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(aircraft) . ALUMINUM IN AIRCRAFT
Pittsburgh 1941 Aluminum Company of America.Technical. Octavo, 103pp., photos, spiral bound wraps. Good, minor cover wear. (a22248)
$50.00 (aircraft) . PLANE AND ENGINE MANUFACTURE
NY 1942 1st editio (stated). Compiled by the Editors of the American Machinist. 4to., 180pp., illustrations, wraps. Owner stamps on front and on title page, residue of bookplate inside front wrap, a few pen notes on front.VG, (a44311)
$60.00 (aircraft) . THE COORDINATE SETTING MACHINE
Hagerstown 1952 Fairchild Aircraft Division. 4to., 48pp., illustrations, wraps with plastic spiral spine. VG, light soiling. light wear. (a72263)
$75.00 (airplanes) . AIRPLANE AND ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS REPRINTS FROM AMERICAN AIRMAN
Milwaukee 1931 Ken Cook. 4to., 92pp., numerous small monochrome photo illustrationsof many different airplanes plus specifications for each, three ring metal binder with stiff wrapper. Good, one hole on title page tearing. (a50716)
$85.00 (airports) . MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORT LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDS SYSTEMS
Atlanta 1975 Federal Aviation Administration. wraps. Octavo, 219pp., illustrations, original stiff wraps. Institution stamp and small number on front. Two binding holes in left margin. VG. (a63010)
$50.00 (aviation) . AIRCRAFT YEAR BOOK 1953
Washington 1953 Lincoln. 8vo., 461pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Owner stamp on endpaper. VG in VG DJ. (a38575)
$25.00 (Lockheed) . EXPANDED DETAIL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF LOCKHEED 12 TRANSPORT AIRPLANES
Burbank 1941. Report 777, detailed contract specifications for the construction of these transport planes, presumably for the war effort. 4to., 39 leaves (printed on recto only), some diagrams, bound in Lockheed clip binder. Good, some soiling, wear. (a17136)
$75.00 (navy) . COMPARISON OF FUNDAMENTALS OF NAVAL ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS
May 1948 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4to., original printed wraps. Good, cover frayed, one large chip. (a64352)
$45.00 (navy) . HANDBOOK OF AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS VOLUME II
1944. NAVAER 05-1-500A. 4to., stiff wraps. Good. Volume II only. (a18129)
$50.00 Air Force . ANTENNA SYSTEMS
Air Force Manual 52-19. 296pp. In brassbound wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a20572)
$26.00 Barrois, W. and E. L. Ripley (editors) . FATIGUE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM HELD IN PARIS, 16TH-18TH MAY 1961
NY 1963 Macmillan. Large octavo, 362pp., original gilt printed hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine, number stamp at lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, text clean, no DJ. (a61951)
$30.00 Black, Archibald . THE STORY OF FLYING
NY 1940 3rd Whittlesey McGraw. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 267p., photo illustrations of early aircraft, grey cloth, Good plus, spine ends and corners a bit frayed, no DJ. (a79923)
$22.00 Brun, E. A. . ICING PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS QUELQUES PROBLEMES CONCERNANT LE GIVRAGE ET SOLUTIONS RECOMMANDEES
November 1957. NATO AGARDograph 16. In English and in French. 4to., 264pp., cardboard with original wraps mounted. Ex-university library. Good, some wrinkling throughout. (a62144)
$40.00 Chambers, Joseph R and Sue B. Grafton . CALCULATION OF THE DYNAMIC LONGITUDINAL STABILITY OF A TILT-WING V/STOL AIRCRAFT AND CORRELATION WITH MODEL FLIGHT TESTS
Washington 1968 NASA TN D-4344. 4to., 61pp., printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52510)
$45.00 Chambers, Joseph R. and Sue B. Grafton . STATIC AND DYNAMIC LONGITUDINAL STABILITY DERIVATIVES OF A POWERED 0.18-SCALE MODEL OF A FAN-IN-WING VTOL AIRCRAFT
Washington 1968 NASA TN D-4322. 4to, 64pp., printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52489)
$40.00 Divone, Louis and Judene Divone . WINGS OF HISTORY THE AIR MUSEUMS OF EUROPE
Oakton 1989. 8vo., 299pp., illustrations, index, wraps. Fine. (a44614)
$35.00 Downs, W. R. . CHEMICALLY INDUCED IGNITION IN AIRCRAFT ND SPACECRAFT ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY BY GLYCOL/WATER SOLUTIONS
Washington1968 NASA TN D-4327. 4to., 15pp., color plates, printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52494)
$40.00 Evrard, E. et al (editors) . MEDICAL ASPECTS OF FLIGHT SAFETY. THE UNEXPLAINED AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT
NY 1959 Pergammon. ACARDograph 30. Large octavo, 308pp., illustrations, original gilt printed hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine and a small number stamp on lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a59347)
$45.00 Falco, Michael and Henry J. Kelley . AIRCRAFT SYMMETRIC FLIGHT OPTIMIZATION
NY 1973. 8vo., 40pp., removed from volume and rebound in wraps. VG. (a47384)
$35.00 Freberg, C. R. and E. N. Kemler . AIRCRAFT VIBRATION AND FLUTTER
NY 1944 Wiley. Small octavo, 214pp., hardcover. Ex-university libraary. VG, text clean, no DJ. (a62026)
$20.00 Grey, Charles G . THE HISTORY OF COMBAT AIRPLANES
Northfield 1941 Norwich University. 8vo., 158pp., wraps. Owner signed on title page. Good, 4 inch square chip on rear wrap. (a51034)
$35.00 Grumman . GRUMMAN AT WAR: GRUMMAN MAKES PLANES OFR THE MEN WHO MAKE HISTORY - FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
Bethpage 1945 1st Grumman. 4to., 46pp., color and monochrome photo illustrations, paper covered boards. Good plus, light wear, no DJ. (a77151)
$34.00 Hansen, Nis Jr. and R. M. McIntyre . EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF TACTICAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SELECTION OF PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES BY THE USE OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND COEFFICIENT MODELS
1966 Hughes. 4to., 59pp., wraps with plastic spiral spine. Owner name stamp. VG. wraps. (a72411)
$65.00 Hoff, Nicholas John (editor) . HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS IN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES
NY 1958 Pergammon. ACARDograph 28. Lg.8vo., 357pp., illustrations, original gilt printed hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine and a small number stamp on lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a59346)
$45.00 Hulbert, Edward A. . MY YEARS AS AN ENGINEER IN RETROSPECT 1918-1965
1983 Privately Printed. Michigan aircraft engineer. 4to., 24pp. mimeo plus photo illustrations, wraps with plastic clip binding.VG, light soiling on cover. (a38117)
$45.00 Hunter, Paul A. . AN ANALYSIS OF VGH DATA FROM ONE TYPE OF FOUR-ENGINE TURBOJET TRANSPORT AIRPLANE DURING COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
Washington 1968 NASA TN D-4330. 4to., 47pp., printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52497)
$45.00 Kellye, Henry J. . AIRCRAFT OPTIMIZATION BY REDUCED-ORDER APPROXIMATION
NY 1973. 8vo., 47pp., removed from volume and rebound in wraps. VG. (a47385)
$35.00 Light, Mary and Richardd . ATACAMA REVISITED DESERT TRAILS SEEN FROM THE AIR
1946. Article in The Geographical Review. Octavo, 21pp., photo illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a65947)
$30.00 Lockwood, Vernard E. and W. Pelham Phillips . MEASUREMENTS OF GROUND EFFECT ON A LOW-ASPECT-RATIO OGEE-WING AIRPLANE MODEL AND CALCULATIONS OF LANDING-FLARE TRAJECTORIES
Washington 1968 NASA TN D-4329. 4to., 38pp., printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52496)
$40.00 Logan, George B. . AIRCRAFT LAW - MADE PLAIN
St. Louis 1928 1st . Dedication to Charles LIndbergh. 8vo., 155pp., rebouund in later wraps. Good. (a58341)
$45.00 Lycoming . HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS WITH PARTS CATALOG LYCOMING MODEL O-145 AND GO-145 AVIATION ENGINES
Williamsport January 1947. 4to., 54pp., charts and service bulletins, spiral bound wraps. Good plus, minor cover wear. (a22240)
$75.00 Makanna, Philip . GHOSTS VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
San Francisco 1987. Oblong Lg.4to., 120pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a32020)
$22.00 Morley, A. W. and Jean Fabri (editors) . ADVANCED AERO ENGINE TESTING: PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE JOINT MEETING OF THE AGARD COMBUSTION AND PROPULSION AND WIND TUNNEL AND MODEL TESTING PANELS, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, OCTOBER, 1958
London 1959 Pergamon. Sm.4to., 298pp., blue cloth hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine, number stamp at lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a62079)
$49.00 Page, Victor W. . MODERN AIRCRAFT BASIC PRINCIPLES, OPERATION, APPLICATION, CONSTRUCTION , REPAIR, MAINTENANCE A COMPLETE PRACTICAL TREATISE
New York 1928 Henley. Hardcover. Large octavo, 855pp., illustrations, cloth. Good plus, light discoloration and spots on cover. Binding secure and no ownership marks. (a77701)
$25.00 Perkins, Courtland D. . RECOLLECTIONS 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
1985 Privately Printed. Perkins, born in 1912, went to Swarthmore and MIT and became a renowned expert on aviation and airplane performance. Much on U.S. Air Force and Princeton's Flight Reserach Laboratory. 3 volumes. 4to., about 300 leaves (text on rectos only0, plastic spiral binding. Near Fine. Very Scarce. (a68084)
$350.00 Perkins, Porter J., J. D Holdman and G. D. Nastrom (editors) . SIMULTANEOUS CABIN AND AMBIENT OZONE MEASUREMENTS ON TWO BOEING 747 AIRPLANES VOLUME I
Washington 1980. 4to., about 400pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. A few depository library stamps. Ink numbers on front. VG. Volume I. (a59495)
$125.00 Pratt, J. and F. L. Moloney . EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF TACTICAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS AIR-TO-AIR MODELS
1966 Hughes. 4to., 65pp., wraps with plastic spiral spine. Owner name stamp. VG. wraps. (a72410)
$65.00 Sandford, Maynard, Charles Ruhlin, E. Carson Yates JR. . SUBSONIC AND TRANSONIC FLUTTER AND FLOW INVESTIGATIONS OF THE T-TAIL OF A LARGE MULTIJET CARGO AIRPLANE
Washington February 1968 NASA TN D-4316. 4to., 39pp., printed wraps. Institute stamp on front and institute mailing address on rear cover. VG. (a52485)
$35.00 Sandretto, Peter . ELECTRONIC AVIATION ENGINEERING
NY 1958 International Telephone and Telegraph. Aviation engineering. Hardcover, Octavo, 772pp., index, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a13121)
$29.00 Sharp, H. Oakley et al . AIRPORT ENGINEERING
NY 1946 2nd Wiley. 8vo., 150pp., photos, index, hardcover. Owner name on front end page. Fine, no DJ. (a20594)
$35.00 Sperry . THE SPERRY AIRCRAFT GYROPILOT MODEL A-3
Brooklyn December 1940 Sperry Gyroscope. 4to., 60pp., illus., wraps. Good, 7 binder holes in left margin. (a21359)
$75.00 Taylor, John W. R. (editor) . JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1966-67
NY 1968 Macmillan. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 557pp., photo illustrations, original blue cloth. Library name and discard stamp, residue of label at heel of spine. Good plus, very slight rippling in text, no DJ. (a77153)
$49.00 Thorne, T. G. . NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT AND SPACE VEHICLES
NY 1962 Pergammon. ACARDograph 55. Lg.8vo., 550pp., illustrations, original gilt printed hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine and a small number stamp on lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a59344)
$50.00 Thorner, Robert H. . AIRCRAFT CARBURETION
NY 1946 1st Wiley. Octavo, 393pp., schematic diagram in rear pocket, hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, label at heel of spine, number stamp at lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, text clean, no DJ. (a61979)
$75.00 Viruly, A. and Han Hollander . GEILLUSTREERD ALBUM TER HERINNERING AAN DE LONDON-MELBOURNE RACE
Amsterdam n.d. (c.1930). Air race. In Dutch. Oblong 8vo., 64pp., photo illustrated, wraps. Good, a bit foxed, corners a bumped. (a27014)
$50.00 Wagner, William . RYAN BROUGHAMS AND THEIR BUILDERS
Temple City 1974. 4to., 98pp., illustrations, index, stiff wraps. Good, light soiling, wear. (a31788)
$40.00 Westwood, Howard C. and Ernest W. Jennes . COMPULSORY INTERCHANGE OF AIRCRAFT BETWEEN CONNECTING AIR CARRIERS
1948 University of Virginia. Article at pp. 1-25 in the Virginia Law Review. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. Large octavo, wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn., spine ends chipped. (a72313a)
$35.00