as cyclones, thunderstorms and tornadoes, and issues such as the greenhouse effect ozone depletion, floods, droughts and climate change, and addresses subjects such as sky colour, the effect of the moon on weather, and high and low pressures. Has a strong Australian focus, and is aimed at students and amateur meteorologist, as well as non-specialists with an interest in the weather. In

    in Educational

    • Published on 1995
    • 270 pages

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  12. GA Airfoils

    Author: Harry C. Riblett

    A technical work initially compiled in 1986 and updated.  Performance charts, graphs, analysis, formulas

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1996
    • 136 pages

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  13. The Last Lanc'

    Author: Patrick Kilvington

    Lancasters - the Plane that won the war for Britain.  Lists every Lanc and its service.  Covers the flight of the last flying example from Australia to Kent 1965

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1982
    • 162 pages

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  14. Airfoil Selection

    Author: Barnaby Wainfan

    This book consists principally of a series of articles originally published in Kitplanes magazine.  A basic understanding of airfoil geometry and how that affects the aerodynamics of an airfoil.  Charts and analysis.

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 2005
    • 80 pages

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  15. World War II

    Author: Christopher Chant

    This book includes descriptions of all the significant military actions with details of tanks, ships, aircraft and other weapons used.  Illustrated with photographs, maps and artwork.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1977
    • 250 pages

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  16. Mike Becker's Helicopter Handbook

    Author: Michael Becker

    This handbook will take you through every manoeuvre and flight sequence required in your helicopter training, and used in your ongoing career.  Written in a very easy to understand language coupled with over 500 illustrations, diagrams and photographs.  Mike is a CFI on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia.

    in Educational

    • Published on 1999
    • 420 pages

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  17. Manifesto

    Author: Mike Busch

    “There's a dirty little secret about aviation maintenance: it often breaks aircraft instead of fixing them.” “Manifesto” is the much-anticipated first book from renowned aviation columnist and speaker Mike Busch. Written in typical no-nonsense style, it lays out the basis of Mike's “minimalist” maintenance philosophy for owner-flown general aviation aircraft. An owner who follows the book's guidance can save a small fortune on maintenance costs and end up with a safer, more reliable aircraft. Ow

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 2014
    • 112 pages

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  18. The Tombstone Imperative

    Author: Andrew Weir

    'We regulate by counting tombstones' US FEDERAL AVIATION OFFICIAL This book is a thorough and meticulously researched investigation into the important issue of passenger aircraft safety. It concludes that not enough is being done to improve flight safety and that improvements are only made when enough passengers die in a crash to force the issues into the public eye. It is a fallacy to believe that flying is the safest way to travel. The statistics have been spun to present the most favourable p

    in Educational

    • Published on 1999
    • 337 pages

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  19. Men of Vision

    Author: Glenn Stewart Cousins

    Aviation history written by the son of one of Queensland's pioneer aviators. Presents many colourful stories about the adventures of Australian pioneer aviators, including experiences during both world wars, as well as documenting the development of domestic airports. Includes references, a bibliography and an index.  Concentrates on the area of Queensland around Rockhampton and Central Queensland

    in Historical

    • Published on 1994
    • 370 pages

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  20. Turbulence

    Author: Peter F. Lester

    Turbulence, by Peter F. Lester, is the most comprehensive, understandable book available on turbulence as it pertains to aviation. It will help you recognize the conditions that cause turbulence, so the effects can be avoided or minimized. This book provides answers to questions such as: What is turbulence? What does it look like? How long does it last? What causes it? Where is it found? What are its indicators? What are its typical dimensions and intensities?

    in Educational

    • Published on 1994
    • 280 pages

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  21. The Golden Years

    Author: Rupert Prior

    From the dawn of aviation to the start of WWII, this book illustrates planes, pilots, passengers, terminals, publicity, fledgling airlines, military; from around the world.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1994
    • 143 pages

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  22. Lindbergh

    Author: A. Scott Berg

    Biography of Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974), An aviation record breaker, idolised by Americans, his personal life was as challenging as his flying, from the kidnapping of his child, to his support for the Nazis during WWII, to his death from cancer.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1998
    • 628 pages

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  23. My God! It's a Woman

    Author: Nancy Bird and Nancy Bird Walton

    Foreword by Gaby Kennard.  The autobiography of Nancy Bird who obtained her commercial pilot's licence at 19, barnstormed with other pilots, flew the Outback, travelled to Europe and American and founded the Australian Women Pilots' Association.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1990
    • 216 pages

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  24. Outback Airman

    Author: Harry Purvis and Joan Priest

    Biography of Harry Purvis.  Born in Australia 1909, he met Charles Kingsford Smith and began a flying career that spanned almost 50 years and 25,000 hours as a barnstormer, member of a flying circus and Airline pilot.  During WWII he served in the RAAF rising through the ranks.  1951 with P.G. Taylor he made the first crossing of the lower Pacific to South America.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1979
    • 228 pages

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  25. High Corridors

    Author: John Gunn

    The history of QANTAS - Vol 3 of 3 - Vol 1 Defeat of Distance 1919 - 1939, Vol 2 Challenging Horizons 1939 - 1954, Vol 3 High Corridors 1954 - 1970.  Includes photos, index, bibliography & notes.  A good read.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1988
    • 468 pages

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