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Chapters: Museum of Aviation. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Museum of Aviation is the second-largest aerospace museum of the United States Air Force. The museum is located just outside Warner Robins, Georgia, and near Robins Air Force Base. It has a total of five different buildings containing 93 different aircraft on 51 acres (21 ha). See: National Museum of the United States Air Force and National Museum of the USAF #Other Air Force museums ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10269876 ... Read more

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Chapters: Helsinki Airport, Finnish Aviation Museum, Keimola Motor Stadium, Heureka, ISS Stadion, Myyrmanni, Energia Areena, Flamingo, Finland,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) (Finnish: , Swedish: ) in Vantaa, Finland, is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the centre of Vantaa, Tikkurila, and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north of Helsinki city centre. Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport served 13,426,901 passengers in 2008 (2.2% growth since 2007) and it is the fourth largest airport in the Nordic countries. The airport is operated by Finavia, the state-owned enterprise that operates Finland's airports. Helsinki Airport was chosen the best airport in the world in the IATA 1999 survey on the topic. In 2006 global airport customer satisfaction survey AETRA ranked Helsinki Airport one of the best airports worldwide and according to Association of European Airlines 2005 delay rates, Helsinki Airport was the most punctual airport in Europe. The airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate extra-wide aircraft such as the Airbus A340 and Airbus A350, the former already in service and the latter being scheduled to enter service at Helsinki Airport with Finnair in the coming decade. The airport is the international and domestic hub for Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier. It is also the hub for Blue1, the Finnish regional division of SAS. Air Finland and Finncomm Airlines are based at Helsinki Airport as well. The Aviapolis is a new international business park adjacent to the Helsinki airport area, already...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=141541 ... Read more

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Chapters: Flying Heritage Collection, Museum of Flight, Future of Flight Aviation Center ... Read more

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The Polish Aviation Museum in Cracow, Poland, has an amazing collection of aircraft, including one of the biggest collections of MiG jets. This independent guide to the collection, the second in a new series on Military Collections of the World, describes and illustrates the aircraft in the display.Packed with excellent color photos, this book provides an essential guide to potential visitors, and a full reference for those unable to make the trip! ... Read more

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For nearly a century, San Diego has been a hub of aviation development, air power, and flying adventure. The city's ideal weather and protected bay allowed San Diego to have an aviation history unrivaled by any local community. From the pioneering days of Glenn Curtiss and naval aviation at North Island to the present cutting-edge aerospace technology, Aviation in San Diego captures it all. With many never-before-published photographs, Aviation in San Diego documents the people and events that made San Diego's aviation heritage unique. From Ryan to Consolidated, Curtiss to Lindbergh, and everything in between, Aviation in San Diego is the preeminent photographic record of flight in America's Finest City. ... Read more

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Could use a bit more detail
Aviation in San Diego (CA) (Images of Aviation)



As a visitor to San Diego, many times on the 50's and 60's, the aviation industry there has always been of great interest to me. I was expecting more detail and text. It's mostly pix and captions. A nice capsule, but leaves me wanting more!!! ... Read more