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Aviation Publications from the U.S. Government Focus on History, Aviation Safety, and Flight EducationAugust 16-22 is National Aviation Week, a celebration of flight designed to increase public awareness, knowledge and appreciation of aviation. A wide variety of official Federal Government publications about the history of flight, aviation safety, and flight navigation and education are available for sale through the Government Printing Office. HistoryFirst Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications Description: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane. Tells the fascinating story of the events leading up to the Wright Brothers' magnificent achievement. Year/Pages: 2002: 116 p.; ill. Development of Military Night Aviation to 1919 Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, Air University Description: Examines the development of military night aviation from its origins through the 1st World War. Places emphasis on the evolution of night flying in those countries which fought on the Western Front, namely France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. Year/Pages: 1998: 172 p.; ill. Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program, Air Force Materiel Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, History Office Description: Explains how the United States Air Force has developed and acquired the aeronautical weapon systems and associative technologies that won airpower supremacy in World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf, and that today remain a mainstay of deterrence and peacekeeping around the world. Includes and eight page folder which unfolds into a 12 x 38 inch wall poster entitled A Century of Air and Space Power Timeline. Year/Pages: 2002: 528 p.; ill. and folder. Price: $27.60 Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Includes the lineages of various Army aviation units from 1957 through the 1970's. Each lineage includes the official designation of the unit, followed by its special designation. Also includes campaigns and decorations for all units, their coat of arms, insignia, and flag devices. Actions such as activation, inactivation, and redesignation are outlined for each unit. Year/Pages: 1986: 162 p.; ill., 44 plates. Price: $12.00 Against the Wind: 90 Years of Flight Test in the Miami Valley Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, History Office Description: Provides a history of flight testing in the Miami River Valley of Ohio. The story begins with the Wright Brothers on Hoffman Prairie and concludes with the transfer of the 4950th Test Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Includes many black and white and color photographs, a glossary, notes on sources, and an index. (Flight test is singular on the cover, title page, and spine.) Year/Pages: 1994: 228 p.; ill. Corsairs to Panthers: United States Marine Aviation in Korea Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Marine Corps Description: Paperback Year/Pages: 2002: 57 p.; ill. Price: $8.00 Flight SafetyPublisher: Defense Dept., Air Force Description: The articles cover many fields of flight, aircraft engineering, training, and safety measures in the air and on the ground. Approach: The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Safety Magazine Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Safety Center Description: Contains stories, editorials, and accurate information currently available on the subject of aviation accident prevention. Flight Navigation and EducationPublisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Naval Historical Center Description: Provides coverage and analysis of developments in naval aerospace and aviation technology. This bimonthly magazine covers every aspect of current and historical naval air operations. It includes reviews of the latest advances in aircraft and weapons systems and reports on U.S. naval air power internationally. Naval Aviation News also includes articles about historic navy aircraft, historical figures, and organizations. LIST ID: NAVN. Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook, 1999 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Provides the aircraft maintenance technician with the method of determining the empty weight and empty-weight center of gravity of an aircraft. Also intended to furnish the flight crew with information on loading and operating the aircraft to ensure its weight is within the allowable limits and the center of gravity is within the allowable range. Year/Pages: 1999: 96 p.; ill. Price: $14.00 FAA Aerospace Forecasts, Fiscal Years 2003-2014 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Policy & Plans, Statistics and Forecast Branch Description: Contains the Federal Aviation Administration forecasts of aviation activity at FAA facilities for fiscal years 2003-2014. Year/Pages: 2003: 313 p.; ill. Aeronautical Information Manual: Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration Description: Contains the basic fundamentals required for safe flight in the United States National Airspace System. Aeronautical Information Publication: Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration Description: Provides basic flight information and air traffic control (ATC) procedures for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) of the United States. Also includes a glossary of terms used in the Air Traffic Control System. Airmen should also consult NOTAMS (Notices to Airmen) for the latest information. Aviation Mechanic Powerplant: Practical Test Standards, 2003 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed as a study manual for persons preparing for a mechanic certificate with power plant ratings. Year/Pages: 2003: 32 p.; looseleaf. Price: $1.39 Aviation Mechanic General: Practical Test Standards, 2003 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed as a study manual for persons preparing for a mechanic certificate with airframe or powerplant ratings. Year/Pages: 2003: 28 p.; looseleaf. Aviation Mechanic Airframe: Practical Test Standards, 2003 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed as a study manual for persons preparing for a mechanic certificate with airframe ratings. Year/Pages: 2003: 36 p.; looseleaf. Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force Description: Familiarizes the aircrew member with fundamentals of weather. Serves as a text for undergraduate pilot and navigator training programs, all United States Air Force instrument refresher training and flight instruction programs, and various unit and individual flying training programs. Provides weather guidance for visual and instrument flight under most circumstances. Year/Pages: 1997: 181 p.; ill. Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration; and Commerce Dept., NOAA, National Weather Service Description: Explains weather service in general. Also explains the details interpreting and using coded weather reports, forecasts, and observed and prognostic weather charts. Year/Pages: 1999: 214 p.; ill. Price: $12.19 Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Provides basic pilot knowledge and skills essential for piloting balloons. Year/Pages: 2001: 133 p.; ill. 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