The Book of Flight Tests
by Bramson, Alan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1856050009
- ISBN 13
- 9781856050005
- Seller
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Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leicester: Blitz Edition, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Leicester: Blitz Edition, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. Reprint. Very Good/Very Good. A collection of flight tests from Britain's premier aviation journalist. In this book he presents forty varied aircraft, from light single-engine trainers and tourers right through to twin-engine turboprops and business jets. Each type is critiqued using the author's own standard of excellence, whilst coverage is given to its history, engineering and design features, cabin and flight deck layout, and handling characteristics, both in the air and on the ground. Includes data panels with all relevent technical specifications plus type comparison table. Manufacturers include Piper, Cessna, Aerospatiale, Robin, Mooney, Sia Marchetti, Beechcraft, Partenavia, Britten-Norman, Pilatus, De Havilland, Embraer, British Aerospace, Shorts, and Dassault-Breguet. A fascinating read for pilots (real or simulated) and/or aviation enthusiasts in general. Contains 223 pages, 26.5 x 21.5cm, with more than 120 b&w photos. Blue cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.
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- Bookseller
- William Robertson (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01844
- Title
- The Book of Flight Tests
- Author
- Bramson, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1856050009
- ISBN 13
- 9781856050005
- Publisher
- Blitz Edition
- Place of Publication
- Leicester
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Transport Aviation Aircraft Aeronautics Tests Piper Cessna Aerospatiale Robin Mooney Sia Marchetti Beechcraft Partenavia Britten-Norman Pilatus De Havilland Embraer British Aerospace Shorts Dassault-Breguet Aircraft Aeroplanes Jets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation; TRANSPORTATION/Aviation/Piloting & Flight Instruction;
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- Reprint
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