Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• 1. Airborne at Last - the Story of Flight
• 2. Some Fleet Air Arm Squadron Badges
• 3. A History of Aircraft Design
• 4. Why Does an Aeroplane Fly?
• 5. The World's Fighter Planes
• 6. International Markings of Service Aircraft
• 7. The New International Phonetic Alphabet
• 8. High-Speed Flight
• 9. Research Aircraft
• 10. International Air Speed Records Recognised by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale
• 11. International Height Records of Powered Aircraft 1927-1956.
• 12. The Development of Civil Aviation
• 13. The Work of the Air Traffic Controller
• 14. International Civil Aircraft Markings
• 15. Principal Passenger Airliners in Service
• 16. International Airline Companies
• 17. Names of the Airports Servicing the Principal Ciities of the World
• 18. Bombers of the World's Air Forces
• 19. Rank Badges of the Royal Air Force
• 20. Ground to Air Emergency Signalling Codes
• 21. Principal Types of Air Freighters in Production
• 22. Types of Aero Engines
• 23. Types of Propeller Drive
• 24. Propulsive Efficiency of Aero Engines
• 25. Reaction Engines and their Operation
• 26. Types of Piston Engines
• 27. Plans and Recognition Symbols or Aircraft Carriers
• 28. Operational Naval Aircraft
• 29. The Problems of Vertical Flight
• 30. Helicopters and other VTOL Aircraft
• 31. Types of Guided Missiles
• 32. Typical Seating Arrangements in Airliners
• 33. Trainers
• 34. Light Aircraft
• 35. Meteorological Weather Charter Symbols
• 36. Feeder-Line and Private Charter Aircraft
• 37. Decorations Awarded to Members of the RAF
• 38. Some American Decorations
• 39. Brief Histories of the RAF Squadrons to which HM The Queen has Awarded a Standard
• 40. Recruting Offices for the RAF in the British Isles