QANTAS RISING : THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE FLYING FYSH by SIR HUDSON FYSH

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Wilbur and Orville : A Biography of the Wright Brothers by Fred Howard

$40.00 AUD

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Diesel's Engine : Volume One - From Conception to 1918 by Lyle Cummins

$180.00 AUD

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Lyle cummins continues his series on the internal combustion engine's heritage. Internal Fire, his introductory volume, is in it's third edition. The author is uniquely qualified to tell the diesel story. Raised in the family of America's automotive diesel pioneer, his career as a mechanical engineer in cludes the design, development and marketing of diesel engine retarders and fuel systems for which he received five U.S. patents. He has received several notable awards for his writings on I-C engine history, and continued activity in SAE, his engineering society, and in advanced fuel injection systems has kept him abreast of new technology. Cummins has devoted over two decades exhaustively researching his subject in corporate and museum archives throughout Europe and the United States to provide this definitive history of the diesel. ...Show more

The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins - SIGNED by C. Lyle Cummins Jr.

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The Coming of the Comet: The Rise and Fall of the Paddle Steamer by Nick Robins

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In August 1812 Henry Bell's Comet, a revolutionary paddle steamer, made her first journey on the Clyde. This marked the start of extraordinary developments that completely transformed shipping and transport in Britain, Europe and the Americas. The paddle steamer soon became the key link with Empire, pus hing the Honourable East India Company's wooden walls off the seas; it provided the all- important link with the Americas, and it offered emigrants to the New World a means of pushing westwards. In this fascinating new book Nick Robins analyses the remarkable impact of the paddle steamer and goes on to describe its development, both in terms of technology design and in relation to its effects on the transformation of nineteenth-century economies. He includes all Henry Bells disciples - the Burns brothers, Laird, Napier, Fulton, Syminton Cunard and Denny to name a few, and looks at their individual contributions. The impact of the paddle steamer on transport is difficult to overstate. It helped with the export of cotton from the American southern states, and with the transport of oil from Burma's oil fields. The great stern wheelers of the Mississipi are legendary, but they also migrated to the Murray and Darling rivers in Australia, and to the Congo and Nile rivers in Africa, and the great rivers of Russia.This wonderful story of nineteenth-century ingenuity will appeal to shipping enthusiasts and those with a wider interest in industrial history. ...Show more

Paddle Steamers, 1837 to 1914 by Richard Clammer

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The Engine That Could - Seventy-Five Years of Values-Driven Change at Cummins Engine Company by Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; David B. Sicilia; Cummins Engine Company Staff (Compiled by)

$55.00 AUD

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The history of Cummins Engine Company, the world's largest diesel engine manufacturer. This book analyzes the key characteristic of the company and its leaders, underscoring what has accounted for Cummins' longevity and success in its competitive environment.

THE TITANIC : THE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION by MICHAEL SWIFT

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The Heart of a Lion by John Wright

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INTERNAL FIRE : THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE 1673-1900 by LYLE CUMMINS

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365 Aircraft You Must Fly - The Most Sublime, Weird, and Outrageous Aircraft from the Past 100+ Years ... How Many Do You Want to Fly? by Robert F. Dorr

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Category: TRANSPORT | Series: 365 Ser.

A fascinating plane-by-plane journey through aviation history, this beautifully illustrated book covers 365 of the most iconic aircraft in world history that enthusiasts, serious-minded hobbyists, and casual fans would love to fly if given the chance. Clear photography, historical context, and specs get you as close as possible to these planes without setting foot in a hangar. Aviation has come a long way since the Wright Brothers built their glider in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. From among the thousands of different types of military and commercial aircraft constructed over the past 100 years, aviation expert Robert F. Dorr profiles the most important, fascinating, and famous aircraft ever made. Your opinions might differ, but you wouldn't want to miss out on the planes Dorr identifies as flights of a lifetime. While covering every era of aviation history, many of the planes in 365 Aircraft You Must Fly were flown during World War II, a time unmatched in aviation for its technological advances, romance, and clarity of purpose. During this golden age of flying, propellers gave way to jet engines, and the "Greatest Generation" fought gallantly in them. Explore the history, thrills, and joy of flying the world's most amazing 365 aircraft. ...Show more

QUEEN MARY 2 : THE FIRST TEN YEARS by STEPHEN PAYNE

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