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2 books mention ‘Gliders’.
Topic: Gliders
Aviation Biography · 171 pages · 8 May 2024£12.89…Lee Enfield rifle wooden parts, Women making furniture and glider parts, assembly of Hurricane PZ865, "The last of the Many," etc A fuller investigation of…
Industrial History · 200 pages · 15 August 2013£12.89
Historical articles (4)
- Percy Pilcher, 1895-1899: Cardross, the Hawk Glider, Otto Lilienthal and Early Flight in Scotland
Percy Sinclair Pilcher's 1895-1899 gliding experiments at Cardross and in England, the Hawk glider, Otto Lilienthal and his yachts on the Firth of Clyde.
- How Glasgow's Shipyards Built Aircraft in the Great War
Glasgow Clydeside shipyards built aircraft, airships and aero engines in the Great War: Beardmore, Weir, Denny, the R34 and Red Clydeside.
- Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown: Test Pilot, Carrier Landings and the Records That Still Stand
Captain Eric Winkle Brown flew 487 aircraft types and logged 2,407 carrier landings. Inside his records, the first jet deck landing and the steam catapult.
- Dieter Dengler Biography: Skyraider 04 Down and the Laos Escape, 1966
Dieter Dengler biography: 1966 shoot-down and escape from Laos, Attack Squadron VA-145 on USS Ranger (CV-61), Douglas A-1 Skyraider and CIA reports.