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PRE-ORDER the enthralling history of the iconic, world class Jumbo Jet, from former 747 pilot Scott BatemanNothing like Boeing's 747 had ever been seen before. Everything about it was superlative. When it emerged from the Boeing factory in 1968, the sheer scale of the...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2026-02-19
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The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World WarThe Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort.Widely remembered...
Editeur :
Canelo
Parution :
2021-08-05
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In this gorgeously illustrated collection of airline route maps, Mark Ovenden and Maxwell Roberts look to the skies and transport readers to another time. Hundreds of images span a century of passenger flight, from the rudimentary trajectory of routes to the most...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2019-11-21
ePub
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'The unmistakable voice of Moto GP' - Valentino RossiAs'The Voice' of motorcycle racing for forty years, commentator Nick Harris became the biggest star not on two wheels in the paddock, and this is his mostly eye-witness, white-knuckle account of MotoGP's scorching...
Editeur :
Virgin Digital
Parution :
2019-05-23
ePub
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An incredible 30,000 flights – at least – arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don’t, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding tragedy....
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2014-10-16
Collection :
Mammoth Books
ePub
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The Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race - as seen through the eyes of Cummins, Martin, McGuinness and Dunlop. THAT NEAR DEATH THING is a life-affirming journey to the heart of the world's most dangerous race.The Isle of Man TT is a throwback to a maverick...
Editeur :
Orion
Parution :
2012-05-17
ePub
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From the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report comes the definitive history of Air Force One.From FDR's prop-driven Pan Am to the glimmering blue and white jumbo 747 on which George W. Bush travels, the president's plane has captured...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2003-05-14
ePub
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