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Red Bandit: The MiG-29 in Combat
Magnum Books2025English
173 pg.ISBN-13 : 979-8991798129Review written by: Max HeldringIn discussions about Russian Air Force fighters the most known fighter is the Mig-29 Fulcrum. This plane played a critical role in numerous conflicts all over the world. Entering service in the mid-1980’s its sleek, original design and outstanding performance made it one of the most successful Russian made fighters. Besides Russia many other countries have imported this multi-role fighter or were donated to Russia dedicated countries.
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Kaleva Down
Independently published2025English
398 pg.ISBN-13 : 979-8273233058Review written by: Max HeldringA fiction thriller based on the shootdown of a Finnish airliner named Kaleva by 2 Russian fighters on Friday, June 14th, 1940 during a short flight from Estonia to Finland. The reason behind this tragic event forms the red line throughout the book.
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JETLINER CABINS: Evolution & Innovation
Jennifer Coutts Clay2024English
ISBN-13 : 979-8218332037Review written by: Max HeldringThis publication is also already the fourth edition a sign that that the former publications were a success. Indeed this e-book is of the same high quality again revealing very profound information about all kind of airline lay-outs, colour designs, applied materials, maintenance of the cabins including the toilets, pantries etc.
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Air Navigation: Fundamentals, Systems, and Flight Trajectory Management
Springer2024English
814 pg.978 3 031 52994 8Review written by: Max HeldringThe title says it all. Every facet of navigation is explained in this book. Simple souls will say start up, taxi out, take off and fly direct to your destination. Well you should read this book first.
The author lifts you up to academical levels not only with explaining the function of every instrument on board your plane that needs you to fly safe and economical possible to every given airport but includes safe flight planning, atmospheric physics , procedures, human interface, aerodynamics, air traffic services etc. etc.
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This way up
BLKDOG Publishing2024English
354 pg.ASIN : B0DLBV9GBNReview written by: Joris GonggrijpThis is the tale of a rotomouse, as miss Jennings likes to call herself. She starts in life as a shy introvert girl, a “mouse”. That is until she discovers that aviation is what she needs in life to awaken her slumbering love-instinct . A flight in Concord C-BOAC is the start of a never […]
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Bombing Hitler’s Hometown- The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of WW II
Kensington Publishing Corp.2024English
463 pg.978 0 8065 4304 8Review written by: Max HeldringMike Croissant is telling in this book the stories of the bomber crews that were participating in one of the last big bomber raids on the Austrian city Linz shortly before the war ended.
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FIAT (S.I.A.) R.2 (Pioneros de la Aviacion Boliviana 1920 - 1924)
Spanish
ISBN 978-9917-0-3372-1Review written by: Joris GonggrijpMr. Subauste Perez did in depth research on the roots of Bolivian aviation. Virtually every aspect is covered by this series of books of which the story of the FIAT (S.I.A) R.2 is the third. This book covers the origin of these aircraft, their history in a general context, the Bolivian connection, a thorough technical description of their airframes and engines, and as a background the socio-political situation of contemporary Bolivia. It also puts Bolivia in the general history of the surrounding South American countries.
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Curtiss 18T Wasp (Pioneros de la aviación boliviana 1920-1924 nº 1)
2020Spanish
104 pg.ASIN : B087CCDF7VReview written by: Joris GonggrijpMr. Subauste Perez did in depth research on the roots of Bolivian aviation. Virtually every aspect is covered by this series of books of which the story of the Curtiss 18T Wasp (T for Triplane) is the first. This book covers the origin of this aircraft, its history in a general context, the Bolivian connection, a thorough technical description of the airframe and engine, and as a background the socio-political situation of contemporary Bolivia. It also puts Bolivia in the general history of the surrounding South American countries.
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How’’d they do that? Grandparents answer questions about the Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart
FriesenPress2023English
132 pg.ISBN-10 : 1039176259 ISBN-13 : 978-1039176256Review written by: Max HeldringThe title of this book tells it all. Special for kids who wants to learn more about the great adventures of the heroes that conquered the skies in the early years of the last century.
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A Pilot’s Story, From the ruins of Alitalia to the desert of Qatar
Cartabianca Publishing Bologna2023English
178 pg.978 88 888 0563 4Review written by: Max HeldringThe cover of this book shows a funny cartoon of a pilot kicked out of his homeland Italy and landing in the desert between the camels. It suggests a light-hearted story of the adventures of a pilot in his flying career. But that is not the case when reading this book. Iwan Anzellotti an experienced […]