Illustrated Dict Aviation [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With CDROM] [With C - Hardcover

by Bharat Kumar (Author), Dale Deremer (Author), Douglas Marshall (Author)

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THE CORNERSTONE OF ANY AVIATION LIBRARY

More than a dictionary -- though it certainly offers all a dictionary can -- this magnificent illustrated reference work will be the centerpiece and foundation of many aviation collections. Seven years in the making, the carefully wrought handiwork of a military air leader and a dedicated writer, Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation is virtually a visual mini-encyclopedia of aviation and all its aspects.

ENCOMPASSING ALL OF AVIATION
Spanning general aviation, commercial airline operations, the military sector, and far more -- airports to meteorology, avionics, aviation medicine, and beyond -- this thoroughly browsable Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation is as much learning tool as dictionary and an almost bottomless source of information and diversion. It is a treasure that anyone involved in or interested in aviation will be thrilled to own.

Inside:
Aviation, A-to-Z
Find definitions covering all these areas, and more:
Aerial Photography
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
Aircraft Operations
Airmanship
Airports
Air Traffic Control
Astronavigation
Aviation Medicine
Avionics
Civil Aviation
Commercial Aviation
Engineering
Equipment
General Aviation
GPS
Navigation
Meteorology
Military Aviation
Skydiving and Parachuting
Much more

Back Jacket

More than a dictionary -- though it certainly offers all a dictionary can -- this magnificent illustrated reference work will be the centerpiece and foundation of many aviation collections. Seven years in the making, the carefully wrought handiwork of a military air leader and a dedicated writer, Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation is virtually a visual mini-encyclopedia of aviation and all its aspects.

ENCOMPASSING ALL OF AVIATION
Spanning general aviation, commercial airline operations, the military sector, and far more -- airports to meteorology, avionics, aviation medicine, and beyond -- this thoroughly browsable Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation is as much learning tool as dictionary and an almost bottomless source of information and diversion. It is a treasure that anyone involved in or interested in aviation will be thrilled to own.

Inside:
Aviation, A-to-Z
Find definitions covering all these areas, and more:
Aerial Photography
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
Aircraft Operations
Airmanship
Airports
Air Traffic Control
Astronavigation
Aviation Medicine
Avionics
Civil Aviation
Commercial Aviation
Engineering
Equipment
General Aviation
GPS
Navigation
Meteorology
Military Aviation
Skydiving and Parachuting
Much more

Author Biography

Air Marshall Bharat Kumar (Retired) is a former Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command of the Indian Air Force. After his retirement in 1997, he settled down in New Delhi, India. Dale DeRemer, Ph.D., is a Gold Seal Flight Instructor and an ATP pilot with more than 20,000 flight hours. Dr. DeRemer was "Seaplane Pilot of the Year" in 1998 and is a Professor Emeritus of Aviation at the University of North Dakota. He lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Douglas M. Marshall, JD, is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Aviation Masters Program at the University of North Dakota's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. He teaches airline operations and management, aerospace law, aviation economics, and other courses to both undergraduate and graduate students.