title: Per Ardua ad Astra: Handbook of the Royal Air Force
author: Philip Congdon
description: This handbook of the Royal Air Force has its own history, customs, traditions, language and idiosyncracies - official and unofficial. The book also explains the Queen's Commission and what it means, ranks, medals, battle honours and decorations, squadron badges and mottoes, service etiquette - these and many other traditions are clearly explained. There is also information on other Royal Air Forces - Australia, Canada, India, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Oman, Air Training Corps, Royal Observer Corps and RAF Regiment. The text has been recommended by the Air Force Board of the Defence Council.
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  INDEX 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  SL 
  No 
  Subject 
  Page No 
  1.  General Service Knowledge 
  09-31 
  2.  Air Campaigns 
  32-44 
  3.  Aircraft Recognition 
  45-67 
  4.  Modern Trends 
  68-73 
  5.  Principles of Flight 
  74-104 
  6.  Airmanship 
  105-147 
  7.  Navigation 
  148-161 
  8.  Meteorology 
  162-181 
  9.  Aero Engines 
  182-198 
  10. 
   
  Airframe 
  199-215 
  11. 
   
  Instruments 
  216-227 
  12. 
   
  Aircraft Particulars 
  228-234 
  13. 
   
  Aero Modeling 
  235-246 
  
  2 
   
  CHAPTER - I 
  General Service Knowledge 
  Sl No 
  Code 
  Subject 
  Page No 
  1 
  GSK-1 
  Development of Aviation 
  10-14 
  2 
  GSK-2 
  History of IAF 
  15-18 
  3 
  GSK-3 
  Organisation of IAF 
  19-22 
  4 
  GSK-4 
  Branches of the IAF 
  23-24 
  5 
  GSK-5 
  Modes of Entry in the IAF 
  25-27 
  6 
  GSK-6 
  Career in the IAF as an Officer/ Airman 
  28-31 
  CHAPTER - II 
  Air Campaigns (AC) 
  Sl No 
  Code 
  Subject 
  Page No 
  1 
  AC -1 
  Indo Pak War 1971 
  33-36 
  2 
  AC -2 
  Op Safed Sagar 
  37-39 
  3 
  AC -3 
  Famous Air Heroes 
  40-43 
  4 
  AC -4 
  Motivational Movies 