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082 0 0 _a629.13009
100 1 _aGrant, R. G.
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245 1 0 _aFlight :
_bthe complete history of aviation /
_cR.G. Grant with Philip Whiteman.
246 1 4 _aDK Smithsonian flight
250 _aRevised edition.
250 _aAmerican edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bDK Publishing,
_c2022.
300 _a456 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c29 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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500 _a"Revised & updated"--Front cover.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aAge of the pioneers -- Aircraft go to war -- The golden age -- Battle for the skies -- Cold war, hot war -- Space travel -- Shrinking world.
520 _aFrom the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothers' first powered flight, aviation has witnessed many memorable events.
_b From record-breaking flights and aerial warfare, to advances in aircraft design and the race for space, Flight covers the most memorable moments in the history of aviation. Describing the feats of the brave men and women who piloted the early flying machines, to the pioneers of long-distance flight and the test pilots who ushered in the jet age, Flight is a gripping narrative of humankind's quest to conquer the skies and explore space. Loaded with spectacular full-color photographs, dramatic first-hand accounts, and fact-filled profiles on a huge range of aircraft, this is an enthralling account of a century of innovation and adventure.
650 0 _aAeronautics
_xHistory.
650 4 _aAeronáutica
_xHistoria
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700 1 _aWhiteman, Philip,
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710 2 _aSmithsonian Institution,
_esponsoring body.
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