Hera, pilot of the rebel space ship Ghost, damages the ship against evil Empire fighters and becomes trapped on an alien planet with mysterious monsters.

Describes the space vehicles and the pilots who use them in the Star Wars galaxy.

Explains how hang gliders work and describes their individual parts.

Learn about the dangers and challenges that fighter pilots face.

"A fully updated edition of the classic book that's helped aviators take off for more than a quarter century! Written in an easy-to-understand style by a noted aviation expert, Your Pilot's License, 8th Edition offers practical advice to help would-be aviators understand the demands and pleasures of earning a pilot's license. The book now offers expanded information on obtaining a sport flying license and certification.Your Pilot's License, 8th Edition...

They have been trained to meet danger head-on, to execute vital strategic maneuvers while flying at breathtaking speeds. But after a series of fatal accidents, a close-knit squadron of male Navy pilots begins to splinter, and becomes the focus of a criminal investigation. As a government agent digs to uncover the cause of the accidents, two of the pilots engage in a secret, forbidden relationship.

"The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight--a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity--to the realm of the mundane. When most people today think of flying, they imagine tedious routines that involve security checkpoints, exorbitant baggage fees, shrinking legroom, and frustrating delays. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who gave up careers in academia and the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to re-imagine...

"In a dangerous future world where gigantic, motorized cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. But Anna Fang -- pilot, adventurer, spy -- isn't afraid. These three stories show gripping, moving, exciting moments in Anna Fang's life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control, and her free life as an intelligence agent for...