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GOODYEAR & FORMULA ONE202 pages, 569 photos, 88 scale drawings, softbound. Learn how this exciting sport caught on, meet the early players and the governing organizations. This volume tracks technological developments which allowed faster speeds and greater safety. View more details |
| 13-00033 | GOODYEAR/FORMULA ONE VOL 1 | $24.95 | 
| | 13-00034 | GOODYEAR/FORMULA ONE VOL 2 | $24.95 |
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF AIR RACINGWeaver combine Volumes I and II into one book about those who made this age famous. Contains three-view drawing, many rare photos and comprehensive race results from major events. A must for the air racing fan! View more details |
| 13-40625 | GOLDEN AGE OF AIR RACING | $28.75 |
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ASA GALLOPING ON WINGSGalloping on Wings with the P-51 Mustang is the action-packed autobiography by air race pilot Howie Keefe. Howie Keefe, USNR (retired), takes you behind the scenes to get a personal glimpse into the amazing and precarious world of air racing. View more details |
| 13-05651 | ASA GALLOPING ON WINGS | $14.95 |
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FLY LOW, FLY FAST: INSIDE RENO AIR RACESBook takes us into the high-risk world of Unlimited Air Racing at the Reno National Air Races. Flying wingtip to wingtip around pylons at nearly 500 mph, just yards above the sagebrush, Reno's big throaty warbirds are piloted by adrenaline-addicted, Type-A elite whose oversize talent and egos spawn a hundred stories. Book traces the history of this colorful, often deadly sport, and follows the evolution of the competition planes from the exotic custom contraptions of the 1930s to today's machines like the Bearcat and Mustang. View more details |
| 13-06199 | FLY LOW FLY FAST BOOK | $26.95 |
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RACE WITH THE WINDIn decades leading to World War II, legendary air races were the proving grounds for radical new aviation designs. The people and machines of air racing contributed new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes. View more details |
| 13-06201 | RACE WITH THE WIND BOOK | $39.95 |
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AIR RACING TODAY - THE HEAVY IRON AT RENOExperience ground-shaking power and unbelievable speeds of the T-6 and Unlimited classes at the National Championship Air Races. Book captures breathtaking action of the P-51s, Sea Furies, and other modified air racers with dramatic color photos and fast-paced text. Features daring pilots, devoted crews and intriguing racing aircraft. Includes section highlighting planes' decorative nose art. View more details |
| 13-06198 | AIR RACING TODAY BOOK | $24.95 |
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THE RISK TAKERS: RACING & RECORD SETTING AIRCRAFT, 1908-1972Book focuses upon two distinct but complementary - and in certain cases overlapping - aspects of aviation. At the Reims Air Show in 1909, the American Glenn Curtiss and Frenchman Louis Bleriot vied with each other for the speed record and Henry Farman won the distance prize. The first official air races were held in 1911. View more details |
| 13-06197 | THE RISK TAKERS BOOK | $19.95 |
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THE GEE BEE RACERS: A LEGACY OF SPEEDThe only work ever available which covers the entire line of Granville Bros. projects including all models of their sport and racing planes, as well as the drawings for a proposed Indy race car. Includes coverage of recent flying replicas and a discussion of the aerodynamic knowledge base in the 1930s, when these aircraft were built and cautiously raced, versus 1994 when the replicas are flown in aerobatic demos View more details |
| 13-06754 | GEE BEE RACERS LEGACY OF SPD | $19.95 |
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