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Principles of Flying: Flight Preparation Training Series
by Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$15.32A$10.72
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About This Item
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1943 McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 1943. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, has slight spine roll, and is unmarked but for an Aviation Cadet's name and station on the half title page. Book Condition: Good -; bumped tail with closed tears; slight spine roll; edge wear and shallow creases to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 338 pp 12mo. The objective of this book is to acquaint the cadet with the basic principles involved in flying, including the rudiments of airplane construction and the effect of flight from the physiological and psychological aspects. The book is divided into four main sections; Nomenclature, Theory of Flight, Structures, and The Effects of Flight. A thorough knowledge of what is contained in this book will make the cadet a better and safer pilot. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015386
- Title
- Principles of Flying: Flight Preparation Training Series
- Author
- Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- U.S. Navy Aviation, airplanes, aircraft, military aircraft, Naval Aircraft, World War II, Aviation Cadet, aeronautics, airplane construction, Theory of flight, airplane construction, aviation medicine,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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