The Airplane; How Ideas Gave Us Wings
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0061259195
ISBN 13
9780061259197
Category
General
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
340
Description
The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Flight in Seattle, is the definitive history of how we invented and refined the amazing flying machines that enabled humankind to defy gravity. A fascinating true account certain to enthral and delight aviation and technology buffs, The Airplane is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs and is the first book ever to explore the development of the jetliner through a fascinating piece-by-piece analysis of the machinery of flight.
Number of Copies
1
