Aviation

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Aircraft And Air Travel In Books

86 books — 22 voters

Pilots in Fiction

92 books — 22 voters

The Raiders and the Cross by Patrick Larsimont

Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts

Military Aviation Novels

96 books — 71 voters

The Disappearing Act by Florence de Changy

MH370 Lost in the Dark Updated by John P. Choisser

Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.

MH370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)

11 books — 3 voters

Winged Warfare by William Avery; Ulanoff Bishop

Wind in the Wires by Duncan Grinnell-Milne

Air Combat Classic series edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff

9 books — 1 voter

New Space Capitalism by Rainer Zitelmann

Staccando l'ombra da terra by Daniele Del Giudice

Volo di notte by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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FLY. Decolla, vola, esplora.

27 books — 3 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Aviation”

“ We’ve flipped through all 6,000 pages of government-speak so you don’t have to. All killer, no filler. ”
― Michael Wilson, Red Raven Part 107 Guidebook: A Complete Study Guide for the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification

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“ He remembered a pilot telling him once, 'They pay us a hundred thousand dollars or more a year, Brian, and they really do it for just one reason. They know that in almost every pilot's career, there are thirty or forty seconds when he might actually make a difference. They pay us not to freeze when those seconds finally come. ...more ”
― Stephen King, One Past Midnight: The Langoliers

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