Aviation

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.

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The Impossible Factory: The Remarkable True Story of Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, America's Innovation Machine

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New Space Capitalism by Rainer Zitelmann

Aviation, Aerospace and Flight.

162 books — 101 voters

The Little Book of Superstitions Omens & Signs by BH & VHM McKechnie

The Little Book of Big Excuses by BH & VHM McKechnie

Books written in Ayrshire

9 books — 1 voter

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Aviation Books

396 books — 180 voters

The Lightning and the Few by Patrick Larsimont

Biggles Defies the Swastika by W.E. Johns

Biggles of the Camel Squadron by W.E. Johns

Best Military Aviation Fiction

40 books — 19 voters

Une Autre Histoire de l'Aviation by Toni Giacoia

Aerospace

11 books — 9 voters

Out of His League by Caroline Richardson

Love is in the Air

15 books — 1 voter

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Quotes Tagged “Aviation”

“ Aggressive airplane passengers probably have a bad case of Altitude Sickness. Many people are hypoxic at airplane cruising altitude. They would be wise to visit a doctor to see if they have lung or heart damage, hypoxic blood, Sleep Apnea, Altitude Hypersensitivity or something else that is causing oxygen starvation to the brain. ”
― Steven Magee

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“ The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air. ”
― Wilbur Wright

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