Download or read book Does a Firefighter Fly a Rocket written by Danielle McLean and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does a firefighter fly a rocket? Or drive a digger? What DOES a firefighter do? Find out in this fun lift-the-flap board book that invites little ones to match each grown-up job with its working vehicle! Lift the five large flaps in this book to discover the vehicles that correspond with each job! Featuring a digger, a boat, a bus, and more, this interactive book is perfect for introducing children to the grown-up jobs behind their favorite things that go! For more hilarious mixed-up fun, don't miss Does an Astronaut Drive a Tractor?
Download or read book The Life of a Us Air Force Firefighter 1960 1980 written by Ron Fink and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-06-23 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I entered the air force so many years ago, I would never have guessed that life would take so many twists and turns. I would meet colorful people, have ten different duty assignments in three countries and four states, see many nice places, and have some rewarding experiences. With so many different jobs, I would learn that leadership is a combination of being able to follow orders and lead the team with the same enthusiasm. The US Air Force firefighting force is much different today than when I was in uniform. Gone are the converted military trucks that passed a fire trucks; now the equipment is state-of-the-art and the best that the fire equipment industry can provide. Firefighters at all levels are trained to meet standards established by the National Fire Protection Association, a consensus organizations of fire department leaders from small communities, large metropolitan areas, and the Department of Defense. I was proud to have been associated with the firefighters I worked with in those twenty years but wish that I had been able to participate in the organization that exists today. This book is about that adventure and those experiences.
Download or read book Hugo the Flying Firefighter written by Lorette Broekstra and published by Allen & Unwin Academic. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While flying in his airplane one day, Hugo the elephant spots a house with smoke coming out of its windows, so he comes up with a plan to alert the firefighters of Hometown about the fire.
Download or read book Storm and Armas Kippura s Rocket Journey To Earth written by Harri Salomaa and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is meant for every reader with a childlike heart, no matter the age. It consists of two tales. It’s a story about four boys who each turn 14. They are all given a large amount of responsibility, well beyond what boys of that age would normally be given.
Download or read book Roaring Rockets written by Tony Mitton and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more! From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the many jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!
Download or read book How to Prepare for the Firefighter Examinations written by James J. Murtaugh and published by Barron's Educational Series. This book was released on 1995 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive update by an assistant chief in the New York City Fire Department contains four full-length practice exams and one full-length diagnostic exam. The practice exams are two recent NYC Fire Department exams and two composite exams based on tests and questions from fire departments all over the United States. All questions are answered and explained.
Download or read book Come Fly with Us written by Melvin Croft and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Space Hipsters Prize for Best Book in Astronomy, Space Exploration, or Space History Come Fly with Us is the story of an elite group of space travelers who flew as members of many space shuttle crews from pre-Challenger days to Columbia in 2003. Not part of the regular NASA astronaut corps, these professionals known as "payload specialists" came from a wide variety of backgrounds and were chosen for an equally wide variety of scientific, political, and national security reasons. Melvin Croft and John Youskauskas focus on this special fraternity of spacefarers and their individual reflections on living and working in space. Relatively unknown to the public and often flying only single missions, these payload specialists give the reader an unusual perspective on the experience of human spaceflight. The authors also bring to light NASA's struggle to integrate the wide-ranging personalities and professions of these men and women into the professional astronaut ranks. While Come Fly with Us relates the experiences of the payload specialists up to and including the Challenger tragedy, the authors also detail the later high-profile flights of a select few, including Barbara Morgan, John Glenn (who returned to space at the age of seventy-seven), and Ilan Ramon of Israel aboard Columbia on its final, fatal flight, STS-107.
Download or read book Riding Rockets written by Mike Mullane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of shuttle astronauts, Mike Mullane completed three missions and logged 356 hours aboard the Discovery and Atlantis shuttles. It was a dream come true. As a boy, Mullane could only read about space travel in science fiction, but the launch of Sputnik changed all that. Space flight became a possible dream and Mike Mullane set out to make it come true. In this absorbing memoir, Mullane gives the first-ever look into the often hilarious, sometime volatile dynamics of space shuttle astronauts - a class that included Vietnam War veterans, feminists, and propeller-headed scientists. With unprecedented candour, Mullane describes the chilling fear and unparalleled joy of space flight. As his career centred around the Challenger disaster, Mullane also recounts the heartache of burying his friends and colleagues. And he pulls no punches as he reveals the ins and outs of NASA, frank in his criticisms of the agency. A blast from start to finish, Riding Rockets is a straight-from-the-gut account of what it means to be an astronaut, just in time for this latest generation of stargazers.
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Download or read book Aircraft Design written by Mohammad H. Sadraey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive approach to the air vehicle design process using the principles of systems engineering Due to the high cost and the risks associated with development, complex aircraft systems have become a prime candidate for the adoption of systems engineering methodologies. This book presents the entire process of aircraft design based on a systems engineering approach from conceptual design phase, through to preliminary design phase and to detail design phase. Presenting in one volume the methodologies behind aircraft design, this book covers the components and the issues affected by design procedures. The basic topics that are essential to the process, such as aerodynamics, flight stability and control, aero-structure, and aircraft performance are reviewed in various chapters where required. Based on these fundamentals and design requirements, the author explains the design process in a holistic manner to emphasise the integration of the individual components into the overall design. Throughout the book the various design options are considered and weighed against each other, to give readers a practical understanding of the process overall. Readers with knowledge of the fundamental concepts of aerodynamics, propulsion, aero-structure, and flight dynamics will find this book ideal to progress towards the next stage in their understanding of the topic. Furthermore, the broad variety of design techniques covered ensures that readers have the freedom and flexibility to satisfy the design requirements when approaching real-world projects. Key features: • Provides full coverage of the design aspects of an air vehicle including: aeronautical concepts, design techniques and design flowcharts • Features end of chapter problems to reinforce the learning process as well as fully solved design examples at component level • Includes fundamental explanations for aeronautical engineering students and practicing engineers • Features a solutions manual to sample questions on the book’s companion website Companion website - www.wiley.com/go/sadraey
Download or read book Does an Astronaut Drive a Tractor written by Danielle McLean and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does an astronaut drive a tractor? Or steer a submarine? What DOES an astronaut do? Find out in this fun lift-the-flap board book that invites little ones to match each grown-up job with its working vehicle! Lift the five large flaps in this book to discover the vehicles that correspond with each job! Featuring a police car, a submarine, a train, and more, this interactive book is perfect for introducing children to the grown-up jobs behind their favorite things that go! For more hilarious mixed-up fun, don't miss Does a Firefighter Fly a Rocket?
Download or read book Findings from the Wildland Firefighters Human Factors Workshop written by Ted Putnam and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Astronaut Maker written by Michael Cassutt and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was called "the Dark Lord," "the Godfather," and "UNO" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. From young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center ("mission control"), Abbey's story has never been fully told—until now. This fascinating account takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story of how Abbey rose to power and wielded it out of the spotlight. Informed by countless hours of interviews with Abbey and his family, friends, adversaries, and former colleagues, The Astronaut Maker is the ultimate insider's account of ambition and power politics at NASA.
Download or read book Findings from the Wildland Firefighters Human Factors Workshop written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shuttle Houston written by Paul Dye and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history comes a revealing account of high-stakes Mission Control work and the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with the universe. A compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the Space Age, Shuttle, Houston explores the determined personalities, technological miracles, and eleventh-hour saves that have given us human spaceflight. Relaying stories of missions (and their grueling training) in vivid detail, Paul Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, and where errors led to the loss of national resources -- and more importantly one's crew. Dye's stories from the heart of Mission Control explain the mysteries of flying the Shuttle -- from the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a hundred-ton glider. The Space Shuttles flew 135 missions. Astronauts conducted space walks, captured satellites, and docked with the Mir Space Station, bringing space into our everyday life, from GPS to satellite TV. Shuttle, Houston puts readers in his own seat at Mission Control, the hub that made humanity's leap into a new frontier possible.
Download or read book The Penguin Canadian Dictionary written by Thomas M. Paikeday and published by Markham, Ont. : Penguin Books Canada ; Mississauga, Ont. : Copp Clark Pitman. This book was released on 1990 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
