Department Commerce Civil Aeronautics Administration (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. Revised March 1954, C. A. A. Technical Manual No. 102 : Fair condition Softcover Octavo, 2nd edition. Edgewear, dampstaining, and warping. Usable. Size: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 359 pages with some B&W illustrations, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", softcover, (corners worn, stamp on Title Page).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition with some wear to cover. Writing on two pages.

Paperback. First Edition, First printing. First printing Good in stapled heavy paper covers with a stapled and braided cord binding. The corners of the covers are heavily worn, creased and chipped and show mild dampness staining. The title page shows a column of numbers in ink and a number of the pages in the body of the text have folded corners. Nevertheless, all pages are present. A small quarto containing 82 pages of text illustrated with line drawings and cartoons.

Soft cover. Condition: Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. (1946) 32 pp. Original blue and white staple-bound wraps, moderately soiled w/ wear to edges. Previous owner's name in pencil on front cover; crease to bottom corner of rear cover. Faint dampstain to top corner of several leaves. Includes a fold-out "World Aeronautical Chart" in rear envelope. Illust. w/ figures.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. (1947) 42 pp. Original blue staple-bound wraps, lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Crease to top corner, and along spine of, front cover. Previous owner's name in pencil on front cover. Illust. w/ color drawings.

Wraps. Condition: Fair. Revised Edition. iv, 35, [1] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Approximately 10.25 inches by 7.75 inches. Cover has wear, scuffing and soiling. Corner bumped. This is one of a series of short manuals prepared by the Examination Branch of the Civil Aeronautics Administration to provide the private pilot with information essential to safe navigation of the aircraft. These texts, by presenting based and elementary information, also will serve as a basis for further study of theoretical and technical material already available in many publications. This revised edition contains new chapters dealing with radio communications, radio aid in VTR flying, and flight planning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 4to, paperback. Vg condition. Staplebound. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight. 51pp. Airplanes, Aviation, Construction, Design, History,

Condition: Very Good. Dated 1942 on cover. 24 cm; 392 pages and color folding plates and diagrams. Black and white half-tone photo illustrations throughout. Original gray printed wraps. Some discoloration to wraps, minor chips.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, Civil Aeronautics Administration / U. S. Department of Commerce 1945. Very good softcover. Chapters on planning to build a small airport, design, construction, operations, finance, maintenance, layout etc. 30 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Navy Blue/Black hardcover binding, title done in fading gold lettering, the spine says 'CAA 1948' in the same color. There is a small crack that has started on the top, showing the webbing underneath. Pages are in very good condition, unmarked and clean. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brown softcover with black titles, 358 pp. V/G clean, tight, unmarked copy. C.A.A. Technical Manual No. 107. January, 1949. " This handbook is intended specifically for use by students, mechanics, pilots, and engineers who have only superficial knowledge of aircraft-powerplant fundamentals.".

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copies lge. octavo iv + 137pp., text ills.,

Flexible Cloth. Condition: Good. B&W Illustrations (illustrator). First Thus. 588 pgs. with appendix and index. THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM OUT OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF HIGHWAY, ENGINEERING, GEOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, GEOGRAPHY, SOIL COMPOSITION, TRANSPORTATION, RAILROAD, CHEMISTRY, SURVEYING, AND OTHER TECHNICAL BOOKS & MANUALS RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM THE ESTATE OF A 35 YEAR PENNSYLVANIA DOT HIGHWAY ENGINEER. MANY OF THEM ARE TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS, NOT OFFERED FOR SALE ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET AT THIS TIME! Very rare title green HC flexible cover book has gilt font on fc and spine, and is in GOOD Shape. Gilt font is faded, covers have some shelf rubbing, warping, and wear. Waterstained eps, page edges foxed (no foxing of any kind in text. Overall, tight and square, with a faint musty odor. No DJ as issued. This book has an immense amount of hard-to-find information about a bygone era, the early - middle years of aviation history during the post - war boom of building, expansion, and resettling the majority of the population from rural to suburban areas. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy lge. octavo vi + 184pp., text ills., appendix, Inc. load factors; parachutes; instruction; pylon flying; acrobatics; seaplane characteristics; multi-engine instruction.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Three Civil Aeronauctics Administration Bulletins. Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots. Bulletin No. 22. Fourth Edition. Jan. 1941. Practical Air Navigation by Thoburn C. Lyon. Bullletin No. 24. First Edition. September 1940. Meteorology for Pilots by B.C. Haynes. First Edition. Bulletin No. 25. Bound/Encased in burgundy wine-colored, full-leather binding. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white with maps, charts and visuals. AN EXCELLENT COPY FOR THE PILOT/AERONAUTICS AFFICIONADO! LRS2.

Flexible binding in publisher's original dark green Rexine covers, green title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, rounded corners. 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains [vii] 588 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, accompanied by 35 page white stapled Revisions and Supplements (August 1951). Member of the P.B.F.A. AVIATION & AERONAUTICS.