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Seattle, Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company, 1985. viii, 109 pages. This was an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-82-C-3213) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight, with some minor fading of stapled covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Seattle, Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company, 1985. ix, 136 pages. This was an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-82-C-3213) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight, with last name of previous owner on front cover; some minor fading along edgers of stapled covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Seattle, Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company, 1988. (328) pages. This is volume one of the final report (AFWAL-TR-87-3030) of an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-82-C-3213) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight, with some very minor edgewear at foot of spine and barely a hint of soiling to covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Seattle, Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company, 1988. (164) pages. This is volume two of the final report (AFWAL-TR-87-3030) of an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-82-C-3213) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight, with some very minor edgewear and barely a hint of soiling to stapled covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Seattle, Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company, 1988. (338) pages. This is volume three of the final report (AFWAL-TR-87-3030) of an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-82-C-3213) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight, with some very minor edgewear at foot of spine; a small faint water stain on minor creasing on front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hampton, Virginia: NASA, Langley Research Center, 1991. iii, 157, 3, 15 pages. Study conducted by Material Sciences Corporation for NASA's Langley Research Center. The researchers were working to develop light-weight woven-fabric composites to substitute for heavier aluminum structures in spaceflight vehicles. A rare title--unclassified, but for the first 2 years limited for use by U. S. Government agencies. The book is clean and tight.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hawthorne, California: Northrop Corporation Aircraft Division, 1980. xiii, 120 pages. This was an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-75-C-5236) for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The authors were engineering specialists for Northrop. The book is clean and tight, with last names of previous owners on front cover; some minor soiling of covers.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York: Emil Bruechig, 1936. 36 pages. Illustrated. Pamphlet.. First Edition. Paperback. About Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Chula Vista, California: Rohr Industries, Inc., 1973. (142) pages. This was an early study important to the development of adhesives for composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-71-C-1942) for United States Air Force Materials Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is quite scarece; the distribution list includes only 72 offices in various government and private aviation, space, and military agencies/companies. The book is clean and tight, with some soiling and wear on the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Gloucester Point, Virginia: Hallmark Publishing Company, 2001. 269 pages. A profusely illustrated history of Naval Air Station Oceana from its beginnings as a remote landing field and pilot training facility in Princess Anne County (VA) at the beginning of WWII in 1940 up to its role as the world's largest tactical fighter plane base in the 21st century. Both book and dust jacket are in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Edwards, California: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980. 8" by 10" black and white photograph signed by "Fitz" Fulton, long-time test pilot for the U. S. Air Force and for NASA. The photo pictures Fulton with another pilot standing in front of a jet plane at the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. The photo is in as-new condition, and Fulton's signature is bright and unfaded.. SIGNED. Early Printing. Single Sheet. Fine. 8 inches by 10 Inches. Photo.

Unknown Place: Unpublished, 1931. The press called Blanche Stuart Scott (1884-1970) the "Tomboy of the Air" in celebration of her groundbreaking role as a pilot. In addition to being the first American woman to fly solo, she was the first woman stunt pilot and the first to fly from coast to coast. The picture appears to have been signed at an airshow clearly after Scott's soloing days were over. The autograph in blue ink remains bright and unfaded--as is the snapshot itself. . SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Near Fine. 5 7/8 inches by 3 1/2 Inches. Manuscript.

Mclean, Virginia: Paladwr Press, 2001. xii, 186 pages. An account of the role of Pan American Airways in World War II--a personal account that is thoroughly researched and illustrated. Signed by one of the authors, Andy Dawson.. SIGNED. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Collectible-Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Edwards, California: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975. Postal cover (3 5/8" by 6 1/2") with a cachet celebrating the flight of NASA's experimental aircraft X-24B at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The postal cover is boldly SIGNED by Johnny G. Armstrong the famed hypersonic test flight engineer who who spent most of his 55-year career at Edwards A.F.B. As he noted with his signature, he was the Project Manager for the X-24B. The cover was postmarked July 15, 1975 in Edwards, California. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The autograph is bright and unfaded; the postal cover is clean and bright.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine. 3 5/8" by 6 1/2". Manuscript.

San Diego, California: American Astronautical Society (AAS), 1981. xvi, 310 pages. Third printing of Volume 1 in the AAS History Series, that was first published in 1977. Laid in is a handwritten note from Gene Emme to NASA archivist Lee Saegesser, with whom Emme had worked closely for years in the NASA History Office. Emme was NASA's first official historian and the founder of the NASA History Office. Through national meetings, technical meetings, symposia and publications, the American Astronautical Society has provided the perspectives and expertise of the leading American space professionals in advancing all space activities. In this book 13 of those professionals provide important perspectives on the history of flight in the U. S. just after the opening of the National Air and Space Museum. The book offered here is from the personal collection of Lee Saegesser, NASA's chief archivist for 30 years. The book is in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight, with just a hint of… Read More