Aerospace & Aviation Technology

First published in 1956, but still relevant and thought-provoking today, this book is an absolute revelation on test flying with the British aircra...

This book is about the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine - the engine that powered all the leading aircraft used by the Allies during World War II, in...

When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have predicted the profound e...

In April 1972, after six gruelling years of design and development, the then Lockheed California Company (now Lockheed Martin) delivered the most t...

Relive the style, might, and glory of classic air warfare with Flying Legends 2022, a 16-month wall calendar featuring 13 full-color images of clas...

There''s never been a better time to be an armchair astronaut. Forget this planet. The economy is terrible, global warming is inevitable, and there...

The Germanwings airline disaster,on 24 March 2015, hasshaken the public opinion worldwide,since the pilot deliberately crashed his aircraft full o...

This book was written fory oung aviation enthusiastsand is especially meant as aguide for students of technical universities and highschools, but a...

Today, as we board our flights to Adelaide, Zurich, and all points in between, we give little thought to the jet power that will take us there. But...

Britain has more successful airlines than any country in Europe. When judged proportionately against the size of its population, more than any othe...

Jill Tarter is a pioneer, an innovator, an adventurer, and a controversial force. At a time when women weren''t encouraged to do much outside the h...

This short book grapples with two vast questions: the nature of our minds, and our place in the wider universe. It considers how one mutually influ...