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1988rif. TR-37New York: Air Cargo News 1988. Comprehensive reference text contains a detailed history of the world's leading airports all of which share membership in the Airport Operators Council International. Includes topics covering aviation art and memorabilia representative of the world's great airports; aviation history and airport development; advertising and marketing; etc. 804 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear.Heavy item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Air Cargo News Hardcover
1997rif. EG-478Miami Florida: American Welding Society 1997. Comprehensive reference text presents an extension of data covered in earlier editions and new material including: nine tables covering spot and seam welding of nickel-based alloys; new recommended practices for spot welding magnesium alloys; several additional methods for testing resistance welds. 115 pgs. Illustrated. Revised & Corrected Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Welding Society Paperback
1972rif. AE-80Berlin Germany: Akademie-Verlag 1972. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed technical papers from renown international scientists and field experts on a variety of multidisciplinary topics including: solar terrestrial relationships; high angular resolution astronomical observations from space; the moon; cosmic dust; Venus and Mars; the Earth's neutral atmosphere; dynamics of the thermosphere and ionosphere above 120 km; polar ionosphere and precipitation of low energy charged particles; etc. 819 pgs. Illustrtaed. Dustjacket has a small chunk missing on top spine edge; in mylar. Front hinge repaired. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Akademie-Verlag Hardcover
1998rif. AE-81Aldershot UK: Ashgate 1998. Comprehensive preeminant text describes the FANS emphasizing the navigation surveillance/air traffic management communications and CNS/ATM systems concept. Includes coverage of the technical issues economics institutional and human factors involved. 362 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ashgate Hardcover
1966rif. AE-82Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1966. Classic text presents detailed higher and lower resolution photographs of the moon taken by the Ranger VIII when it impacted the lunar region on February 20 1965. Text topics include: Ranger VIII mission description and trajectory; impact-area selection and camera terminal alignment; television system description; camera tables of value; lunar encounter geometry; spacecraft coordinate system; typical light-transfer characteristics and sine-wave response; altitude and definition; Ranger VIII area coverage and camera fields of view; etc. Approx. 300 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps to front and rear covers; one label removed and one taped on front cover. Transparent tape reinforcement on spine. Average shelfwear. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Technical Library. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Paperback
1987rif. AE-73Charlottesville Virginia: Howell Press 1987. Comprehensive historic text presents the U.S. fighters and bombers of WWII during the golden age of aeronautical engineering. Text includes interviews with a number of pilots who flew aircraft during the war recounting their experiences in base camp and aerial combat; outstanding archival photographs from public and private collections which have been high-tech laser reproduced; detailed reference section including engineering and armamnet specs manufacturer history drawings and photos of 27 different aircraft types. Profusely illustrated with captivating photographs by Time magazine photographer Mark Meyer. Signed and dated by Meyer on lower title page. 223 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Fine. Illus. by MeyerMark. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Howell Press Hardcover
1996rif. AE-74Norwood MA.: Artech House 1996. Comprehensive updated reference text contains new coverage of phased-array antennas electronic counter-countermeasures stretch and stepped-frequency high-range-resolutions waveforms and revised topics covering principles of pulsed-doppler radar; high- medium- and low-pulse repetition frequency modes; major signal-processing functions of doppler filtering pulse compression tracking synthetic aperture selection of medium PRF's and resolving range ambiguities; multimode airborne radar; performance of pulsed-doppler radar in the presence of noise and clutter; automatic detection; electronic protection; etc. 510 pgs. Illustrated. Second Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Artech House Hardcover
1983rif. AE-76New York & Tokyo: Crown Publishers/Zokeisha Publications Ltd. 1983. Comprehensive text contains a detailed history of the famed P-38 twin-engine high-speed high-altitude long-range fighter aircraft built and operated during WWII initially for photoreconnaissance and later for combat missions. Includes numerous exquisite color illustrations by the world renown aircraft illustrator Rikyu Watanabe. 52 pgs. Illustrated including actual photo reproductions. Dustjacket in mylar. Illustrated endpapers. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by WatanabeRikyu. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Crown Publishers/Zokeisha Publications Ltd. Hardcover
1988rif. AE-75Aero/Tab Books 1988. Comprehensive classic text focuses on the actual airlift missions many of which were never released in other publications drawing from personal experiences of the author- a former C-130 mechanic loadmaster and decorated pilot in the Tactical Air Command. Includes details on the airlift of men and equipment to Beirut in 1958 during the Middle East crisis; the airlift of Indian military men and equipment into the Assam Valley in the Himalayas under presidential order; the dramtic rescue mission to free Americans and Europeans held hostage by Simba rebels in the Congo in 1964; the airlift of men and equipment into Formosa in response to the threatened invasion of the islands of Quemoy and Matsu by Communist China; the delivery of 10000-15000-pound bombs during the Vietnam War; etc. 279 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Aero/Tab Books paperback
1994rif. AE-29Boca Raton FL.: CRC Press 1994. Comprehensive text focuses on commercial applications of military technologies including retrofit aircraft upgrades evolutionary functional integration risk and quality management market and technology research systems design performance measurment analysis formulation of benchmarks etc. 332 pgs. Illustrated. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CRC Press Hardcover
2002rif. AE-43: Aviation Week/McGraw-Hill 2002. Comprehensive reference text contains new info on the Chinese military and commercial status; detailed transportation indicators for market analyst general aviation specs of every national international military and civilian aircraft government agency phone directories complete inventory of military aircraft and missles worldwide etc. 1047 pgs. Illustrated including 580 tables. NOTE: Heavy Item. . Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aviation Week/McGraw-Hill Paperback
1987rif. AE-15NASA 1987. Classic text covers three major detailed topics: Particles and Fields of the Solar System Cosmic Ray Astrophysics and Gamma Ray X-Ray and Infrared Astronomies. 423 pgs. Illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. NASA Hardcover
1995rif. AE-6New York: John Wiley & Sons 1995. Comprehensive self-contained reference text presents theoretical and practical applications of conducting vibration tests including detailed coverage of the fundamentals of vibration theory; calibration and limitations of transducers; vibration test specifications; concepts and principles underlying dynamic testing; instrumentation and research data; vibration exciters; signal-processing equipment; field and laboratory testing; etc. 606 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
1980rif. AE-44Sydney Australia: Lansdowne Press 1980. Detailed text contains a lavishly illustrated factual account of the Westland Widgeon monoplane "Kookaburra" which was forced to land in the Tanami desert in 1929 and the short lives and fate of the pioneer Australian aviators who flew the single-engine plane. 130 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lansdowne Press Hardcover
1996rif. AE-40U.K.: Chapman & Hall 1996. Comprehensive reference text details basic principles and theory of avionics systems and their implementation in both civil and military aircraft including air data flight control and fly-by-wire control inertial sensors navigation displays autopilots and flight management. 456 pgs. Illustrated. Corners slightly bumped. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
1996rif. AE-38United Nations 1996. Detailed text contains papers contributed by more than 20 experts who discuss the technologies owned by both emerging and established space-competent States; national and multinational policy orientations; the economic implications of satellite manufacture and dual usage etc. 180 pgs. Colour and black and white Illustrations. Third Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. As New/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. United Nations Hardcover
1985rif. AE-55New York: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. 1985. Comprehensive text presents deatiled coverage of the principle activities of remote sensing of the atmosphere the land and the oceans from space. Includes topics dealing with solar-terrestrial interactions; key programs in remote sensing; meteorological and environmental satellites; TIROS; GOES-G & -H spacecraft design; upper atmosphere research satellite; remote sensing of the land and ocean resources; Landsat; Seasat; Geosat international remote sensing space programs; Radarsat; spaceborne Lidar sensors; geostationary satellites; etc. 830 pgs. Illustrated with b/w and color plates. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. Hardcover
1976rif. AE-54New York: Hemisphere Publishing/Academic Press 1976. Classic comprehensive text contains contributed papers from reknown combustor technologists and instrumentation specialists on detailed topics including: comparison of optical methods and classical probes; types of instrumentation; particulate measurements in combustion; combustor design and phenomenology; etc. 483 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name crossed out on front endpaper; personal name stamp on top outer edge. Dustjacket has a small tear on the upper spine and a few tiny ones along the edges- taped; d.j. in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hemisphere Publishing/Academic Press Hardcover
1990rif. AE-30American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. 1990. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics dealing with the application of computational aerodynamics methods to aircraft design problems including the Panel method; computational aerodynamic schemes; airfoils wings and wing bodies; high-lift systems; propulsion systems; rotors; complex configurations; computational aerodynamic simulations; aerodynamic analysis; flow computations for the space shuttle in ascent mode; computational fluid dynamics design applications at supersonic/hypersonic speeds; etc. 926 pgs. Illustrated including 42 color plates. Pror owner's name on front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. Hardcover
1983rif. AE-16American Geophysical Union 1983. Text contains over thirty detailed and technical papers on the Voyager's various scientific and technical data relating to the findings from the mission to Saturn. 393 pgs. Illustrated including color plates. Minor Small closed tear on lower corner of spine. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Geophysical Union Paperback
1982rif. AE-23HoustonTx.: NASA 1982. Comprehensive text contains nearly 500 detailed technical papers from leading international scientists presented in the following topics: geochemistry geophysics meteorites petrology photogeology and astronomy. Label remnants on lower spine stamp on title page. Top corner of title pg. clipped by prior owner. Minor shelfwear. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. NASA Paperback
2000rif. AE-27New York: McGraw-Hill 2000. Indispensable reference text written by a renown expert on airlines airports and transportation law presents a complete guide to every aspect in creating planning and designing airports. Provides working answers to all project development questions including blind-side problems environmental issues siting constraints organization etc. 589 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McGraw-Hill Hardcover
1967rif. EG-128New York: John Wiley & Sons 1967. Classic text presents the first unified treatment of the thermodynamics of contnua including detailed coverage of visoelastic materials; fluid dynamics; theory of elasticity; concept of stress strain and balance of momenta; unified approach to constitutive theory; linear theory; thermoelasticity; vectors; applications of various theories to specific problems; etc. 502 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket has some rubbing and a few tiny chuncks missing along the edges; in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
1970rif. AE-10New York: Academic Press 1970. Classic comprehensive text presents an in-depth coverage of high-speed impact phenomena including topics on reactions of materials to high-speed impact; nature of strong shock waves generated by impact; metallurgical observations and energy partitioning; numerical evaluation of hypervelocity impact phenomena; equation of state of solids from shock wave studies; hypervelocity accelerators; stress wave propagation in solids; theory of impact: general principles and the method of Eulerian codes; shock wave data for standard and porous materials solids and Hugoniot cross checks; etc. 579 pgs. Illustrated. Pg.377 has four lines of very neat underlines which does not alter the text. Virtually no shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Academic Press Hardcover
1994rif. AE-2Walnut Creek CA.: Marshall Consulting 1994. Comprehensive revised and updated text presents detailed coverage of structural fibers; fabrics core materials resin matrix honeycomb cores; molding methods and tooling; designing composite structures; calculating stresses and loads; adhesives and bonding; wet resin and honeycomb cores; load testing your structure; glass weave styles cross-reference; list of kevlar weave styles; properties of carbon fibers; etc. 187 pgs. Illustrated. . Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Marshall Consulting Paperback