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ATTACK HELICOPTERS, Wheeler, Howard, Nautical & Aviation Publishing, 1987, f/f, see photo, evolution of the rotary-winged aircraft from carrying patients, mail & cargo to their multiple roles in combat, photos, 117 pgs. $7.00
AUTOGIRO, Townson, George, Aero, 1985, vg/vg (rubbed, spine fade, some minor chipping), see photo, primarily about the many models by Pitcairn & Kellett, many photos, 3-view draings, 160 pgs. $20.00
FLIGHT TRAINING MANUAL FOR THE HUGHES 300C, Hughes Helicopter, 19 pages of instructions with illustrations. $2.50
'HEELICOPTER' PIONEERING WITH IGOR SIKORSKY, Hunt, William E., Airlife, 1998, as new , see photo, author joined Sikorsky in 1939, relates the early design period, photos, 229 pgs. $29.95
HELICOPTERS & AUTOGYROS OF THE WORLD, Lambermont & Pirie, A.S. Barnes & Co., 1970, vg/vg, see photo, each country has its own section, each manufacturer its own sub section, each machine or project has a detailed entry, covering development, first flight, features & designations with technical datas, includes a historical survey of the development of the helicopter, photos, 446 pgs. $37.50
HELICOPTERS ARE COMING, Macauley, C.B.F., Whittlesey House, 1944, vg/vg, see photo, inscribed by author to Col. Earl Johnson, future possibilities of the helicopter and how it might serve us usefully in private and commercial activities, photos, 165 pgs. $20.00
HISTORY OF NACA/NASA ROTATING-WING AIRCRAFT RESEARCH, 1915-1970, Gustafson, Frederick, NASA Langley Research, 1971, vg, soft cover, 27 page article with photographs. $5.00
ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HELICOPTERS, Apostolo, Biorgio, Bonanza, 1984, vg/vg, see photo, oversized book, over 500 illustrations of civil & military helicopters around the world, with 3-views, descriptions of the helicopters are accompanied by outlines of the basic technical data, tables with scale views, information on chart form, 140 pgs. $12.50
SINGULAR SUCCESS - THE SINGLE ROTOR HELICOPTER, Sisorsky Corp., a booklet promoting the advantages of the single rotor helicopter, illustrations, 21 pgs. $4.50
TALES OF A HELICOPTER PILOT, Kirkland, Richard, Smithsonian, 2002, new, see photo, author flew P-38 missions in South Pacific during WW II, He traded his fighter pilot wings for rotors. He flew medevac CH-46 in Viet Nam, sixteen tales also include accounts of how helicopters are used by firefighters, law enforcement & paramedics, photos, 173 pgs. $17.50
WINGS OF TOMORROW, de la Cierva & Rose, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931, vg (ex-library, rebound, no dj), story of the autogiro, industry, future, theory, pilot manual, photos, 300 pgs. $40.00


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