In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research /

Table of Contents: “…From the content: Introduction -- Flying Qualities – Some History -- Modeling and Simulation – Basics and Benefits -- Predecessors in Germany -- Variable Stability Aircraft and In-Flight Simulators -- Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators -- In-Flight Simulator HFB 320 FLISI -- Helicopter In-Flight Simulator Bo 105 ATTHeS.…”
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Principles of flight simulation / by Allerton, David

Table of Contents: “…Principles of Flight Simulation; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Perspective; 1.1.1 The First 40 Years of Flight 1905-1945; 1.1.2 Analogue Computing, 1945-1965; 1.1.3 Digital Computing, 1965-1985; 1.1.4 The Microelectronics Revolution, 1985-present; 1.2 The Case for Simulation; 1.2.1 Safety; 1.2.2 Financial Benefits; 1.2.3 Training Transfer; 1.2.4 Engineering Flight Simulation; 1.3 The Changing Role of Simulation; 1.4 The Organization of a Flight Simulator; 1.4.1 Equations of Motion; 1.4.2 Aerodynamic Model; 1.4.3 Engine Model.…”
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Race and rights : fighting slavery and prejudice in the Old Northwest, 1830-1870 / by Weiner, Dana Elizabeth

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 / Activist Taproots: Place, Reform, and the Quest for Unity; 2 / Scrubbing at the "Bloody Stain of Oppression":A Human Rights Movement against Unjust Laws, 1830-1849; 3 / "Stand Firm on the Platform of Truth": Freedom of Assembly and Local Antislavery Organizations in the Old Northwest; 4 / "The Palladium of Our Liberties": Freedom of the Press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848; 5 / "An Odd Place for Navigation": Itinerant Lecturers and Freedom of Speech,1830-1849; 6 / Itinerant Lecturers in a Fracturing Nation, 1850-1861.…”
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Nova scienceNOW. Season 5, Episode 1, Can we make it to Mars?

Subjects: “…Space flight to Mars.…”
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On great white wings : the Wright brothers and the race for flight / by Culick, F. (Fred), 1933-

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The light of Earth reflections on a life in space / by Worden, Al, 1932-2020, French, Francis

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The light of Earth : reflections on a life in space / by Worden, Al, 1932-2020, French, Francis

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Rallying for immigrant rights : the fight for inclusion in 21st century America /

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Out of Sight

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Modern Flight Dynamics by Schmidt, David K.

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Rallying for Immigrant Rights : the Fight for Inclusion in 21st Century America /

Table of Contents: “…: The 2006 Immigrant Rights Protests and Their Antecedents; 11: Drawing New Lines in the Sand: Evaluating the Failure of Immigration Reforms from 2006 to the Beginning of the Obama Administration.…”
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The Flight Instructor's Manual. by Kershner, William K.

Table of Contents: “…Part Three -- First Solo to the Private Certificate -- Chap. 11 -- The Postsolo Visual Maneuvers -- Chap. 12 -- Teaching Emergency Flying by Reference to Instruments -- Chap. 13 -- Night Flying Instruction -- Chap. 14 -- Cross-Country-Ground Instruction -- Chap. 15 -- Cross-Country-Flight Instruction -- Chap. 16 -- Transition from Student to Private Pilot -- Part Four -- Advanced VFR Instruction -- Chap. 17 -- Instructing in Complex Single-Engine Airplanes -- Chap. 18 -- Instructing in the Light Twin -- Chap. 19 -- Advanced Ground Reference Maneuvers -- Part Five -- Introduction to Aerobatic Instruction…”
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Doing the right thing for children : eight qualities of leadership / by Sykes, Maurice

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Flight from the Reich : refugee Jews, 1933-1946 / by Dwork, Deborah

Table of Contents: “…The end of an era -- People: The first to flee -- Places: A homeland in Palestine -- Papers: Passports in a closed world -- Problems: Minority rights and Jews as a minority -- Pt. 2: 1938-1939 -- 1933-1938. …”


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The angle quickest for flight / by Kotler, Steven, 1967-

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The Flight Instructor's Manual by Kershner, William K.

Table of Contents: “…Part Three -- First Solo to the Private Certificate -- Chap. 11 -- The Postsolo Visual Maneuvers -- Chap. 12 -- Teaching Emergency Flying by Reference to Instruments -- Chap. 13 -- Night Flying Instruction -- Chap. 14 -- Cross-Country-Ground Instruction -- Chap. 15 -- Cross-Country-Flight Instruction -- Chap. 16 -- Transition from Student to Private Pilot -- Part Four -- Advanced VFR Instruction -- Chap. 17 -- Instructing in Complex Single-Engine Airplanes -- Chap. 18 -- Instructing in the Light Twin -- Chap. 19 -- Advanced Ground Reference Maneuvers -- Part Five -- Introduction to Aerobatic Instruction…”
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Sleep right in five nights : a clear and effective guide for conquering insomnia / by Perl, James

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NOVA, Electric Flight /

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Free flight for ants /

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Keep on fighting : the life and civil rights legacy of Marian A. Spencer by Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Desegregation suits and continuing battles -- Coney Island -- School segregation -- Cincinnati City Council -- Fair housing -- Reproductive rights -- Voting rights -- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.…”
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