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A century of triumph : the history of aviation / Christopher Chant ; illustrations by John Batchelor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Free Press, c2002.Description: viii, 388 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0743234790
  • 9780743234795
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 629.13/09
LOC classification:
  • TL 515 C459c 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword Prologue: The Wright Brothers Conquer the Air Practical Aviation Takes Off The Race for Speed and Distance From Biplane to Monoplane The Jet Age Rotary-Wing Flight: From Leonardo to Sikorsky The Modern Age
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) TL 515 C459c 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000194866

Includes index.

Foreword
Prologue: The Wright Brothers Conquer the Air
Practical Aviation Takes Off
The Race for Speed and Distance

From Biplane to Monoplane
The Jet Age
Rotary-Wing Flight: From Leonardo to Sikorsky
The Modern Age

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.

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