Chant, Christopher,   1945-  <br/><br/>
A century of triumph :  the history of aviation / 
Christopher Chant ; illustrations by John Batchelor. 
 - New York :  Free Press,  c2002. 
 - viii, 388 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Foreword<br/>Prologue: The Wright Brothers Conquer the Air<br/>Practical Aviation Takes Off<br/>The Race for Speed and Distance<br/><br/>From Biplane to Monoplane<br/>The Jet Age<br/>Rotary-Wing Flight: From Leonardo to Sikorsky<br/>The Modern Age<br/> 
<br/><br/> A comprehensively researched and copiously illustrated volume that celebrates 100 years of aviation. From the early experiments of gliderman Otto Lilienthal to the moon walk of Neil Armstrong, it has been an enormous leap in technology for both the fliers and their machines. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0743234790 9780743234795 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002073944 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aeronautics--History.<br/>Aeronáutica --Historia 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL 515  / C459c 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.13/09