| AERONCA'S GOLDEN AGE, Abel & Abel, Matt, Paul, Wind Canyon , 2001, new, soft cover, see photo,
details the events leading to the Aeronautical Corporation of America, from the early 1920s, through the Great Depression,
WW II, includes biographical information on the founders of Aeronca, operations, C-2, C-3, Model K, Model L, 7AC Champ &
11AC Chief, numerous photos, 3-views, 142 pgs.
| $26.95 |
| BELLANCA'S GOLDEN AGE, Abel & Abel, Wind Canyon , 2004, new, soft cover, see photo,
traces G.M. Bellanca coming from Sicily to America as a teenager in 1911 through his 42 years of continuous airplane manufacturing operations,
details Bellanca airplanes: CD, CE, CF, Wright-Bellanca 1, WB-2, Columbia, Bellanca J, TES Tandem, Pacemaker, Special J-300, Model K, Airbus/Aircruiser,
C-27A, Miss Veedol, The White Falcon, Senior Skyrocket, The Flash, XSE-1, XSE-2, Bellanca Racer, Cruisair Junior, YO-50 (liaison), AT-21-BL Trainer,
Cruisair Senior, Cruisemaster, photos & drawings, 125 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| BONANZA AROUND THE WORLD, Stewart, Dennis, Wind Canyon , 1998, new, soft cover, see photo,
in 1994, the author & Bob Reiss (owner of an A36 turboprop Bonanza) embarked on an around the world air race, documentation of their journey with
photos, 117 pgs.
| $12.50 |
| CESSNA'S GOLDEN AGE
Abel, Abel & Matt, Wind Canyon, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, history of cessna, primary
gliders, airmasters, T-50 bobcat, CG-4A glider, cessna 120 & 140, photos & drawings, 90 pgs.
| $22.95 |
| COMPLETE GUIDE TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT (2nd EDITION) Murphy, Tom, Cartier House, 2002, new (soft cover), see photo,
specifications & photos, 182 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| COMPLETE GUIDE TO PIPER AIRCRAFT (2nd EDITION) Murphy, Tom, Wind Canyon, 2009, new (soft cover), see photo,
specifications & photos, 152 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| FAIRCHILD'S GOLDEN AGE
Abel, Alan, Wind Canyon, 2008, new, soft cover, see photo,
Fairchild quit college in 1917 to start a company to build aerial cameras,
he found airplanes of the day not suitable for the photographic mission & decided to build one himself.
Fairchild manufactured civilian a& military aircraft, included: FC-1, FC-2, Fairchild 71, 21, 41, 42, Kreider-Reisner,
22, XC-31, 45, 91, 24, M-62 (PT-19, PT-23, PT-26), 46, C-82, C-119, T-31, C-123 and F-27, photos, line drawings, 138 pgs.
| $26.95 |
| HOWARD'S GOLDEN AGE
Hall, Art, Wind Canyon, 2008, new, soft cover, see photo,
After building four air racers in the 1930s, Pete, Mike, Ike and Mr. Mulligan, Benny,
he began manufacturing & selling commercial aircraft, he was also a highly acclaimed test pilot,
all of Howard’s models are featured here: the DGA-1, DGA-2, DGA-3, DGA-4, DGA-5, DGA-6, DGA-7,
DGA-8, DGA-9, DGA-10, DGA-11, DGA-12, DGA-15 & the DGA-18, photos, line drawings, 161 pgs.
| $26.95 |
| LAIRD AIRPLANES, A LEGACY OF SPEED,
Phillips, Edward, Speciality Press, 2002, new, see photo,
history of Laird aircraft, 200 photos, appendix of Laird aircraft, build dates, engines &
original buyers, line drawings on end pages, 178 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| LUSCOMBE'S GOLDEN AGE
Swick, John, Wind Canyon, 2005, new, soft cover, see photo,
revised & updated the original The Luscombe Story published in 1987, including approximately 100 new pages of text,
Luscombe magazine ads from that era, accounts & 3-views of each Luscombe model manufactured,
including the early models: Phantom, Ghost, Spectre, Harpie, Small Transport & Sprite,many photos, 297 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| PIPER'S GOLDEN AGE
Abel, Abel & Matt, Wind Canyon, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo,
details the formation of the Piper Aircraft Corporation, how Piper & Taylor got together
and their split. Includes models built from the 1920s through post WW II, Taylor Chummy,
Taylor E-2 Cub, Taylor/Piper J-2 Cub, Piper J-3 Cub, Piper J-4 Cub Coupe, Piper Experimentals,
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, Piper PA-11 Cub Special, Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, Piper PA-15 Vagabond,
Piper PA-16 Clipper, and Piper PA-18 Super Cub, photos, line drawings, 90 pgs.
| $22.95 |
| SPARTAN STORY, THE, Peek, Chet, Aviation Heritage, 1994, new, soft cover, see photo,
photographic history, line drawings, 150 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| STAGGERWING!, Smith, Robert, Maney, 1968, vg/vg, Signed by author, #396 of 2000,
see photo,
Complete history of the Beechcraft Model 17, with individual histories of each one built, many photos, 249 pgs.
| $60.00 |
| STEARMAN AIRCRAFT - A DETAILED HISTORY,
Phillips, Edward, Speciality Press, 2006, new, see photo,
history of the Stearman Aircraft Company is about American entrepreneurship, aeronautical innovation, and the sheer determination to design and manufacture custom-built airplanes that set a standard for the competition to follow. Follows the career of Lloyd Carlton Stearman from his work on the New Swallow biplane to the expansion of Stearman facilities into Boeing Airplane Company plants. In between was the Travel Air years, out of which came the Model A, B, CH, CW, BW, and Type 5000. The book also pays special attention to Stearman’s rare C1 and C2 biplanes, as well as later upgraded C2s, the C3 series, the M-2, the LT-1, the luxurious CAB-1, the Model 6 Cloudboy, and others.
385 photos, nearly 100 in color, 216 pgs.
| $39.95 |
| STEARMAN, A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Avis & Bowman, Motorbooks, 1997, vg (embossed name)/vg, see photo,
history of the Stearman, photos, 150 pgs. | $39.95 |
| STINSONS, THE Underwood, John, Heritage Press, 1969, very good , soft cover,
see photo,
photographs of most models, as well as the specifications, performance and production figures of all Stinson models produced from the SB-1 to the 108-3. This copy has the fold-out drawings of the Stinson Reliant,
80 pgs.
| 30.00 |
| STINSON'S GOLDEN AGE - VOLUME 1,
Swick, John, Wind Canyon, 2010, new, soft cover, see photo, early history, Model SM & SR overviews,
O-49; L-1; L-1A; L-2; HW-75 concept, known serial/NC numbers, L-5 production figures,
wartime foreign sales, cost summaries, vintage ads & articles, over 150 b&w photos, tables, illustrations,
technical drawings, and index
173 pgs.
| $26.95 |
| STINSON'S GOLDEN AGE - VOLUME 2,
Swick, John, Wind Canyon, 2010, new, soft cover, see photo,
sale of the last Stinson 108-3 from Willow Run in 1950, production figures, the disposal of surplus military aircraft, the all-Piper Apache,
the chronicle of two Stinson dealers are included, photos, tables, illustrations, technical drawings, 172 pgs.
| $26.95 |
| TAPERWING WACOS, Brandly, Raymond, self-published, 1984, vg (embossed name), soft cover, see photo, many photos, 132 pgs.
| $45.00 |
| TRAVEL AIR, Phillips, Edward, Flying Books Int., 1994, fine (soft cover)
see photo, wings over the prarie, history of the Travel Air
development, construction, many photos & 3-view drawings, 126 pgs. | $12.50 |
| WACO - THE FAMOUS "F" SERIES , Brandly, Raymond, self-published, 1980, vg (soft cover), see photo,
signed by Brandly, production, line drawings, many photos, 60 pgs.
| $50.00 |
| WINGS OF CESSNA, Philips, Edward, Flying Books, 1986, fine (soft cover), see photo,
illustrated history , Model 120 to the Citation III, photos & line drawings, 94 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| WINGS OF YESTERYEAR, Szurovy, Geza, MBI, 2004, new (soft cover), see photo,
nostalgic look at the golden age of personal flight, when the incredible aircraft of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, all color
photos, 168 pgs.
| $12.95 |
