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Historical Details: . Description: An Ornithopter is a man powered, wing flapping flying machine which attempts to emulate the flight of birds. For a variety of reasons this is an impractical proposition, but since the dawn of aviation this has not deterred the many inventors who have atte. Level of Importance: Regional
Spiral bound manual in book form
non-fiction
Directory of Australian aerodromes
Spiral bound book size manual
non-fiction
CASA VFR rules & regulations as they were as of December 1999
Booklet ; duplicate .
non-fiction
Overview of RCA AVQ-55 aircraft weather radar, circa 1968
rca weather radar
Small booklet
non-fiction
Overview of Bendix RDR - 1200 & RDR -140 weather vision systems
bendix weather vision systems
non-fiction
History of Parafield airport in South Australia
parafield airport history
Stapled booklet
non-fiction
Operations manual for trainee, private, commercial pilots & staff members operating Fogerty Field Flying School aircraft
guidelines for aircraft operations
non-fiction
Dictionary & reference guide for all things aviation , circa 1942
aviation dictionary
non-fiction
Overview of aircraft engine theory for trainee fitters, circa 1943
aircraft engines circa 1943
non-fiction
Overview of practical & theoretical aerodynamics circa late 1940s
practical & theoretical aerodynamics
non-fiction
Overview of K.B.B.( Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird) /K.B.B.-Kollsman instruments & Smith automatic pilot, circa 1940a
non-fiction
Overview of inspection & repair of types of British airframes, circa 1940s
airframe inspection & repair
non-fiction
Overview of inspection & repair of British & American airframes circa 1940s
airframe inspection & repair
non-fiction
Overview of operation, inspection & maintenance of Lockheed, Dowty & other types of hydraulic equipment circa 1940s
non-fiction
Operation & maintenance of Rotax starters & generators & Armstrong Siddeley generators, circa early 1940s
rotax & armstrong siddeley starters & generators circa early 1940s
non-fiction
General outline of principles of aircraft construction & maintenance circa 1942
Duplicate volume
Maintenance & repair of DeHavilland controllable pitch & hydroamatic airscrews
dehavilland airrscrew maintenance
non-fiction
Course on practical geometry for engineering students circa late 1950s
non-fiction
Collection of civil aviation agreements circa 1944
non-fiction
Directiohs for the construction of airframes for Bristol Blenheim, Douglas & other British & American aircraft, circa 1940s
airframe construction
non-fiction
Overview of lubrication techniques for aircraft engines circa 1940
aircraft engine lubrication
non-fiction
Text on inspection of aircraft engines during manufacture, overhaul & testing for engineers studying for a D licence, circa 1940
2 copies
non-fiction
Text for engineering students on the development & making of aircraft templates circa 1942
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