First flight : a mother hummingbird's story.

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The right stuff

Table of Contents: “…Special features : biographical profile of John Glenn (John Glenn: American Hero) -- Scene-specific commentaries with cast and crew members -- Three documentaries (Realizing The Right Stuff, T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with The Right Stuff) featuring cast, crew and/or the real-life heroes -- 13 additional scenes -- Interactive time-line incorporating vintage NASA footage -- Original theatrical trailer.…”

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The right stuff /

Table of Contents: “…Special features : biographical profile of John Glenn (John Glenn: American Hero) -- Scene-specific commentaries with cast and crew members -- Three documentaries (Realizing The Right Stuff, T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with The Right Stuff) featuring cast, crew and/or the real-life heroes -- 13 additional scenes -- Interactive time-line incorporating vintage NASA footage -- Original theatrical trailer.…”

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Dreams of Flight : General Aviation in the United States. by Daly, Janet R. (Janet Rose Daly), 1959-

“…Centennial of Flight Ser. ;…”
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The flight of the mind : Virginia Woolf's art and manic-depressive illness / by Caramagno, Thomas C.

Table of Contents: “…Dalloway -- It is finished ambivalence resolved, self restored in To the Light house -- I do not know altogether who I am the plurality of intrasubjective life in the Waves.…”


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Femininity in flight : a history of flight attendants / by Barry, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Morgan)

Table of Contents: “…: glamour and women's rights in the mid-1960s -- "You're white, you're free, and you're 21 -- what is it?"…”
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Taking flight : Britains' America's Cup challenge /

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Flight Testing Analysis of the Spin Dynamics of a Single–Engine Low–Wing Aeroplane / by Schrader, Steffen Haakon

Table of Contents: “…Literature review -- Measurement system for spin test data acquisition -- Preparation of the aeroplane and the spin trials -- Spin description -- Mathematical spin test data analysis -- Flight test data comparison.…”
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Flights and Fights Inside the Low Cost Airlines /

Table of Contents: “…Budget Airline Bosses (2:09) -- Contrasting Competitors (3:14) -- Ryanair Modeled Southwest Airlines (2:51) -- EasyJet Takes Off (4:08) -- Airline Low-fare Revolution (4:58) -- Money Making Marketing Ideas (2:37) -- Quick Turnarounds and Simplification (2:07) -- Ryanair's Profit/Passenger (2:45) -- O'Leary's Style of Management (3:39) -- A Successful Business Model (2:11) -- British Airways' Budget Airline, GO (2:43) -- Price Tracking (3:55) -- Publicity, Good and Bad (4:34) -- EasyJet's Moscow Expansion (2:37) -- The Question of Airline Expansion (2:57) -- Ryanair's Growth Plan (1:58) -- Credits: Flights and Fights: Inside the Low Cost Airlines (0:34)…”
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Flights and fights : inside the low cost airlines /

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Wave optics by Asimellis, George, 1966-

Subjects: “…Wave theory of light.…”
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Wave optics by Asimellis, George, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Light and electromagnetism -- Polarization -- Dispersion and absorption -- Interference -- Diffraction -- Principles of lasers.…”

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Wingless flight : the lifting body story / by Reed, R. Dale, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Note to Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Adventure Begins; Chapter 2 Flying Bathtub -- Chapter 3 Commitment to Risk; Chapter 4 On to the Heavyweights; Chapter 5 Angry Machines; Chapter 6 Back to the Drawing Board; Chapter 7 Wingless Flight Matures; Chapter 8 Lifting-Body Racehorses; Chapter 9 Wingless Flight Lives On; Appendix; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; H; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Bibliography; About the Author; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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Flight dynamics / by Stengel, Robert F.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Chapter One: Introduction; Preface; 1.1 ELEMENTS OF THE AIRPLANE ; Airframe Components; Propulsion Systems; 1.2 REPRESENTATIVE FLIGHT VEHICLES; Light General Aviation Aircraft; Variable-Stability Research Aircraft; Sailplane; Business Jet Aircraft; Turboprop Commuter Aircraft; Small Commercial Transport Aircraft; Large Commercial Transport Aircraft; Supersonic Transport Aircraft; Fighter/Attack Aircraft; Bomber Aircraft; Space Shuttle; Uninhabited Air Vehicle; 1.3 THE MECHANICS OF FLIGHT; REFERENCES; Chapter Two: Exploring the Flight Envelope.…”
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Marfa flights : aerial views of Big Bend Country / by Chaplo, Paul V.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Photographer's Preface; Introduction; Flight Routes Map; I. The Journey Begins: The Flight from Marfa, Texas; 1. …”
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Flight Physics Essentials of Aeronautical Disciplines and Technology, with Historical Notes / by Torenbeek, Egbert

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Flight plan : how to achieve more, faster than you ever dreamed possible / by Tracy, Brian

Table of Contents: “…Choose your destination -- Review your flight options -- Write your flight plan -- Prepare for your journey -- Take off at full throttle -- Plan for turbulence -- Make continual course corrections -- Accelerate your learning and progress -- Activate your superconscious mind -- Avoid shortcuts and other mirages -- Master your fears -- Persist until you succeed.…”
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Shameful flight the last years of the British Empire in India / by Wolpert, Stanley A., 1927-

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Flight of the sparrow : a novel of early America / by Brown, Amy Belding

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First Flight

Table of Contents: “…First Airplane Experience (1:46) -- Replicating the Silver Dart (3:16) -- Silver Dart Construction (1:08) -- Silver Dart Pilot (1:31) -- Top Gun Training (3:13) -- CF-18 Hornet (2:20) -- Fighter Combat International (3:05) -- First Commercial Flights (2:10) -- Trans Canada Flights (3:47) -- Child Pilot (3:32) -- Life Changing Flight (5:46) -- Space Flight (3:19) -- Top Gun Success (1:03) -- Silver Dart Flight (4:13) -- Credits: First Flight: Canada Above and Beyond (1:05)…”
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