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Download full textMackin, T. E. – 1973
This is a revised text used for the Air Force ROTC program. The main part of the book centers on the discussion of the engines in an airplane. After describing the terms and concepts of power, jets, and rockets, the author describes reciprocating engines. The description of diesel engines helps to explain why these are not used in airplanes. The…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Energy
Cox, Rodney V., Jr. – 1973
This revised textbook, published for the Air Force ROTC program, contains a discussion of basic and essential understandings about air navigation. The first part of the book describes maps, air navigation charts, flight planning, and pilotage preflight. Basic differences between ground maps and air charts are described and the methods of…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Instructional Materials
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC), Rockville, MD. National Weather Service. – 1972
As a replacement of the 1949 primary training manual for supplementary aeronautical weather reports, instructions are presented in this Training Paper No. 5 for the purpose of guiding learners through their study of the Weather Service Observing Handbook (WSOH) No. 4. The content is divided into six chapters concerned with such topics as…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Climate, Earth Science, Instructional Materials
