Download or read book Valkyrie written by Dennis R. Jenkins and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the largest Mach 3 aircraft ever flown the North American Aviation XB-70A Valkyrie. Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis have conducted extensive research in military, NASA, and company archives to find previously uncovered aspects of this fascinating program. Includes descriptions of the proposed bombing and navigation systems, defensive armament, electronic countermeasures, and early attempts at stealth technology. Accompanied by over 250 photos and dozens of illustrations, this in-depth history covers the entire B-70 program, not just the two aircraft that ultimately flew.

Download or read book Pioneer Aircraft 1903 1914 written by Kenneth Munson and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver de tidligste flytyper fra flyvningens barndom og deres konstruktører. Bl.a. er vores Ellehammer og hans flytyper medtaget

Download or read book Last Flight of the Fallen Valkyrie written by Theodore Lovecraft and published by PageFree Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What really happened to the upper Michigan village of Birch? It is spring time, 1964, and Dick Chapman, up north on a fishing trip from Ohio, intends to find out. He is shocked to discover the old town gated off and abandoned. That night, Dick returns to the moonlit town and begins to uncover the chilling facts.

Download or read book Flight written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Valkyrie the North American XB 70 written by Graham M. Simons and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating insight into one of the Cold War’s most interesting concept aircraft . . . [with] new information, photographs and first-hand accounts.” —Flypast During the 1950s, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay’s desire for a heavy bomber with the weapon load and range of the subsonic B-52 and a top speed in excess of the supersonic medium bomber, the B-58 Hustler. However, in April 1961, Defense Secretary McNamara stopped the production go-ahead for the B-70 because of rapid cost escalation and the USSR’s newfound ability to destroy aircraft at extremely high altitude using either missiles or the new Mig-25 fighter. Nevertheless, in 1963 plans for the production of three high-speed research aircraft were approved and construction proceeded. In September 1964 the first Valkyrie, now re-coded A/V-1, took to the air for the first time and in October went supersonic. This book is the most detailed description of the design, engineering and research that went into this astounding aircraft. It is full of unpublished details, photographs and firsthand accounts from those closely associated with the project. Although never put into full production, this giant six-engined aircraft became famous for its breakthrough technology, and the spectacular images captured on a fatal air-to-air photo shoot when an observing Starfighter collided with Valkyrie A/V-2 which crashed into the Mojave Desert. “Well-illustrated with numerous diagrams and black and white photographs, the book provides an interesting insight into one of the so-called ‘white elephant’ projects of the 1960s.” —Jets Monthly

Download or read book Flight of the Valkyrie written by K. Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declassified from human to cyborg and accused of crimes against humanity, Colonel Vladia Robespierre is on the run from Terran officials. But when Mars refuses her sanctuary, Vladia and her allies must trek to the outskirts of civilization: The Barbarous Outer Moons. Only at the edge of the solar system, can she rally an army and come to terms with her new identity. But can one who is no longer a part of humanity really be the one to save it? With his biggest obstacle now exiled from Earth, nothing should stand in Malthus' way of unifying the solar system under his rule. Yet he, too, is expelled from Earth, cast out to play watch dog on Luna. There, old enemies emerge from the shadows, and a new foe arises to threaten his omnipotence and destroy all of civilization.

Download or read book Valkyrie written by Kate O'Hearn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freya is dreading turning fourteen - that marks the official end of her childhood and when she takes up full duties of a Valkyrie - an angel of death and collector of souls from humanity's battlefields. But Freya is unlike any other Valkyrie - she doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of the legends before her.

Download or read book Quest for the Valkyries written by Ophelia Kee and published by Ophelia Kee. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quest for the Valkyries Valkyrie Riders Opener A Draoithe Saga Tale Eternal Service or Prophetic Destiny Nine hundred twenty-nine years ago, seven men were resurrected as dragon knights and brothers in arms by an ancient shaman. Collared to serve the High King of Leinster, nearly three hundred years passed before they won their freedom, but their ensuing directionless lives palled on the undying immortals they had become. The shaman who created them foretold an eerie prophecy at their making. Pursuing that fated future meant giving up their hard won freedom, but refusing their destiny resulted in a perpetual aimless existence. The dragons hatched a plan, but it all depended on finding the man known as the Dire Wolf King, choosing to serve once again, and proving the worth of dragon knights to a fledgling immortal kingdom.Luke Mendez challenged the dragons to a rescue mission. If you love a good beginning of the quest tale, Quest of the Valkyries by Ophelia Kee brings the dark prophecy and dangerous magic of dragons on a quest to the fledgling immortal kingdom of Draoithe. Failure dooms them to an eternity of uselessness. If they succeed, their futures in the dream would be secured with purpose. Everything rests on finding their lost Valkyries. It’s more than a story; it’s an experience. Welcome to the dream… Urban Fantasy with Steamy Paranormal Romance and Fated Mates 18+ HEA! NC! ***Warning: Adult Themes, Fantasy Violence, and/or Explicit Sexual Situations. Intended for a Mature Audience.

Download or read book Flight written by and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Valkyrie written by Graham Simons and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1950s, at the time Elvis Presley was rocking the world with Hound Dog and the USA was aiming to become the world's only superpower, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General Curtis LeMay's desire for a heavy bomber with the weapon load and range of the subsonic B-52 and a top speed in excess of the supersonic medium bomber, the B-58 Hustler. If LeMay's plans came to fruition there would be 250 Valkyries in the air; it would be the pinnacle of his quest for the ultimate strategic bomber operated by America's Strategic Air Command. The design was a leap into the future that pushed the envelope in terms of exotic materials, avionics and power plants. However, in April 1961, Defense Secretary McNamara stopped the production go-ahead for the B-70 because of rapid cost escalation and the USSR's newfound ability to destroy aircraft at extremely high altitude using either missiles or the new Mig-25 fighter. Nevertheless, in 1963 plans for the production of three high-speed research aircraft were approved and construction proceeded. In September 1964 the first Valkyrie, now re-coded A/V-1 took to the air for the first time and in October went supersonic.This book is the most detailed description of the design, engineering and research that went into this astounding aircraft. It is full of unpublished details, photographs and firsthand accounts from those closely associated with the project. Although never put into full production, this giant six-engined aircraft became famous for its breakthrough technology, and the spectacular images captured on a fatal air-to-air photo shoot when an observing Starfighter collided with Valkyrie A/V-2 which crashed into the Mojave Desert.The loss of the $750 million aircraft and two lives stopped future development, although there were several attempts to redesign it as an airliner to compete against the European Concorde.

Download or read book Catywampus written by Dan Ryan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catywampus: is a continuation of the story begun in Admirals Son Generals Daughter and is a parallel to Jigsaw. This book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military between 1896 and 1906 during the McKinley and Roosevelt Presidential administrations. The narration is by the grandson of a career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He will serve as a cadet in Annapolis and as a member of the elite submarine commanders in the United States Navy. The historical events of 1896 through 1906 are carefully followed. The imagination of the author provides rich characters in powerful settings from the torpedo proving grounds in Newport, Rhode Island to the jungles of Central America when he joins his brother on a navy manhunt of killers. The love story between a man and a woman is woven throughout the book when the grandson graduates from the naval academy and marries his childhood sweetheart. He is unaware that his father and his Uncle Theodore Roosevelt have decided to tap his knowledge of modern submarines and his photographic memory to become one of this countries most successful counter intelligence officers. Scenes are set carefully with attention to accurate research of the low country of South Carolina as well as our Nation's Capital circa 1896 -1906. The second edition of Peoples Standard History of the United States written by Edward S. Ellis and published in 1906 by Western Book Syndicate and copyrighted by the Woolfall Company have provided background materials, maps of the period and needed information on how the federal government was organized and functioned during this period of history

Download or read book Flight of the Renshai written by Mickey Zucker Reichert and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the saga begun in the Renshai trilogy and the Renshai Chronicles, this story follows three sons of Kevral Tainharsdatter: Saviar Ra-khirsson, Subikahn Taesson, and Calistin Ra-khirrsson. Bearn and her allies, including the Renshai, are faced with pirates, the vanguard of an army sent from a continent across the sea. Prejudice against the Renshai is growing rapidly, fueled by their ancient enemies in the Northlands. After a questionable battle, King Griff of Bearn is reluctantly forced to banish the Renshai from the Westlands. Shunned by Westerners and hunted by Northmen, the Renshai will face many trials, while Saviar, Subikahn, and Calistin must each take his own stand in a world where there are no longer any safe havens for their people. Yet not only the Renshai are in dire straits: without their aid, Bearn may well fall to the "pirate" army fast approaching its shores....

Download or read book London written by Dan Ryan and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-10-03 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONDON is the continuation of the story begun in WAR OF THE NATIONS. It is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents portrayed in this novel are the product of the authors imagination or have been used fictitiously. The characters are placed within the historical perspective of the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918 and the years immediately following this event. The events depicted in this novel were first presented in the Times Encyclopedia and Gazetter, 431 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois, copyrighted 1934. This collection of eight volumes contains a comprehensive, day by day narrative of the world war and years immediately following. The main characters are Admiral James Caldwell and his two sons, James Jr. and Louis Caldwell. James Sr. is the story teller as the navy family considers moving to London following the war. The purchase of 1600 acres called Springwell in the novel is based upon the purchase of Chartwell by Winston Churchill in 1921. Winston Churchill faced a similar situation in his life at this time in history. Churchill entered the British army in 1893, fought at the battle of Khartoum with the Nile Expeditionary Forces in 1898 and was in the Boer War of 1899. He was elected to parliament for Oldham in 1900, was Under-secretary of State for the Colonies in 1906, married Clementine Hozier in 1908 and was Home Secretary in 1910. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions and Secretary for War and Air during the war. In 1921 he was voted out of office and the House of Commons. The novel is a work of fiction. Its location was inspired by my time spent in London during the spring semester of 1974. The Rotary Foundation Group Exchange, district 114 in England invited a number of scholars from the United States to spend time in England living with various Rotarians of District 114. I was teaching at the University of Nebraska at the time, and I was chosen to represent District 565 of the United States. It was during this time that I came to know the people of Reigate, Redhill and Merstham, just south of London. This is where I met some of the characters for my novel and I stayed overnight in the Prince of Wales in Reigate, the Ashleigh Public House in Redhill and the Lakers Hotel in Merstham. The historical events which are outlined in this book all took place. The dates and locations are accurate, but the characters are the products of my overactive imagination. Some persons mentioned, however, are real. You cannot write about this period of our history without making reference to commanding admirals or generals.

Download or read book Flight and the Aircraft Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flights into History written by Ian McLachlan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling sequel to Final Flights, aviation archaeologist Ian McLachlan has reconstructed the dramatic last flights of Second World War airmen, including the first Fortress to fall in combat from the USAAF's 447th Bomber Group; the final flight of an intruder Mosquito pursuing a German night fighter; the courage of a Lancaster pilot responsible for six lives aboard a burning aircraft; the story of a Spitfire's last flight and its heroic Belgian pilot. Exciting stories are also recounted of those whose misdirected courage saw them serve under the swastika.In reconstructing long-forgotten wartime events, often from buried wreckage, eyewitness accounts and contemporary documentation, aviation archaeologists can bring recognition to the individual flyers involved and shed new light on the air war over Britain and Europe during the Second World War.Even the discovery of small fragments can be significant. They provide evidence or prompt new research, revealing stories that offer a uniquely human dimension and reveal the hopes, fears, aspirations and pleasures of the aircrew involved. Ian McLachlan and other aviation archaeologists have now done them justice.

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Download or read book War of the Nations written by Dan Ryan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War of the Nations: is a continuation of the story begun in Admirals and Generals. This fourth book describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military under the Wilson Presidential administration. The Narration is by the son a career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He will also become an admiral and serve in the Army Navy Building and the White House, Washington D.C. The historical events of 1912 through 1920 are carefully followed. The Imagination of the author provides rich characters in powerful settings from the harbors of America to the ports of the European countries during the World War. The time old love story between men and women is woven throughout the book when the naval officer sons, marry the women of their dreams. The two sons have five children and so the naval officer now has grandchildren. Three generations of Navy men and women who loved them, learn to survive the entire period of history known as the war to end all wars. Scenes are set carefully with attention to accurate research of the low country of South Carolina as well as our Nation's Capital circa 1912-1920. The People's Standard History of the United States written by Edward S. Ellis and published by Western Book Syndicate and copyrighted by Woodfall Company have provided background materials, maps of the period and needed information on how the federal government was organized and functioned during this period of our history.