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Book Title: Stick and Rudder: an Explanation of the Art of Flying
Item Length: 8.8in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Wolfgang Langewiesche
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Aviation / General, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Mechanics / Aerodynamics, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Education
Publication Year: 1990
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Transportation, Science
Item Weight: 22.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages