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VIGILANTE!: A Pilot’s Story of 1,200
Hours Flying the Ultimate US Navy
Reconnaissance Aircraft Robert Powell
Aviation enthusiasts will be fascinated
with this complete study of the
extraordinary RA-5C Vigilante. Easyto
read historical facts and technical information
is interspersed with personal
stories from the pilot’s point of view. 10
x 10, 192 pgs, 263 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-58007-270-0. Item # SP261S ....... $42.95
AMERICA’S ROUND-ENGINE AIRLINERS
Craig Kodera & William Pearce
The advancement and success of
America’s air transportation system
can be linked directly to the concurrent
growth of long-range, high-speed
airliners and their revolutionary powerplants.
This book tells the compelling
story of aviation progress and
development for the very fi rst time.
10 x 10, 160 pgs, 250 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-264-9.
Item # SP257 ...................................................$44.95
THUNDERCHIEF: The Complete History
of the Republic F-105 Dennis R.
Jenkins This book continues the story
of Republic’s Mach-2 F-105 Thunderchief
where previous books on this
aircraft left off. Author Dennis Jenkins
uses rare archival air force documentation
and original Republic factory
material and photos never before seen
by the public to tell the complete story
of this legendary jet fi ghter-bomber. 10 x 10, 300 pgs, 700 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-263-2. Item # SP259 ........ $60.00
BEST SELLER
FLYING WINGS & RADICAL THINGS:
Northrop’s Secret Aerospace Projects
& Concepts 1939–1994 Tony
Chong This book unveils Northrop’s
once-secret radical designs, many
for the fi rst time, featuring stunning
original factory artwork, technical
drawings, and never-before-seen
photographs. 10 x 10, 276 pgs, 439
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-229-8. Item # SP229 .........$44.95
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SPACE SHUTTLE: Developing an Icon
1972–2013 Dennis Jenkins The complete
U.S. Space Shuttle program from
the earliest days through the end is
documented in this three-volume set
with slipcase with more than 1 million
words and nearly 4,000 photos and line
drawings. 8-1/2 x 11, 1,584 pgs, 3,922
photos, Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-249-6.
Item # DJ249 .............................$169.95
and USAAF images, many of which have never before been seen
in any publication whatsoever. This book provides a vital “missing
link” in the saga of this famed World War II aircraft, and is sure to
become a valued addition to libraries of P-51 modelers, historians,
enthusiasts, and pilots in both the U.S. and England. 11 x 8-1/2,
240 pgs, 300 b/w photos & 50 b/w illustrations. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-
58007-190-1. Item # SP190...................................................$34.95
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BUILDING THE P-51 MUSTANG:
The Story of Manufacturing
North American’s Legendary
World War II Fighter in Orginal
Photos Michael O’Leary The author
uses more than 300 original
photos culled from his personal
archive of offi cal North American
POD = Print On Demand book
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WORLD’S FASTEST SINGLEENGINE
JET AIRCRAFT: The Story
of Convair’s F-106 Delta Dart Interceptor
Col. Doug Barbier, USAF (Ret.)
This book provides an insightful and
in-depth look at the sixth member of
the Air Force “Century Series” family of
supersonic fi ghters. From initial concept
through early fl ight test and development
and into operational service, every facet of the F-106’s career
is examined. 10 x 10, 228 pgs, 373 photos. Hdbd. 978-1-58007-237-3.
Item # SP237...................................................................... $44.95
BEST SELLER
1001 AVIATION FACTS Edited by Mike Machat This book provides an insightful and in-depth look at aviation
history by highlighting many little-known, yet very important, aviation facts. Stories are organized by category,
including military, commercial, and sport aviation and features topics such as pilots, personalities, aviation
movies, TV shows, and model building. 6 x 9, 336 pgs, 134 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-244-1.
Item # SP244 ....................................................................................................................................... $24.95
Only 100
copies!
BEST SELLER
HYPERSONIC: The Story of the North
American X-15 (SOFTBOUND EDITION
OF A BEST SELLER!) Dennis
R. Jenkins & Tony R. Landis This is
the most extensively researched history
of the X-15 program yet produced,
written with the cooperation of
surviving X-15 pilots as well as many
other program principals. It covers the tasks of converting and testing
the B-52 carrier airplanes and more. 9 x 9, 276 pgs, 500 b/w
& 50 color photos, 100 draw-ings. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-131-4.
Item # SP131 ........................................................................... $28.95
BEST SELLER
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF US
COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLY-OFF COMPETITIONS
Erik Simonsen The
author uses the wonders of modern
digital photography to create
highly believable images of aviation’s
most tantalizing “might have
beens.” 10 x 10 228 pgs, 75 b/w and
475 color photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-227-4.
Item # SP227 ....................................................................$44.95
BEST SELLER
CONVAIR DELTAS: From SeaDart to
Hustler Bill Yenne Now in paperback,
this book tells the compelling story of
America’s aerospace industry in its
heyday, when manufacturers boldly
took the initiative to explore futuristic
new designs by actually building and
test-fl ying airplanes to determine how
well, if at all, they would work. 9 x 9, 216 pgs, 344 b/w and color
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-231-1. Item # SP231 ...$32.95